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Living cheap and well in Portland: $1 Beers, $1 bowling and the $20 one-hour massage.

Cheap Beer | Cheap Foodstuffs | Breakfasts Under $4 | Cheap Gas, Laundry, etc. 

Cheap Massages, Acupuncture and Haircuts | Cheap Gyms and Yoga 

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2015 Cheap Eats Guide to 165 Portland Eateries


Remember when the Great Recession ended?

Neither do we.

While economists say the nation has been on the mend, and the Dow reached a new high this month, it sure doesn't feel that way in Portland. Maybe that's because America's richest 1 percent captured about 95 percent of the income gained since the recession ended, according to Thomas Piketty, author of Capital. More specifically, it's because you haven't had a raise since Obama's first term, your rent has gone up $100 and your friends with tech jobs insist on dinner at a place with boar street tacos that cost $4 each.

Sure, you're feeling more secure than you were in 2008. You're going out for dinner again—you just need some deals to stay solvent.

How does one survive this new Gilded Age?

Well, until it's time to storm the Bastille, why not a $3.99 Sunday brunch at a dive bar followed by a $20 one-hour massage, and a couple $2 craft IPAs on one of Portland's most underrated patios?

Fuck it, let's go bowling—we know a place where you can roll for $1 per game on Sundays. Below, you'll find a selection of the best deals we've found in town.


Cheap Beer | Cheap Foodstuffs | Breakfasts Under $4 | Cheap Gas, Laundry, etc. 

Cheap Massages, Acupuncture and Haircuts | Cheap Gyms and Yoga 

  Cheap Fun and Games Cheap Movies  | Free Pool Tables

2015 Cheap Eats Guide to 165 Portland Eateries

WWeek 2015

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