Frugal Family: From Books to Wine, We Have the Deal for You

We’re all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we’re taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column is dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you’ve seen. Just add them to our comment box.

Then come back each week to see what we’ve uncovered together.

1.

Deal: From 10 p.m. to close, the bar offers $2.50 bottled beer, $3.50 drafts and $4.50 call liquor.
Good: Sunday-Thursday.

2.

Deal: Join the store’s Intro Level Loyalty Program and receive 5 percent off your purchase.
Good: Ongoing.

3.

Deal: Children eat free with each adult menu item purchased from 4-10 p.m. every day. Dine-in only.
Good: April.

4.

Deal: Special prices on used equipment including Fender, Les Paul and Epiphone Stratocaster.
Good: Ongoing.

5.

Deal: The Friends Used Book shop inside the library has great prices on books, magazines and videos.
Good: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.