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Frugal Family: From Free Cupcakes to Discounted Books at Self Esteem

Patch has scoured local sources to come up with great deals on books, sweet treats and more.

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.

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

1.

Deal: The downtown children’s clothing store features a 99-cent rack of gently used clothes, a $2.99 name-brand T-shirt rack and a 75 percent-off rack.
Good
: Month of April

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2.

Deal: Print a coupon from the restaurant's Facebook page and receive a lunch of stir-fry, soup, salad and an egg roll for $10.40.
Good: Through Friday

3.

Deal: Receive one free small mini-cupcake in celebration of the store's one-year anniversary. Cup.cake will also donate $1 for every regular-size cupcake sold to the All About Animals Rescue organization.
Good: Today

4.

Deal: Get your first month free with new member auto-payment registration.
Good: April

5.

Deal: A catalog of discount books includes Good Answers to Tough Questions About Divorce and Be the Star You Are! starting at $2 and more.
Good: Ongoing


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