Frugal Family: Everything for Your Home and Another Great Restaurant Deal

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 will be 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 and see what we've uncovered together.

This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals for your weekly food shopping. Also, as the weather gets warmed, we've picked out a couple of deals for your home's aesthetics.

Remember to check with your vendors for additional conditions.

1. King Kullen

• Deal: Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta, two for $3.
• Good Through: Saturday, March 26.

2. Stop & Shop

• Deal: General Mills Cereal, buy two get one free.
• Good Through: Thursday, March 24.

3.  Il Classico (Massapequa Park)

• Deal: $75 gift certificate for just $30 at Restaurant.com.
• Good Through: 2011

4. Ace Hardware

• Deal:Weedeater 12-inch Twist n' Edge Electric String Trimmer, $30.79.
• Good Through: While supplies last.

5. CVS Pharmacy

• Deal: $3 off of any Glade PlugIns.
• Good Through: March 2011