Five Great Deals To Stretch The Family Budget

Editor's note: 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 column box. Then come back each week and see what we’ve uncovered together.

This week's savings include freebies at CVS after using your extracare Reward Card, insider information on deals at Rita’s, where the best prices are for various dinner fixings and more.

1.

Deal: Did you get coupons in the mail to utilize this week? ($10 off your total bill of $20) Use those to save even more.

Green Seedless Grapes, $.78/lb

Coca-Cola 2 liter Products, $.78/each (limit of 4)

Ground Beef 73 percent lean, $1.58/lb (sold in 3 lb- packages for $4.74 each)

Bananas $.39/lb 

Good through: March 3 unless otherwise noted.

2. 

Deal: Wegmans is committed to keeping the following prices through the end of 2011.

Wegmans Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Club Pack, $1.99/lb (5 lbs or more per pack)

Wegmans 80 percent Lean Fresh Ground Beef Club Pack, $1.99/lb (6 lbs or more per pack)

Wegmans 90% Lean Fresh Ground Beef Club Pack, $2.49/lb (6 lbs or more per pack)

Wegmans Baby-Cut Carrots, $.99/1 lb bag

Wegmans 16 oz or 12 oz Steamable Frozen Vegetables, $.99/bag

 Good through:  Dec. 31

3.  Pharmacy

Deal: Freebies and low prices

Pro-Health 4.2 oz, 3D White Vivid, Clinical Gum Protection Paste 4 ounces, Multi-Protection 8.4 oz Scope Outlast Rinse 4 ounces or Satin Floss 55 yds. Pay $3.29 and receive $3.29 extra bucks reward

Cross Action Power Toothbrush or Replacement Brush Heads 2 pk. Pay $6 and receive $3 extrabucks reward (use $3 manufacturers coupon, and it’s free)

Arizona Tea, $1.99/gallon

Thomas’ Bagels, 2 for $5

Good through: March 5

4. 

Deal: Save 20 percent with Friends and Family Savings on Monday, March 7.

Good through: March 7 only.

5. Rita's of Whitehall

Deal: ‘Like’ Rita’s of Whitehall on FaceBook and help them to reach their goal of 1,000 fans. You’ll get inside information on exclusive offers, new flavors and notice of upcoming deals.

Last week they had a buy-one-get-one special on quarts of water ice! What will this weekend bring? There's only one way to find out.

Good through: Offers vary.