Frugal Family: This Week's Bargains

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 at least 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 find great deals on Easter baskets, plush and textiles; ham, turkey breast, and whole chicken; photos; and DVD rentals.

1.
Deal: Filled Easter baskets, $8.99
Good Through: April 24

2.
Deal: Large Easter plush, 50% off (regular $24.99); other Easter plush, 25% off
Good Through: April 23

3.
Deal: Easter kitchen and tabletop textiles, 50% off
Good Through: April 23

4.
Deal: Spiral sliced half ham, $1.67 a pound
Good Through: April 23

5.
Deal: Frozen bone-in turkey breast, $1.38 a pound
Good Through: April 23

6.
Deal: Fresh whole fryer chicken, 88 cents a pound
Good Through: April 23

7.
Deal: Bone-in shank portion ham, 99 cents a pound
Good Through: April 30

8.
Deal: 2 free one-night Red Box DVD rentals with the purchase of two dozen Grade-A large eggs on sale for $1.29 each (register receipt will have coupon code for DVDs)
Good Through: April 23

9.
Deal: Domino sugar (1 lb.) or Betty Crocker yellow cake mix, blueberry muffin mix, or fudge brownies mix, 89 cents with store coupon
Good Through: April 23

10.
Deal: Buy 25 4x6-inch digital prints, get 25 free with store coupon or the code APRILPICS at online checkout. (Instant and collage prints excluded.)
Good Through: April 23