Frugal Family: Deals This Week in MV

We're all watching our family budgets these days.

Whether we’re shopping with coupons, taking advantage of two-for-one offers or finding the best free programs in our towns, we're stretching our dollars by taking advantage of a variety of offers.

Each week, this column will highlight five local deals to help your family save money.

Tell us about the deals you've seen and we'll post it here on an upcoming week of Frugal Family Deals—so that other readers in our community can greatly benefit from what you share!

1. Deal on costumes and party supplies:

• $10 for Transformers costumes
• Face makeup between $1.99 and $2.99
• $10 off party supplies

Valid to: Coupon until Jan. 31, 2012; Halloween, while supplies last.

• Previously frozen white shrimp, $4.99/lb
• House Tofu selected varities, $0.79 for 12 to 14 oz. box
• Fifteen pounds Nishiki rice for $10.99
• Pork loin roast $2.89/lb

Valid to: Oct. 30-31, 2011

3.
Deal on groceries with electronic coupons.

• Four Hass avocados for $1.99
• eCoupon for $2 for one Wisk Laundry Detergent
  Final Price: $2.99
• Red or Golden Delicious Apples – $0.49/lb (Saturday and Sunday only)

Valid to: Oct. 31, 2011

Valid to: Check coupon

4. Deals with online coupons:

• Glade products on sale include $0.55 for fragrants sprays
• Save $1 on any Flintstones's multivitamin
• $1 off Listerine with online coupon

Valid to: Oct. 31, 2011 for Halloween items, most sales offers require a CVS Card

• Save on "Day of the Dead" flower arrangements, starting at $5.98
• Whole chicken, $0.98 per pound
• Buy two 2-Liter bottles of a Pepsi or Mountain Dew soft drink at four for $5 and get a free candle
• Pumpkins for Jack-o-Lanterns, 5 lbs. per $1

Valid to: Oct. 31, 2011