Frugal Families: Best Deals Around Town

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.

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.

Be sure to check with your local merchant for additional conditions. This week's deals:

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS     

Deal: 40 percent off paints and stains; 30 percent off  painting supplies and 10 percent off wallcovering

Good through: 3-day super sale: April 8-10           

WORLD MARKET           

Deal: Save up to 50 percent on all dining furniture; two for $5 on hand-painted paper mache eggs from India; save up to 30 percent on table linens

Good through: April 17           

ECO-SAFE MAIDS

Deal: Get your spring cleaning taken care of in an environmentally friendly way. Eco-Safe maids will dedicate four hours to cleaning your home -- including your fridge and oven -- for $135, a service normally valued at $350. Via Certifikid.

Good through: April 8           

BEHNKE NURSERIES           

Deal: Save $5 on any one purchase of $25 or more at the Behnke Garden Centers.           

Good through: April 6          

LUNA ITALIA         

Deal: Get $50 worth of Italian Cuisine at Luna Italia in Kentlands for just $20. Purchase the deal at Restaurant.com. 

Good through: April 4 -- hurry!