Frugal Family: Dinner, Hotel Rooms and Outdoor Toys

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.  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 on: dinner, outdoor toys, and kids clothing.

 1. Stop&Shop—154 Westchester Ave.

Deal: It’s all meat with 3 pounds or more of semi-boneless rib steak at $5.99 a pound. Not into red meat? Stop&Shop is also offering a buy one get one on Perdue boneless chicken breasts.

Good Through: Thurs. Feb. 17

 2.

Deal: During “The Kids & Baby Sale,” you can get children’s graphic tees for $6, jeans for $10 and up to 40 percent off on other children's items. Use the in-store coupon to get an extra 25 percent off in a single item, or 30 percent off on a single item when you use your Old Navy card.

Good through: Sun., Feb. 24

 3.

Deal: Fill your your little ones' childhood with years of fond memories, and get them playing outside. Walmart has rolled back the price on Adventure Playsets Sunchaser swing set from $349 to $299, for a $50 savings. This set includes two swings, a covering snack stand and sand box, rock wall ladder and kid-friend trapeze and slide. Order online to have shipped to the store or to your home.

Good through: Ongoing

 4.

Deal: Are you sending your not-so-little-ones to college in August? Save $125 now and make sure you won’t miss their faces later, with the 15.6 inch HP Notebook. Comes with a built-in webcam and microphone so you can chat face-to-face no matter where you send them. The laptop is $399.97. Check out other RadioShack deals here.

Good Through: Sat., Feb. 19

5.

Deal: Having relatives visit, but dreading having them stay at your house? Save yourself money and the headache by booking a lovely room at the Crowne Plaza. You can save more than $20 by booking on Hotels.com for around $133 and up.

Good through: Ongoing

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