Frugal Family: Save Money and Fight Your Cold and Flu

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 comment box.

Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.

1.

Deal: Any CVS Daytime/Night cold relief capsules are only $6.99.

Good through: Saturday, March 5.

2.

Deal: Get a 24-count container of Excedrin Extra Strength, Back and Body, and Migraine for $3.

Good through: Sunday, March 6.

3.

Deal: An eight-ounce bottle of Top Care Stomach Relief is only $2.49.

Good through: Wednesday, March 2.

4.

Deal: Any brand of orange juice is on sale when you buy two for $6.

Good through: Saturday, March 5.

5. Bob Evans

Deal: Get a quart of their Chicken-n-Noodles dish for $5 with a purchase of $5 or more.

Good through: No specific date, but you still have a while on this one.