Frugal Family: Five Deals to Stretch the Family Budget

Welcome back to our weekly rundown of five local deals to help with your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting, we save you time as well as money.

For this week marking the unofficial end-of-summer (also known as the first week of school), we rounded up a few deals to ease get through the week--plus one to help with post-hurricane fix-up. Remember to check with the merchant for any additional conditions, if any:

1. Post-Hurricane Fix-Up: Old Takoma Ace Hardware, 7001 Carroll Ave., 240-839-5170.

Deal: Save 20 percent on Ace brand house and wall paint during their Labor Day Event sale (enamel spray paint is also on sale for $1.99 a can).

Good through: Sept. 2-5.

2. Coffee and Beverage Break: ,7690 New Hampshire Ave., 301-439-5548 (and other particpating locations).

Deal: "Treat Receipt" is back: after you buy your morning beverage, come back in the afternoon to get any cold beverage for just $2.

Good through: For a limited time; check website for updates.

3. Pizza Night: , 1909 Seminary Rd., Silver Spring, 301-588-3400.

Deal:  Get two nine-inch, one-topping pizzas for $13.99, or one large pizza and 10 wings for $19.99 with their Valpak coupons.

Good through: Sept. 11.

4. Women's Fashions: , 7972 New Hampshire Ave. Langley Park, 301-431-4596 (plus-size; size 12 and up).

Deal: All denim items are buy one, get one 50 percent off during their denim sale, in store and online. (and sign up for the email club for more savings).

Good through: For a limited time; check website for updates.

5. Drycleaning Savings: Woodmoor Cleaners, 10119 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, 301-593-7220.

Deal: Get 15 percent off of any drycleaning of $10 or more; or 20 percent off of $20 or more orders with their coupons. (Also get shirts cleaned for $1.35 with orders of $10 or more).

Good through: Sept. 11.