Frugal Family: Super Strawberries and Big Detergent

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 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.

This week, FF scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on strawberries in winter and a new kind of pizza. Read on:

1.

Deal: 15 percent off all takeout orders. 

2. FIRE ROASTED PIZZAS AT ROUND TABLE

Deal: Veggie fire-roasted pizzas for $12; or chicken and bacon, or pepperoni for $14.

Good through: March 31

3. GENERAL MILLS CEREALS

Deal: Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, etc. for 99 cents a box at Food Maxx. 

Good through: March 13

4. STRAWBERRIES

Deal: Buy one 16-ounce container of strawberries for $4.99 at Raley’s/Nob Hill Foods, get one free.

Good through: March 8

5. TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Deal: Get a 100-ounce container for $9.99 at Lucky Supermarkets, $6 off retail.

Good through: March 8