Five Great Deals: March 23-29

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 gives you five great local deals each week to help your family’s bottom line. Do you know any great deals this week that we missed? Add them in the comments!

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Deal: Time to spruce up? Martha Stewart Living pre-mixed testers can help you find the perfect color for your home. The designer sampler pack contains 14 tester colors, which allow you to see how the color will looks against your wall before you make your final selection.  I wish I had done this before I ended up with a gallon of "Key Largo." Each sample covers up to 16 sqft. For $9.98!!!!  Less than a dollar  per color and free shipping!  www.homedepot.com. Great for kid projects too!

Paint Tester Designer Sampler Pack contains one sample unit of the following colors: Sea Glass, Aegean Blue, Haystack, Barn, Hummingbird, Reed, Azurite, Cornbread, Heavy Cream, Brown Alpaca, Cinnanom Stick, Sharkey Gray, Okra, Francesca.

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Deal: Big 3-Day Sale.  Friday March 25th to Sunday March 27.  In addition to their regular flyer they are having a bigger sale over the weekend.  Demos on Saturday. 50% off all anti-pill solid and printed fleece and liscensed character fabrics; 40% off all quilters' solids; essential ribbon 3 for 99 cents.  Also BOGO on classes.  If you sign-up on line for their newsletter you will get 2 coupons for 25%off your entire order on top of the savings. One for you one for a friend.

3. Chili's

Deal: go to www.chilis.com  and get a coupon for a free cheese dip with seasoned beef served with warm tostada chips and salsa.  If it's near your birthday, or if you want to change yours, you will also get a coupon for a free warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.

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Deal: Is it time for that Midas touch?  At www.midas.com  you can get coupons for spring tune-ups!  $49.99 for an oil and filter change, inflate, rotate and inspect your tires, replace enginge air filter and a courtesy brake check or $69.99 coupon for a radiator/cooling system fluid exchange.  Get ready for that road trip now.  You have to strike while the weather is hot---and be prepared.  Your car is tired of the winter too.

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Deal: s restaurant, Latitude 41, offers a few great deals.  Four at Four, Wednesday through Friday, featuring $4 appetizers and a $4 featured wine.  Wednesday and Thursday are date nights!  3-course menu -just $29 per person.  If you stay long enough there is free live entertainment on Thursdays and Fridays in the Tavern from 7-10pm.