Frugal Family: Dental Services, Wedding Photos, Oil Changes

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.

This week, we scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on dental services, eyeglasses, wedding packages, car repairs and oil changes.

Remember to check with the merchant for additional conditions:

1.
Deal: "Six-month smile" — braces for $2,700
Good through: March 31, 2011

2.
Deal: $60 off any pair of eyeglasses with purchase of prescription lenses
Good through: Feb. 28, 2011 (must show coupon from website)

3.
Deal: 10 percent off all wedding photography packages
Good through: March 31, 2011

4.
Deal: $50 off any major repair
Good through: No expiration; must show coupon from website.

5.
Deal: $5 off any oil change
Good through: Dec. 31, 2011