Five Deals to Stretch the Family Budget

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. After you've read through what we've highlighted here, tell about the deals you’ve seen, or ones we should watch out for.

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

Read on for great deals on family meals, girls clothes and accessories, weekly grocery specials, oil-change supplies packages and discounted household appliances.

1. Family Dinner: Joey's of Mulberry Street (516) 377-3636
Deal: Joey's a has a bunch of great family dinner deals, including:

• Family Treat special – one large pie, 12 garlic knots, baked ziti and meatball parmigiana hero for $19.95 plus tax
• 4 Dinner special - pick four of Joey's specials #1 through #12 for $26 plus tax. #7 and #8 are $1 extra
• Two large pies and 12 garlic knots are $19.95 plus tax
• On Monday and Wednesday, get a large pie for $8.50

Not to be combined with other offers. Joey's offers free delivery to Merrick, Bellmore, Freeport, Wantagh and Seaford.
Good through: Ongoing

2. Girls's Clothing and Accessories: Canteen (516) 379-4588
Deal: Winter clearance sale – with select items marked down to $10, $15 and $20. See Merrick Pennysaver for $5 coupon off any purchase (minimum of $40) and $10 off any purchase (minimum of $75). Not combinable with any other offer or valid on previous purchases.
Good through: March 17

3. Groceries: Stop & Shop stopandshop.com
Deal: This week's specials include:

• Red and white seedless grapes are $1.99 per pound with card
• One pound bags of Stop & Shop peeled baby carrots are three for $5 with card
• All nine to 13 ounce bags of Tostitos tortilla chips are are three for $10 and a free jar of salsa with card
• All 0.13 to 0.23 ounce packages of Kool-Aid unsweetened drink mix is buy ten and get ten free with card
• Celebrate spring with a buy-one-get-one free deal on a six-stem rose bouquet from the Stop & Shop florist

Good through: March 10

4. Car/Motorcyle Oil: Advance Auto Parts advanceautoparts.com
Deal: This months' specials include everything you need for your next home oil change:

• Buy five quarts of Valvoline Max LifeHigh Mileage or Durablend Synthetic Blend motor oil and a Purolator PureONE oil filter (up to $10.99) for $19.99
• Buy 5 quarts of Valvoline Synpower Synthetic motor oil and a Purolator PureONE oil filter (up to $10.99) for $27.99
• Buy four quarts of Mobil 1 Motorcycle oil and a Fram Motorcycle oil filter for $39.99
• Get five quarts of Mobil 1 Synthetic motor oil and a Mobil 1 oil filter for $32.99

Good through: March 30

5. Appliances: Home Depot homedepot.com
Deal: Save on making your home more engergy efficient. Get 10 percent off all Energy Star appliances priced $397 more, including air purifiers, dehumidifier and air conditioners.
Good through: March 16