Deals for a Frugal Family

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, Frugal Family scoured Edmonds and Shoreline coupons to come up with great deals on international meals and an American standard: pancakes. 

Many of you are familiar with the gift certificates available from restaurant.com, but did you know that if you access these deals via couponcabin.com, you save an additional 50%? (The discount is applied after you add the certificate to your shopping cart.) In addition, the gift certificates don’t expire.

The fine print: minimum purchases on these gift certificates range from $35 to $65, and in some cases an 18% gratuity is required. Check out the links below for details.

Las Margaritas Shoreline

Deal: $25 Gift Certificate for $5

Good through: No expiration date

Edmonds

Deal: $25 Gift Certificate for $7.50

Good through: No expiration date

Edmonds

Deal: $25 Gift Certificate for $5

Good through: No expiration date

Kaya Asian BBQ and Grill Shoreline

Deal: $25 Gift Certificate for $7.50

Good through: No expiration date

Edmonds

Deal: $5 Off any Dinner Order of $25

Good through: March 31, 2011 (coupon)