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Frugal Family

Five Great Local Deals in Edmonds and Shoreline

Marcia Woodard, Neighbor

Posted Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:37 pm PT|Updated Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:39 pm PT

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.

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

This week, Frugal Family heard the whine and grind of lawnmowers and leaf blowers in the neighborhood. We scoured Edmonds and Shoreline coupons to come up with great deals on landscape design consultation and meals to refuel the family after that first day of yard work.