Frugal Families: Cheap Eats From Around Town

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 below.

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

This week, we'll look at cheap meal deals around town.

Deal: The "2 for $20" deal offers one appetizer and two entrees for $20. 

IHOP

Deal: Kids eat for free from 4 to 10 p.m. 

Mama Lucia's

Deal: On Monday, order one pasta entree and get a second one for $3.99.

On Tuesday, order a large pizza and get a second large one for $2.99. This offer applies to carry-out only. 

Deal: On "Tuscani Tuesday," have your choice of two pasta dishes with a side of five breadsticks for $10. 

If you have suggestions for our "Frugal Families" feature, email editor Lauren Evans at laurene@patch.com.