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Frugal Family's Fantastic Fall Finds
Marietta Patch provides a selection of great bargains for the whole family each Wednesday morning.
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 is 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.
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This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals—for all ages—that don’t bust the budget. These include the month-long September promo for getting a (free) library card in every child’s hand, summer clearance on furniture sales and home and Garden seasonal items, kids’ and adult Eye Glasses, inside tips for purchasing a car and big savings on college textbooks.
Library Card Sign-Up Month, held each September, is the time when libraries across the country celebrate the value of the library card. Activities at the Cobb County Public Library System during Library Card Sign-up Month include book discussion groups, story times, workshops, movie festivals, and more. For information on all of the programs being offered, please visit www.cobbcat.org/eventspage.html
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As Cobb County’s students head back to school this fall, the Cobb County Public Library System wants to make sure that all children have the most important school supply of all—a library card. Owning a library card provides students the resources they need to compete academically. The Cobb County Public Library System provides students free access to databases of news articles, encyclopedias and test preparation materials, as well as homework help and resources. In addition, public libraries are the number one access point for free Internet access, an important resource for families without access at home when 96 percent of school districts require students to use the Internet to complete their homework.
Vision Works Eyecare is offering 2 Back-To-School eyeglasses specials for Kids and Adults. Get 2 complete pairs of Kids' glasses for $99. 100's of frames to choose from. Adult glasses are Buy One Get One Free complete pair of glasses. 1000's of frames to choose from - no exclusions on frames or lenses. Viit their website at www.visionworkseyewear.com and print a coupon for an additional, instan $10 off entire purchase. All Locations.
Big Lots Red Tag Clearance Sale - All Stores - Recliners $199, Bedroom Furniture from $165, Dining Tables, Chairs, Sets From $75. All Flat Screen TVs 10% Off on. RCA, Magnavox, Toshiba, Sylvania, Sanyo & more (excludes the RCA 3.5" LED digital TV). Also, this week is a huge (50% Off) Summer Clearance Sale on Outdoor Living merchandise including Patio Sets & Tables Bistro Sets Gazebos Park Benches, Arches, Arbors Birdbaths & Fountains. Prices good From Sunday Aug 21 – Saturday Aug 27. Go to www.biglots.com to view entire weekly sales ad.
According to autos.aol.com Saturday August 27 is the best day this month to purchase a vehicle, new or used. Consumers will have especially good bargaining power on SUVs and large trucks. The Japanese earthquake created a shortage of fuel-efficient vehicles on dealership lots so they are more in-demand and less likely to bargain.Go to website to view incentives on particular makes and models.
Buy, Rent And Sell Back Used Textbooks - They sell for 30-70% less than new books and sometimes more. Unless a textbook is a brand new edition, buying used is always the way to go. Used books. You can also make most of your money back and sometimes all of it by selling the books again at the end of the semester. There are many online textbook marketplaces to buy from such as www.amazon.com/Textbook-Buyback, www.collegebookrenter.com, www.cash4books.net and www.affordabook.com. Local Stores buying or selling textbooks include Barnes and Noble. www.barnesandnoble.com/Textbooks and The General Bookstore located 1/2 mile west of I-75 on Chastain Road & across from KSU. genbookstore.com