Frugal Family

The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch's weekly Frugal Family article helps you and your family save some cash!

You are a big part of this column, so please let us hear about the deals that you've seen. Just add them to our comments box below.

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

1.) Hydrate!
Deal: Like many Baldwin-Whitehall folks, you might be a weekend warrior. If that's the case, you especially better hydrate as temperatures rise. CVS Pharmacy–you can find –is having a buy-one-get-one-free sale on all 32-ounce Gatorade bottles and select 20-ounce SoBe Lifewater bottles (limit: eight bottles per customer). You must use a CVS ExtraCare rewards card to get the savings.
Good through: May 14, 2011.

2.) If Water's Your Thing ...
Deal: ... Or if you're not competing and just need to stay healthy in the sun, Kmart–there's one on Route 51 in nearby Pleasant Hills Borough–is offering a buy-one-get-one-half-off sale on all Smart Sense-brand products, including cases of bottled water. Don't forget to recycle your empties!
Good through: May 14, 2011.

3.) Watch Those Rays, Part I
Deal: Target, which you can find on nearby Lebanon Church Road in West Mifflin Borough, is selling six-ounce, SPF-30 Coppertone Sport spray bottles for just $6 each.
Good through: May 14, 2011.

4.) Watch Those Rays, Part II
Deal: Rite Aid, which has two locations in Baldwin-Whitehall (, ), is offering a buy-one-get-one-free sale on all Rite Aid-brand sun care products. You must use a Rite Aid wellness+ rewards card to get the savings.
Good through: May 14, 2011.

5.) What Beats Ice Cream on a Hot Day? The Answer: Nothing.
Deal: Though there's no Walgreens in Baldwin-Whitehall, Pleasant Hills has one at the Bill Green Shopping Center near the Route 51 cloverleaf. Right now, you can buy 56-ounce containers of Walgreens-brand ice cream for just $2.99 each (limit: three containers per customer).
Good through: May 14, 2011.