Menards sack sale is in progress. Unlike previous years, the sack is no longer tucked in your Sunday paper. Now you buy one of Menards' reusable cloth bags for 98 cents (If you already purchased one earlier, you can use the same one). You can re-use the same bag and get the 15 percent discount as often as you wish until the sale ends Sunday, Jan. 10.

Frugalistas like me double dip by using the discount on sale items. There was no flier in Sunday's paper from Menards, but there was one mid-week. You've probably recycled it already, but it can be found online and in the stores. I also like to check the new sale items on the last day of the sale, this Sunday.

The sack sale is also a good time to stock up on items that never go on sale like certain halogen lightbulbs. What other items rarely or never go on sale at Menards? I have to admit I'm not much of a Hardware Hank,