The Monroe Evening News distributed its Back 2 School section with today’s print edition of the daily paper, and Friday with our Bedford Now weekly paper for the Bedford Township area.

If you live in Monroe County, Mich., and need a copy of that section, but didn’t get one, they will be available at our downtown Monroe office during business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Monroe on a Budget’s tips are featured on page 3 of the tab! The main article I contributed is how to handle commuter college student expenses. The sidebar is how to handle expenses on sports and kids’ activities.

Other information you will find:

• School lunch prices for many of the local schools.
• Child care / day care programs and their hours.
• Save money on back-to-school haircuts by using that coupon on page 7 for Michigan College of Beauty.
• Orientation and open house dates.
• How to determine whether a child is ready for kindergarten.
• Senior picture coupon special at Finer Arts Photography in Monroe.