The last appearance on the budget blogger’s fall schedule will be the Monroe Lunch Bunch at 10:30 a.m. Thursday Nov. 12 at the Michigan State University Extension Service office, 963 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe, Mich.
Em gave a nice plug for me at Mom Moments. Yes this meeting is open to all families in Monroe, bring [...]

Do you live in Toledo, Ohio? Come see me and my frugal friend Candy Huner from Deal with It, Simply! at 7 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 13 at the Locke Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Library, 703 Miami St., Toledo.
Monroe, Mich., friends – you are welcome to attend too! This program is free and open to [...]

This isn’t a speaking engagement announcement for me – but for two frugal bloggers whom I know in the Toledo area.
Candy Huner of Maumee, who blogs at Deal with it Simply!, and Marilyn Jaegly of Oregon, who blogs at Marilyn’s Money, will be the guest speakers at 7 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 22 at the Oregon [...]

Are you a frugal peep in Monroe, Mich.? Be sure to check out the Monroe Public Schools Community Education schedule for classes on a variety of topics that are helpful for your frugal lifestyle.
The class list was in Friday’s edition of The Monroe Evening News and is also posted at the school’s web site.
Here are [...]

Monroe Public Schools has issued its fall community education schedule. I’m booked for “Grocery Shopping on a Budget” class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 14 at Cantrick School, 1008 Riverview Ave., Monroe.
I took the presentation that I gave this spring at Monroe Community Education and several other events about grocery shopping techniques and [...]

This post is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich.:
Monroe County Community College has issued its fall semester schedule for the LifeLong Learning program. This is MCCC’s community education program, and it’s weighted pretty heavily to short-term career preparation, workplace training and computer skills.
If you did not already get a copy with your Monroe Evening [...]

This post is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich., and is based on a handout that was distributed at the Monroe County Unemployment Resource Expo:
The Monroe Service Center of Michigan Works!, 1531 N. Telegraph Rd., Monroe, Mich., has a standing list of Career Trax workshops held every week at its office.
For information, call (734) [...]

I have a new sidebar on the do-it-yourself / community education classes that area available in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio.

I’m teaching a class Wednesday with Monroe Public Schools Community Education on “grocery shopping on a budget.” I’ll use the basic presentation I’ve been giving this spring, but the bonus material will be a detailed discussion on coupon organizing and “grab bags” of coupons! Here’s the handout:

Organizing your coupon box or binder
Put your name and [...]

This post is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich.:
The 2009 Celebrate Children Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Frenchtown Square mall, 2121 N. Monroe St., Monroe, Mich.
I’ve checked out this expo in the past and this is a must-see, must-do free event for local families with young children.
Celebrate [...]