http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget A frugal living blog for Monroe, Mich. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:03:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post is for my readers in and near Monroe, Mich. Trent and Lily's Resale Boutique, 513 N. Telegraph Rd., Monroe, Mich., is advertising that it is purchasing name brand, gently used fall and winter clothing from Nov. 9-25. There's also a 15 percent off coupon for your entire purchase at Trent ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/trent-and-lilys-wants-your-name-brand-clothing/ Here are the sales fliers that were in my home-delivery edition of The Monroe Evening News today (I live in the 48162 zip code): Saving Sense coupon booklet - which can be downloaded on line - has coupons for local businesses such as the very popular popcorn coupons for Phoenix Theater, ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/monroe-sales-fliers-nov-7/ This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio: The churches of Whiteford Township in Monroe County, Mich., have announced they will have free food on a "first come, first served" basis for any Ohio or Michigan resident during a distribution from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Nov. ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/food-distribution-nov-21-in-ottawa-lake-mi/ The following article is intended for my readers in Monroe County, Mich., and was in today's edition of The Monroe Evening News. But I'd like all of you to note the paragraph I put in red: Beginning next week, a shipment of emergency food will be available for low-income Monroe County, ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/mcop-emergency-food-deliveries-announced/ The Detroit News has this report, Michigan child support pleas flood courts. A snippet: Parents pinched by the recession are flooding courts across the state with requests for reductions in child support payments. In Wayne County, requests for payment adjustments have doubled. Courts there and across southeast Michigan are prioritizing such cases to ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/when-child-support-and-joblessness-collided/ Have you seen the Sears TV ad where the couple tells the sales clerk "We only shop on Black Friday," and the clerk is explaining there are deals to look for BEFORE Black Friday? Yes. Pick up the Sears ad that's in your newspapers today. I'm looking at the one in ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/doorbuster-specials-before-black-friday-yes/ What should you do when a friend asks for money? First: read the Nov. 5 Dear Abby column: A snippet: "Dear Friend, Family Member or Co-Worker: You came to me in a state of panic -- unable to make your car payment, pay your lawyer's fee, your taxes or the light bill. You ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/what-should-you-do-when-a-friend-asks-for-money/ 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 ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/im-speaking-at-nov-12-monroe-lunch-bunch-meeting/ This post is for my readers in Monroe, Mich.: Frenchtown Square, 2121 N. Monroe St., Monroe, Mich., has announced it will open its doors at 6 a.m. Friday Nov. 27 (aka Black Friday). The details are on a full-page ad on page 10B in today's print and e-editions of The Monroe ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/black-friday-at-frenchtown-square-mall/ I use a plastic index card box with index card dividers to store and sort my coupons. It holds all the coupons my family needs and is small enough to fit in my tote bag when I go shopping. But the box system frustrates a lot of people, so I've been ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/coupon-binders-explained/