Justice for Nevaeh announces its 2013 Christmas party
This post is for my readers in the Monroe, Mich., area: The Justice for Nevaeh committee will host its Fifth Annual Christmas Party from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday Dec. 20 at the Monroe Council 1266,...
View ArticleChristmas party for needy Dec. 11 in Flat Rock
This post is for my readers in the Flat Rock, Mich., area: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 26250 E. Huron River Dr., Flat Rock, will host its annual Christmas party and meal for those in...
View ArticleHouse of Restoration Christmas dinner and toy giveaway Dec. 15
This post is for my readers in the Monroe, Mich., area: The House of Restoration, 1110 E. Second St., Monroe, Mich., will host a Christmas dinner and toy giveaway Sunday Dec. 15. Doors open at 4 p.m.,...
View ArticleDealing with the cost of the annual Christmas portrait
This piece is in the December 2013 edition of Monroe County Parent. By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Christmas season is when many families in Monroe County, Mich., schedule an annual visit to...
View ArticleSalvation Army of Monroe County announce Christmas food baskets
This post is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich.: The Salvation Army of Monroe County has posted this message on its Facebook page: For those who have missed the Christmas application sign-ups, you...
View ArticleWhy those Christmas scrapbooks and memory books are so important
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget One of the gift ideas that was promoted in a catalog to newlywed couples when my husband and I got married in 1994 was the Christmas Memories Book published by...
View ArticleChristmas greeting cards are treasured
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: By Paula Wethington Did you get a stack of Christmas cards in the mail during the past two weeks? Yes,...
View ArticlePrep Happy presents: 12 Super-Sneaky Prepper Gifts for Non-Preppers
This is a little too late for Christmas 2013, but it’s a terrific post and worth putting in my collection! Prep Happy has written an article called 12 Super-Sneaky Prepper Gifts for Non-Preppers....
View ArticleRecipe try-out: Best Iced Holiday Sugar Cookie
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget This cookie recipe has a story. I work in the newsroom at The Monroe News in Monroe, Mich., where my duties include serving on the social media team. In...
View ArticleAre Easter and Christmas really just for those with money to spend?
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget It was never my approach to ignore our family faith tradition’s holiday seasons of Easter and Christmas completely. That includes the years when our finances...
View ArticleCan you make Christmas cookies without busting the grocery budget?
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: By Paula Wethington / Monroe News If your grocery budget is tight, you might be about to panic over the...
View ArticleChristmas tree give-away taking place in Petersburg
Grace Bible Fellowship, 16010 Railroad St., Petersburg, Mich., has a limited number of freshly cut, live, Canaan Fir trees the church will give away free “to those struggling to provide a tree for...
View ArticleAsh Carleton Goodfellows Christmas applications due Dec. 2
The Ash Carleton Goodfellows are accepting applications until Tuesday for their Christmas assistance program. Those who apply must reside in Ash Township, which includes Village of Carleton, Mich....
View ArticleCommunity Free Christmas Dinner Dec. 25 in Petersburg
Foundation Stone Church, 11100 Summerfield Rd., Petersburg, MI, will host a Community Free Christmas Dinner starting at noon Thursday Dec. 25. “We invite you Christmas Day for a free wonderful...
View ArticleChristmas gift ideas when your budget is $25 or less
By Paula Wethington / Monroe News One of the most popular articles in the Monroe on a Budget archives was a piece I wrote in 2009 listing gift ideas for $20 or less. Updating the suggestions, and...
View ArticleHow to afford the big ticket Christmas wishes
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: By Paula Wethington What can you do if a gift you want, or have seen on someone else’s wish list, is a...
View ArticleThree steps to creating a designer Christmas tree on a budget
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Here’s a step by step checklist on how you can have a terrific, designer-style, look with your Christmas tree for less money than you might think. Step 1: Pick...
View ArticleSurvey says: you’ll spend $800 on Christmas this year
By Paula Wethington / Monroe News If retail spending surveys are indicative of consumer behavior, the chances are good you have made a significant progress on your Christmas shopping lists and perhaps...
View ArticleMonroe County Mobile Food Pantry to take place Dec. 19 in Monroe
Volunteers from UAW-Ford National Program Center will distribute holiday meal boxes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday Dec. 19 in Monroe, Mich. This is both part of the Monroe County Mobile Food Pantry...
View ArticleCan you pay off the holiday bills by March?
One of the most realistic Q&A lists I’ve seen about holiday spending and bills has been posted by National Foundation for Credit Counseling. It doesn’t assume you’re going to spend nothing at...
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