What’s for dinner? Fish fry!
This is my dinner tonight: $11 fish fry take-out courtesy of the Monroe Council 1266, Knights of Columbus. I normally pack my dinners when I’m on the night shift. But once in awhile, I’ll treat myself...
View ArticleThe financial details of paczki
This is an encore post that I update every year: If you live in southeast Michigan or northwest Ohio, you have heard about the tradition of paczki. This treat is a filled donut, prepared with an...
View ArticleHow to keep a pantry stockup from busting your budget
This post is featured in the Feb. 21 Festival of Frugality hosted by Penniless Parenting. Have you been in a situation where you wanted to restock your kitchen with a lot of groceries all at once? The...
View ArticleMonroe News column: Lenten but budget-friendly dinner ideas
The Monroe on a Budget column appears in Monday’s edition of The Monroe Evening News. Here is today’s piece: Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which this week, and continues to Good Friday, April 6....
View ArticleBeans for dinner? Prudent Homemaker has menu ideas!
Are you looking for new menu ideas as you work with a beans and rice budget, a vegetarian diet, follow the Meatless Monday trend, or observe meatless days during Lent? Prudent Homemaker has a day by...
View ArticleWhereupon I discuss the financial details of Fat Tuesday 2013
Fat Tuesday 2013 falls on Feb. 12. You could pick whichever “flavor” you wish to enjoy on Fat Tuesday and it’s generally inexpensive family fun. There are multiple Fat Tuesday traditions known to be...
View ArticleBudget-friendly alternatives for Lenten meatless meals
The Lenten custom of meatless meals on specific days has long been part of the local culture of Monroe, Mich. It is traceable to the French Town settlement and the congregation of St. Antoine Parish;...
View ArticleHere’s how not to blow your grocery budget with the Lenten menus
If you follow the Catholic “no meat” rules on Fridays during Lent, you’ve realized that some of the fish and seafoods that are allowed in lieu of beef, pork, chicken or turkey are actually more...
View ArticleHow to make paczki a budget-friendly treat on Fat Tuesday
If it’s Fat Tuesday, it’s Paczki Day in Monroe. These fried treats are based on the Polish traditions before Lent, and are comparable to very large filled donuts. Even one paczki is not all that...
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...
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