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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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All Chores Are Cancelled Due to Snow

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snow

Yesterday it snowed like crazy. The neighborhood kids were all sledding down the hill, Chino the Handyman threw down de-icer so no one would spin out and crash their car, and the Girl and I stayed in our jammies all day and watched movies.

winter greenhouse snow

It was awesome.
puggle dog snow

Lucy the puggle dog filled her belly with snow.
puggle dog running in snow

And then ran around the backyard like an absolute nut.
puggle dog in snow

She LOVED it!!chicken rooster snow

The chickens however were not as thrilled.

chicken snow

After a quick inspection outside, they all went back into the coop and hunkered down for the rest of the day.

Ahh snow days, I wish we had more of them around here.

~Mavis

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Giveaway – Enter to Win a Botanical Interests Seed Collection

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Last year my friends and I were given a special behind the scenes tour of the Botanical Interests Seed Company in Broomfield, Colorado. It was really awesome to meet everyone who works behind the scenes and to hang out with Owner Curtis Jones and my on-line boyfriend Ryan.

botanical interests seed collections

Ryan recently sent me seeds for my 2014 garden and tucked inside the box were some extra goodness for me to giveaway. Wahoooo!

Who wants to win some seeds?

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and let us know which seed collection you would like to win. Just answer that one question and you’re entered to win. Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

botanical interests garden seeds root

Root Renaissance Collection

  • Beet Gourmet Blend Organic (2.5 Grams)
  • Carrot Carnival Blend Organic (700 Mg)
  • Carrot Cosmic Purple (800 Mg)
  • Parsnip All American (1 Gram)
  • Radish Watermelon Mantanghong (500 Mg)
  • Rutabaga American Purple Top (2 Grams)
  • Turnip Purple Top White Globe Organic (4 Grams)

container garden seeds

Container Vegetable Collection

  • Carrot Tonda di Parigi (1 Gram)
  • Cucumber Spacemaster (2 Grams)
  • Kale Dwarf Blue Curled (3 Grams)
  • Lettuce Mesclun Farmer’s Market Blend (1.5 Grams)
  • Onion Bunching/Scallion Tokyo Long White (2 Grams)
  • Pepper Sweet Cherry Blend (30 Seeds)
  • Spinach Lavewa (3 Grams)
  • Tomato Bush Better Bush (24 Seeds)

botanical interests garden seeds baby

Baby Vegetable Seed Collection

  • Bean Bush Tavera Organic (15 Grams)
  • Beet Early Wonder Organic (2 Grams)
  • Carrot Baby Little Finger (1.5 Grams)
  • Cucumber Homemade Pickles (1.50 Grams)
  • Lettuce Mesclun Gourmet Baby Greens Organic (1 Gram)
  • Radish Easter Egg Blend (4 Grams)
  • Squash Summer Baby Round Zucchini (3 Grams)

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Rules

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway ends Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Monday, February 17, th edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 48 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month – Week 6 of 52

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costco shopping tripCostco $55

So. The HH was out of town last week on a business trip and we needed flour. Who has the best price on flour? Costco. And then I’m sure you know what happened after that.

Monkey Boy wanted chili, The Girl wanted those fancy shmancy crepes and I wanted a quick and easy dinner {rotisserie chicken}. Chalk up eggs, bread and chocolate chips to necessity items and, well, and you have a $55 trip to Costco. Good times people, good times.

Note to self: cut up Costco card.

zaycon chicken breastsZaycon Chicken – Free

Thanks to my Zaycon credit I was able to get 40 pounds of Zaycon chicken for free this past week. 40 pounds of chicken goes a long way when you know the deal won’t come around for another 6 months. The kids asked if we could have Ritz Cracker Chicken tonight so I’ll be stopping by the store later to pick up some crackers.

I don’t know what it is about Ritz Crackers, but a box lasts about 2 seconds at our house so I’m going to have to find a good hiding spot for the extras. Ha!

smith brothers milkSmith Brother’s Milk $15.95 

The chocolate milk was a splurge.

fresh pineapple fruitLocal Produce Stand $6.24

Pineapples for $2.50 each? How could I resist?

How about YOU? Did you order any Zaycon chicken? Did you process it all already?

Buy anything else you just couldn’t resist this past week?

Mavis wants to know.

Total Spent This Week $77.19
Total Spent This Year $225.28 {This is not going well} 
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $4.50

Go HERE to read more Shopping Trip Stories.

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Free Kindle Books, Fondue Fountain, SmartWool Sale, Butterflies, Classico Sauce Coupon and More

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purple primrosesI don’t know about you but I have a serious case of the Mondays. Did you watch Downton Abby last night? I have a sneaking suspicion Mary had a little too much fun taking care of those pigs. I smell a romance. What do you think?

Have a great Monday everyone,

♥ Mavis

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – Up to 75% Off Heart Necklaces + Free One-Day Shipping

free kindle booksAvailable Kindle Books I think are cool…

The prices on Kindle Books can change quickly, so grab them while you can.

kitchen dealsHere are a few Kitchen Deals:

smart woolAny SmartWool fans out there? Zulily is having a rockin’ Smart Wool Sale with goods starting at $7.99 These are the BEST SOCKS on the planet if you ask me.

butterfliesButterflies!

classico pasta sauce couponPrint a coupon good for Buy 3 Get 1 Free Classico Pasta Sauce

Freezer Meal Recipe - Chicken CacciatoreIf you like freezer meals then you’ll love my recipe for Chicken Cacciatore. It’s simple to make and makes meal time on those busy weeknights a snap. Get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

amazon grocery dealsHere are a few household deals:

crocs discount6pm has Crocs for the whole family on sale with savings up to 60% off, plus FREE SHIPPING!

organic gardening magazineDiscount Mags is offering a 1 year subscription to Organic Gardening for only $4.50 a year when you use code MAVIS at checkout. This deal will expire tonight 2/10/14 at midnight EST.

How to Freeze AvocadosDo you freeze avocados when they go on sale? I do! Here’s a quick tutorial on How to Freeze Avocados if you’ve never tried it before. Or Pin it for Later.

bare fruit apple chipsGet 10 Bags of Bare Fruit Chips shipped for only $19.99. I’ve heard great things about these!

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Amazon currently has San Francisco Bay Coffee Keurig K-Cup Brewers, Breakfast Blend, 80-Count on sale for $28.26 shipped when you use the subscribe and save option at checkout. These work out to be only $0.35 each!

ebates $10 banner

Do you shop online? Have you signed up for Ebates yet?

Ebates offers cash back from any of 1,500 stores any time you start your shopping trip at Ebates.com. There are no points to redeem, no forms to mail in, and no fees. I LOVE this site! Stores pay Ebates a sales commission for sending shoppers their way, and Ebates uses the commission to pay you cash back and it’s pretty awesome if you ask me.

If you are new to Ebates, you will also score a FREE $10 gift card to Target, Macy’s, Walmart, Kohls, or Ebates.  How cool is that? Simply sign up HERE and you will receive the gift card of your choice in the mail after your first $25 purchase.

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Do you use Tide?  Here are 3 new Tide Coupons to print:

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