One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1367 of 2143 - 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.

Cranberry Pineapple Jello Salad

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2013 · 9 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I grew up eating my grandmother’s jello salad concoctions at every holiday meal. In fact I’m fairly certain she had an entire recipe box devoted to just jello salads. 😉

Jello is cool. Thanks Grandma!

Ingredients

1 can {20 oz.} crushed pineapple, undrained
6 oz. raspberry flavored gelatin
1 can {16 oz.} whole berry cranberry sauce
1 tart apple, chopped

Directions

In a small bowl, drain the pineapple, reserve the juice and set aside. Add enough cold water to the pineapple juice to measure 3 cups. Pour liquid into a saucepan and bring to boil.

Pour dry gelatin mix in a bowl and stir in boiling pineapple liquid and stir until completely dissolved. Slowly stir in the cranberry sauce the refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until the mixture is slightly thickened.

Stir in the remaining crushed pineapple and apples.

Refrigerate until firm {3-4 hours}. Serve.

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Holiday Tipping Guide

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2013 · 7 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I never know who I am supposed to “tip” around this time of year.

Seriously, there are A LOT of people who make life a lot easier, {the garbage man and UPS man for starters} but do I just get them a gift or tip them? To tip or not to tip, that is the question. If you’re in the same boat, here’s a little etiquette guide on Holiday tipping:

As a rule of thumb, you are supposed to give a tip or gift that is “equivalent to one session of service” according to money.cnn.com. So, if you tip your babysitter, tip her the amount you would pay her for one evening out. Some service providers {the postal service}, can’t except cash tips, but can accept gifts under $20 in value. {Make sure to look up or call about individual company rules}.

Here’s the thing, though: I think tips and gifts can range and are varied by region. I am sure in New York tipping your doorman is totally the norm, but out here in the ‘burbs a plate of cookies for the garbage man still packs a punch. Plus, I don’t think anyone should feel obligated to tip if it isn’t in their budget. It’s a gift-giving gesture of appreciation that counts–even a card or thanks goes a long way.

What do you think? Would you rather tip someone cash, or a gift instead?

~Mavis

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Food Waste In America – Chickens Love Cantaloupes

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2013 · 4 Comments

This past week there was quite the assortment of discarded fruits and vegetables in the “chicken scrap” boxes Mr. Produce Guy sets aside for us each week.

The chickens scored big with a huge box of cantaloupe melons. Most of the melons were about a day or two past their prime, but the chickens didn’t seem to mind one bit.

Being able to supplement their chicken feed once or twice a week with scraps from our garden and Mr. Produce Guy has really helps us to cut down on our feed bill over the past year and a half. Maybe next year I’ll keep track of how much it costs to keep a flock of backyard chickens. Then again, I have a lot on my plate already, so we’ll see.

Awkward Martha didn’t have to share. 😉

After sorting through the boxes, here’s what we kept:

8 bananas
7 apples
5 pears
3 sweet peppers
2 melons
2 cucumbers
1 avocado
1 head of cauliflower

Not to shabby for free. 🙂

~Mavis

Would you like to see what else we have brought home over the past year?

Head on over HERE to read all the past stories and to see all the pictures.

If you have just stumbled upon this series and are wondering how I got all this food for free, you’ll want to read this story first.

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Free Kindle Books, Great Wolf Lodge, Lego Ice Cube Trays, TOMS, Barbie Jeep, FoodSaver and More

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2013 · 2 Comments

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Here are a few deals Ernesto the Elf and I spotted for you this morning.

♥ Mavis

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Available Kindle Books I think are cool…

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

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See my post on How to Save Money at Disneyland as well.

I’ve been craving gingerbread cake for days now and I think I’m going to make one for dessert tonight.

The Winner of Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 16 is: Christine who said “I would chose Josh Groban and Michael Buble.”

Thanks to everyone who entered! Check out our current giveaway HERE.

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