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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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Is Regifting Tacky?

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Is Regifting Tacky

Everyone knows what regifting is, right?  When you take a gift you received, but maybe don’t want/need and give it to someone else as a gift.  Right off the bat, I must admit, I do it on occasion ;).

I justify it not as a money saving thing, but as someone who occasionally gets disillusioned with the over-consumption of goods, why waste and go out and buy MORE, when a perfectly good option is right in front of you?  Do you think I’m crazy here?

I usually set basic perimeters on my regifting, to keep things on the up and up:

  1. I NEVER regift in the same social circle of the person I received the gift from in the first place.
  2. I don’t regift USED items, only new, in the package items.
  3. I always rewrap–I mean, I’m not an animal, I know a gift should have a personal touch.
  4. I don’t regift just anything to anyone.  I really try to make sure the gift fits the recipient.

As long as I follow those basic rules, I really don’t have a problem with it.  It seems pragmatic to me. What do you think, is it tacky or no?  Have you ever received a regifted item and known right away?

Did it offend you?

~Mavis

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Giant Ladder System, Shaving Deals, Oakley Goggles, iPhone Cases, Costco Membership, Cooking Light and More

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Mornings with Mavis

Wowza! There were a lot of great deals this morning and it was hard to stop typing them up. 😉 Anywho, we DID NOT get any snow yesterday. BOO! But I got my fill of hot cocoa anyway so the day wasn’t a total lost. Ha!

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone.

♥ Mavis

little giant ladder

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – 37% or More Off a Little Giant Velocity Ladder System

shower speakers

Now here’s a cool gift: A Polaroid Waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker with Microphone for $24.99. 5 colors to choose from and the suction-cup back creates a secure hold as it to the shower wall. Music then wirelessly streams from your laptop, tablet, or other Bluetooth-enabled device to make shower time more relaxing. The built-in microphone and front-mounted controls let you easily take hands-free calls when connected to a smartphone. New to Groupon? Join Groupon Here!

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Shaving Deals:

 

Gillette couponsFour new Razor and Razor Gel Coupons just popped up:

Check out these Amazon Deals – 

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Headed to a baby shower soon or looking for an inexpensive baby gift? Check out my Freebies for Moms page, it’s loaded with lot’s of great offers. oakley goggles

Get Oakley Goggles for as low as $17.99 shipped! These would make a great a gift for the snowboarder on your list.

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costco membership card

For $55, receive a new Gold Star Costco Gold Star Membership for $55 or the Executive Membership  for $110 and get some cool coupons:

  • a free rotisserie chicken
  • free 48-pack of batteries
  • free case of Kirkland Signature™ water
  • and additional savings

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Need a little help relaxing? These should help:

baby dealsBaby Gift Ideas:

FREEBIES-for-MomsHeaded to a baby shower soon or looking for an inexpensive baby gift? Check out my FREEBIES for Mom’s Deals page. Shipping charges apply to most items, but the deals are great!

chevron scarves

Jane has their very popular Chevron Scarves on sale today for $8.99. There are 7 colors to choose from.

inital letter necklace

Also available are these Tiny Gold or Silver Letter Necklaces for $10.99.

cooking light magazineGet a 1 year subscription to Cooking Light Magazine for just $5 when you use code CKJUST5 at checkout. I love this magazine!

green hunter bootsThe Winner of the Hunter Boots Giveaway is: “Lauren who said “HOLY. COW. Sign me up! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a pair of the “pillar box red” Hunter boots! And since I pretty much live in some variation of Wellies/Muck Boots from February – October running community gardens, I can guarantee they would get some mileage!”

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

Available Kindle Books I think are cool…

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

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$15 off your $75 Beauty.com Purchase

Beauty.com is offering $15 off any $75 Beauty.com purchase, plus exclusive gifts with purchase!

Find More Printable Coupons:

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Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 11

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mavis-butterfield-one-hundred-dollars-a-monthSince I can’t remember the last time I sat on Santa’s lap, I think it’s safe to say that Christmas is totally more for my kids than it is for me. But I love it because they love it. So today’s giveaway is for the kids. Or is it…

It’s possible, if you’re a kid at heart or have yet to grow up {like me!}, you’ll love this giveaway as much, if not more than your kids! But either way, I think it’s awesome. Plus, if you win this, I give you my permission to curl up under a warm blanket, drink hot cocoa and shirk all your responsibilities while you watch your prizes!

dvd giveaway

One person will win DVDs of their choosing from this list with a total combined value of $40 {so if you find one for $5 and one for $35? Perfect! Or four for $10? Excellent. Or one for $39? It’s all yours! Get it?}.

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and let me know what movie combination you’d choose from this list {yep, you have over 200 movie choices and endless combination possibilities} if you won and who you’d gift them to {if you say you want to win them for yourself, I won’t judge you. And I might just think you’re a little more awesome!}.

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.

Rules

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

If you live in Mongolia and you want to enter, go for it. We will ship these anywhere.

This giveaway ends Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Thursday, December 12th, 2013 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Chocolate Hazelnut Orange Biscotti

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Chocolate Hazelnut Orange Biscotti

I’m trying to keep in mind that I made these to be used as Christmas gifts for the neighbors, but I just keep scarfing them down. They are so. freakin. good. But if you have more self control than I do, these really would make cute friend gifts if you throw them in a cute coffee mug and wrap them up with fun ribbons, etc.

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon orange zest {I use this zesting tool}
1 tablespoon almond extract
3/4 cup hazelnuts, chopped
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips {I used Ghirardelli}

chopped hazelnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir flour, cocoa, sugar and baking powder together. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, yolks, almond extract and orange zest. Add wet mix to dry mix and stir for about 2 minutes or until dough forms. Stir in hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Roll the dough into 3 logs {about 10×2 inches}. Place a piece of parchment onto a baking sheet and place the logs on the sheet {I use a Silpat. It’s the only way to go!}. Bake 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before using a serrated knife to cut logs into 1/2-inch thick pieces {cut at a slight diagonal}. Reduce oven temp to 300. Return cut biscotti to baking sheet, spacing apart so sides aren’t touching. Bake 20 minutes until crisp and dry. Cool completely and hide so you’re not tempted to eat all the Christmas presents!

biscotti

If you’re as obsessed with biscotti as I am, you’ll love this Biscotti recipe book!

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