One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1419 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.

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By Mavis Butterfield on November 1, 2013 · 12 Comments

Well, we only had 2 groups of trick or treaters at our house last night. Now I’m stuck with a bunch of extra candy {boo, hoo, right?}. If I was smart I’d stash it all over the house so it’s not gone by Monday morning.

How about you? Did you get a bunch of kids at your place last night?

Do you have any candy left over? Gonna bury it in the backyard?

Have a great friday everyone!

♥ Mavis

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – Save Up To 72% On The “Alien Anthology Collection” and “Prometheus” on Blu-ray.

Available Kindle Books I think are cool…
Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes $3.99
Farm Animals Book for Children – Story Box #1: Farm Town of Loosely FREE
Healthy Husband Cookbook FREE
Bath Bombs :The Ultimate Guide – Over 30 Homemade & Refreshing Bath Recipes FREE
Bambino FREE
Stress proof your life (52 Brilliant Ideas) FREE
The 21-Day Sugar Detox: Bust Sugar & Carb Cravings Naturally $9.99

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

Mr. Heater Buddy Portable Heater $79.99 Shipped!

I can’t tell you how many of these Mr. Heater Buddy Portable Heaters I see at soccer matches and football games. They are super popular and when This is definitely BUY NOW price!!

Are you saving up to be a rock star, a trip to Vegas, a new pair of jeans or maybe a little therapy? These tin banks a hilarious and would make great gag gifts for friends and family. The banks start at $8.05 and there are 23 styles to choose from.

Amazon currently has the Kik Step Rolling Step Stool on for as low as $54.25 shipped. I’ve had my red one for about 10 years now and use it practically everyday. There are a ton of colors to choose from too.

Zulily has some great deals today, here are a few of my favorites:

Long Grey Sleeve Top $14.99 {I love this!}
Black & Gray Plaid Peacoat $19.99
David Jones Handbags all $19.99 and under!
NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight $69.99

New to Zulily? Go HERE to sign up.

Tide Laundry Detergent, 50 Ounce {2-pack} Original Scent $8.38/$4.19 each shipped when you clip the $3.00 coupon {must be logged into your Amazon account} and use the subscribe and save option at checkout.

Tide Laundry Detergent, 50 Ounce {2-pack} Free and Clear $8.38/$4.19 each shipped when you clip the $3.00 coupon {must be logged into your Amazon account} and use the subscribe and save option at checkout.

Bounce Dryer Sheets – Fresh Linen 160 count is $5.75 shipped when you clip the $0.75 off coupon {must be logged in to your account to see it} and use the subscribe and save option at checkout.

Cents of Style has their popular chevron infinity scarf on sale for $7.95 plus FREE SHIPPING when you use code NOVEMBER1 at checkout.

Discount Mags is offering a 1 year subscription to Country Living Magazine for only $5.99 a year when you use code MAVIS at checkout. This deal will expire tonight 11/1/13 at midnight EST so be sure and grab your subscription before then.

Did you can cherries this summer {or maybe you froze some}? This recipe for Sweet Cherry Cobbler is delicious.

Looking for a kitchen scale? Amazon currently has the Epica Digital Kitchen Scale with 11 lbs Capacity Food Scale on sale for $14.95. This scale has awesome reviews.

Amazon has the Magna Cart Ideal Hand Truck available for $29.99 shipped. Perfect for lugging boxes and other essentials around. This hand truck has great reviews and folds flat for easy storage.

REI Outlet Deal of the Day – Toko Basic Hot Wax Kit for Downhill Skis $34.73.

This week you can expect to find 3 coupon inserts in your Sunday paper. 2 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum insert. See all the coupons that should be in the inserts HERE.

Don’t get the Sunday paper? Check this site for great deals for newspapers in your area. In many areas you will be able to subscribe to only the Sunday paper if you’d prefer.

Here are the latest cereal coupons to pop up:

$1.00 off TWO BOXES Chex cereals
$0.75 off ONE BOX Multi Grain Cheerios
$1.00 off TWO BOXES General Mills Kid cereals

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Spaghetti Squash with Almonds

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By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 · 4 Comments

Who knew that almonds and spaghetti squash would be the new peanut butter and jelly? It’s really a match made in heaven & I never saw that coming. Want to know what else I never saw coming? That Monkey Boy would like this. I mean he’s not going to stop eating his precious Doritos anytime soon, but he gave this recipe a thumbs up!

Ingredients

1 small spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
4 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Cut open the squash length wise. Scoop out all of the seeds. Drizzle both halves with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Line a baking sheet with a silpat {or foil} and place the squash cut-side down on the baking sheet. Put it in the oven to roast for about 1 hour or until tender.

Line a separate baking sheet with a silpat {or foil}, spread the almonds out and toast on rack under cooking squash for about 7 minutes or until golden brown.

While squash is baking, stir together lime juice, honey, cumin, the remaining olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and set aside. Remove the squash from the oven and gently scrape out the inside with a fork into a bowl {now you’ll know how it gets its name because the squash will come out stringy like spaghetti noodles}. Toss with the lime juice mixture, and sprinkle with the almonds and green onions. Serve warm.

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10 Alternative Uses for Baby Wipes

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By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 · 13 Comments

I haven’t had babies in, like, 15 years, but from the time my kids were born, I knew that I was never going to stop needing baby wipes again. Those little suckers are so handy to have around. I use them for everything except cleaning baby bottoms now.

Here’s my 10 favorite uses for baby wipes:

Removing eye make-up. They are gentle. They are effective. Enough said.
Cleaning the car. I keep them in my glove box. Whenever the mood strikes, I grab them out and clean the dash, the doors, anyone who might be sitting in the passenger seat, you name it.
Clean crayon off of pretty much anything. I don’t know what is in baby wipes, but they are seriously awesome at removing crayon.
Removing stains from clothes. I have dabbed more spills off of my clothes when on the go than I care to admit.
For a quick dust. Sometimes when I get a call that someone is headed over to my house, I will grab a baby wipe and quickly dust the house.
Clean the dog’s feet before they come back inside. I haven’t used this one, but it was recently suggested to me. With the rainy weather here in Washington, I plan on just keeping a package of wipes right next to the door to keep Lucy from tracking in mud.
Wipe down tables at restaurants or grocery carts. I usually have a small pack in my purse, so if we need to grab a table that doesn’t suit my standards or I want to wipe off the cart before shopping, I just grab a wipe.
Clean chalkboards. My kids don’t really have any chalkboards anymore, but I used clean their chalkboards with baby wipes and they worked awesome.
Wipe up paint splatters. Whenever I paint anything in my house, I keep wet wipes handy. They are perfect for wiping up drips, and then you can just toss them.
Use as a shower when camping. They are not as ideal as a full shower, but in a pinch, wet wipes go a long way in freshening up during a week long camping trip.

I can’t even imagine not having at least 5 packages of wet wipes around my house. How about you, do you use them for something other than baby’s bottom?

~Mavis

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How to Build a Small Poly Tunnel

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By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 · 51 Comments

Yesterday after school, Monkey Boy helped me put together a small polytunnel {or mini greenhouse} to cover one of our raised garden beds. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it’s going to be a cold winter up here in the Pacific Northwest and since I’m attempting to grow a winter garden this year, I figured I needed one.

Well, actually, the plan is to build 4 small poly tunnels this winter. 😉

Anywho, turning a raised garden bed into a mini greenhouse is rather simple. Our garden beds are 4 feet wide by 8 feet long with the newer garden beds being 12 inches tall.

We simply screwed in 16 C shaped brackets around the sides of the garden box.

Then slide 7/8″ pvc pipe that was 12 feet long through the brackets.

You could do this on inside of your garden box if you wanted to but I think it’s easier to work with the pipe on the outside of the garden box.

Then, drape a sheet of heavy duty polytunnel plastic and staple it to the bottom of your garden box. Be sure and leave at least one end of the poly tunnel open so you can reach in with a watering can and give the plants a drink as needed. You will get some condensation, but you will need to water your plants as well.

I found my plastic sheeting in the paint section at The Home Depot. Is it air tight? No, and that’s a good thing in my opinion. Why? Because plants need air to breath, and if every nook and cranny is sealed off, tiny bits of fresh air cannot get in.

Here’s what it looks like inside the poly tunnel. Once the weather gets super cold, I’ll close up the other end at night to protect the seedlings from frost, then re-open once end of the tunnel one the weather has warmed up.

Now the only thing left to do is let Mother Nature work her magic. 🙂

How about YOU? Are you trying to grow anything outdoors this winter?

Mavis wants to know.

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