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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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Happy Thanksgiving from Mavis!

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I can smell Thanksgiving already. The Girl and I got an early start on our cooking, so we’ve technically been smelling Thanksgiving for days! Do you know how much self control it takes not to sneak the pumpkin pie into a dimly lit closet and go to town? There’s so much food, no one’s gonna notice a half-eaten pie, right?

So now that most of the cooking is done and the table is set, we are just waiting for Money Boy to come through the door. A full house, a full table and a full life. What more can a girl ask for? Perhaps a clean-up crew to do the dishes so I don’t have to? 😉

I hope you have plenty to be thankful for today. In addition to all the usual {family, friends, my garden, Lucy, a warm house, etc.}, I’m particularly thankful calories don’t count today. Don’t forget that as you pile your plate high!

May your day be awesome and delicious.

Peace out pilgrims,

♥Mavis

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Quote of the Day  “Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!!! I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to all the leftovers more than the actual meal. 😉 Have a wonderful day everyone, wear stretchy pants, go back for seconds and tell your people that you LOVE them.

♥ Mavis & Lucy

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Amazon Deals of the Day for 11/23/17

Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies: It’s like magic in a cookie. All of the best things in a cookie colliding. The first time I ever had a white chocolate cranberry cookie I knew I was hooked. That addiction has never gone away.

Home and Kitchen Deals

If I could only make one cake for the rest of time… It would be this carrot cake. And HELLO, it’s got carrots in it so it’s totally healthy!! Get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

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Gifting Experiences, Not Things Makes People More Grateful

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Christmas presentsWe are days away from the largest shopping day of the year. People will flock to stores, battle the masses, and fill their carts with the latest and greatest everythings. And then they’ll head home, wrap those gift, and wait for the smiles that will surely come when happy recipients open said gifts on Christmas morning.

But a recent study at Cornell throws a wrench in all that. It doesn’t question whether gifts will initially make people happy, it focuses on what type of gift creates the most gratitude. The results? People are more grateful for experiences than material things.

“Think about how you feel when you come home from buying something new,” explains Thomas Gilovich, professor of psychology at Cornell University and co-author the new study. “You might say, ‘this new couch is cool,’ but you’re less likely to say ‘I’m so grateful for that set of shelves.’ But when you come home from a vacation, you are likely to say, ‘I feel so blessed I got to go.’ People say positive things ab­­­­out the stuff they bought, but they don’t usually express gratitude for it—or they don’t express it as often as they do for their experiences.”

Another reason for this increased gratitude may be because experiences trigger fewer social comparisons than material things. So, experiences are more likely to create a greater appreciation for the things you DO have!

I agree with this a thousand times over! Plus, I think when people are more grateful, they are more happy. So gifting experiences over things leads to a world full of happier people. And that sounds like a pretty good reason to buy someone concert tickets over the latest gadget!

Do you agree? Do you gift experiences instead of things? Would you prefer to receive experiences instead of things?

Talk to me,

~Mavis

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Quote of the Day  “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite – only a sense of existence. ~ Henry David Thoreau

HELLO and HAPPY Wednesday! Guess what? It’s not raining. It’s a freakin’ miracle!!!!!! I am so excited. I think a very long walk with the puggle princess is in order today and then after that, I’m going to make my Grandma’s Cherry Cola Jell-O salad recipe so we can enjoy it tomorrow with our turkey feast. Oh happy day!

Have a WONDERFUL day today everyone, and don’t forget to do a little sampling of all those yummy foods you are going to make.  Ya know, just to make sure it’s safe to eat and all. 😉

Peace Out,

♥ Mavis

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Amazon Deals of the Day for 11/22/17

Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

The prices on Kindle Books can change quickly, so grab them while you can. Don’t have a Kindle? Download the kindle app on your other devices. It’s easy! 🙂

Subscribe and Save Deals

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Cashew Cranberry Brittle: I’m a sucker for a good peanut brittle, so of course I’d love this cashew/cranberry variety. I also like to pack some in the HH’s lunch. Get the Recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

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Old man winter is just around the corner! Get the 411 on Caring for Chickens in the Winter HERE or Pin it for Later.

Add on Items

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Through 11/25/17 Cents of Style has Tribe Bracelets for $9.99 – $11.99 + FREE SHIPPING w/code BOLD26 at checkout.

Prime Pantry Deals

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Thinking about placing a bulk order with Zaycon Fresh but not sure what to do with all that meat? Read my post on How to Process and Prepare Your Bulk Chicken Order for some great tips. Zaycon Fresh is now taking orders for their upcoming events. Below are their offerings and prices in my area.Go HERE to find out what is available in your area.

  • 80/20 Ground Beef – 1lb Packages $2.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $119.60/case
  • 93/7 Ground Beef – 1lb Packages $3.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $159.60/case
  • Whole Beef Tenderloins $19.99/lb X 12.00 lbs | $239.88/case
  • Wild Argentine Red Shrimp $7.99/lb X 20.00 lbs | $159.80/case
  • Premium Hickory Smoked Bacon $3.79/lb X 36.00 lbs | $136.44/case
  • Pork Sausage Links $2.49/lb X 20.00 lbs | $49.80/case
  • Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Fillets $3.99/lb X 10.00 lbs | $39.90/case

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Mavis Butterfield Etsy