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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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Mavis Butterfield | Making It In America Video

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Have you ever been to Atlanta, Georgia?

Yesterday I visited CNN headquarters and talked to Susan Hendricks on Headline News {HLNtv} about my efforts to grow 2,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in my backyard garden. It was totally cool! I even met Clark Howard and I of course said something really intelligent like … “Saving money is RAD.”

Oh my word. I seriously need to work on introducing myself to people. I mean c’mon, telling the Barefoot Contessa “I think you’re awesome was one thing,” and now “I think saving money is RAD?”

Holy Cow Mavis, get it together!

Anyway, I found a link for the promo video, and as soon as I find the actual interview, I’ll post it.

Peace Out Girl Scouts, I’m off to have fun.

♥ Mavis

P.S. Been to Atlanta?  What should I do today when I get some free time?

 

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Homemade Ice Cream – Pumpkin Gingersnap Ice Cream Recipe

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Hold on to your seat.

This recipe for Homemade Pumpkin Gingersnap Ice Cream by my recipes is da’ bomb!  I’m not sure if Haggen Daz has pumpkin ice cream, but if they did, this would probably be real close to their recipe.  I have served this for dessert for the last 3 nights and the Handsome Husband absolutely LOVED it {and so did I}.

Yummalicious in a cup baby!

Ingredients

1 pt. whipping cream
1/2 cup milk {I used 2%}
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup Homemade Pumpkin Puree {Farmer’s Market Brand is awesome too}
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup crushed gingersnaps {my recipe}

Directions

Whisk together all the ingredients {except the gingersnaps} in a large bowl. Place a sieve over another large bowl and using a wisk, press the mixture through the sieve.  If you are using homemade pumpkin puree, there may be some pulp left in the sieve {just discard it}.

Place the mixture in your ice cream maker, stir in gingersnaps, and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. Ice cream is best when consumed within a few days.

KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment ~Amazon

Convert any KitchenAid stand mixer into an ice cream maker with this unique attachment. Simply store the unique freeze bowl in the freezer for a minimum of 15 hours, then make up to 2 quarts of frozen desserts in 20-30 minutes. The Ice Cream Maker Attachment produces a variety of frozen desserts, as well as fresh, pure soft-consistency ice cream.

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{Hot} Sorel Boots 50% – 60% Off! + $5 off Coupon Code

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Hot Diggety Dog!

If you are a fan of Sorel boots than today is your lucky day!

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How to Save Money at the Grocery Store – Weigh Your Bagged Produce

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Do you ever purchase pre-bagged produce at the grocery store?

If you do, the next time you’re at the market weigh a few bags first before you toss one in the cart. You’d be surprised at how much of a difference in the weight of the bags.

The bag of apples you see above was suppose to contain 3 pounds of apples, but it actually weighed 3 pounds 8 ounces.  I don’t know about you, but half of a pound of free apples sounds like a pretty sweet way to save money at the grocery store without using a coupon.

How about them apples?

~Mavis

P.S. Do you do this too, or do you think I’m total crazy person for doing this.

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