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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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Online Grocery Deals, Friday Free Uncle Ben’s Rice, Free Museum Admission, and More

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Quote of the Day  “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Hellooooooooooooooooo Friday! Today is going to be MAGNIFICENT. I can just feel it.

Keep calm. Carry on. Kiss your fur babies and drink tea. Lot’s and lot’s of tea. 😉

♥ Mavis

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Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

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Subscribe and Save Deals

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Attention Fred Meyer and Kroger Shoppers … Today only you can download an ecoupon for one FREE Uncle Ben’s Flavor Infusion Rice 12.9 ounces. Simply load the ecoupon to you Fred Meyer card and claim your freebie by 11/19/17. It’s that easy!

Home and Kitchen Deals

Looking for a new sweet potato recipe to try this year? Try my friend Amberlina’s Freakin’ Delicious Family Heirloom Sweet Potato Casserole. We had it last year and it was Ah-Mazing! Get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

Add on Items

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Looking for ways to save this winter? Check out my tips on 10 Ways to Reduce Your Heating Bill.

Super Awesome Etsy Shop of the Day – MamaandLittle where you’ll find made to order children’s clothing and blankets. Want to have YOUR Etsy shop featured? Leave a comment HERE with the name of your shop.

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If you have a Bank of America debit/credit card, you can score FREE admission into over 100 museums this weekend as part of their Museum on Us program.

This awesome program allows Bank of America card holders to gain free admission into any participating museum during the first full weekend of every month. How cool is that? Don’t forget to bring your photo ID along with your Bank of America card to gain free admission.

Go HERE to see if your local museum is on the list!

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Boulangerie, A Proper Bakery in Kennebunk, Maine

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Last March while The Girl and I were traveling around Maine checking out lighthouses and small towns we stopped for gas and happened upon Boulangerie Bakery in Kennebunk. If you’ve never been to Maine before, be sure and put the quaint town of Kennebunk on your list of places to see when you visit.

Boulangerie is exactly what a bakery should be. Cozy and welcoming. And filled with simple and delicious offerings.

The next time we are in the state I plan to take the HH there for lunch and go home with a loaf of one of their specialty breads.

No fancy pastries, just crazy good bread, cookies, muffins, hand pies, quiche, soups and salads. If I owned a bakery, this is exactly what I would want it to look like. Homey. And a the perfect spot to meet friends for lunch or a for an early morning breakfast meeting over a warm croissant and a cuppa.

When we arrived, this gorgeous handmade table was packed with locals. It was only after they left that I was able to snap a quick picture before it filled up again.

I ordered their brie and tomato baguette. The Girl had one of their chocolate cupcakes and both incredibly good.

Boulangerie Bakery. The next time your in Southern Maine be sure and stop by, it’s like going to a friends house, only instead of a couch and tv in the living room there are side tables and yummy food for you to buy. 😉 Ahhhhh…. I can’t wait to go back.

~Mavis

Boulangerie, A Proper Bakery

5 Nasons Ct, Kennebunk, ME 04043

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Tips for Trimming Your Christmas Budget This Year

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Ahhh, the holiday season. A time for family, for carol singing, for delicious treats, for Santa lap sitting, for spending so much money on gifts you want to pass out when you see your credit card statement in January. Nope! Not this year. I have a whole bunch of tips for you to prevent that from happening. We’re taking the reigns on our Christmas spending this year. Unlike Santa, we’ll tighten that belt, but do it so creatively, no one will even notice {except your bank account!). Here’s how:

Creatively Buy: Have you ever purchased a like new toy for a fraction of the cost at a thrift store? A little bleach and scrubbing and that toy will be disinfected and ready for little Johnny to play with on Christmas morning, all while you spent pennies on the dollar for it! You can also find great toys and even clothes, electronics, books, etc. during garage sale season and stash them until Christmas.

eBay is another great place to find toys months before Christmas and then hang onto them. It’s also a great for last second gifts because although you’ll pay more than you would say in July, you’ll often still pay less than at the store!

Save Early: Since the average American spends almost $1,000 for Christmas {the average is $300 per child. Gulp!}, it’s so simple for people to go into debt each year around the holidays. Spread that money out over 12 months and you won’t feel that hit come December. Open a “Christmas” specific checking account in January and then have a few dollars of every paycheck automatically transferred into it. Or start placing all of your extra change and cash in your wallet at the end of the week into a Christmas cash jar. Make an effort to save early and your bank account will thank you come December 25th!

Shop Early: No need to wait until the Black Friday insanity to start shopping for Christmas! I’ve been able to find some amazing sales throughout the year that put those Black Friday sales to shame. Have your kids and loved ones make their lists early, or you can always open your ears and listen for the things they are interested in. Then, armed with that knowledge, watch the ads all year long and snatch things up as they go on sale.

Make Gifts Instead: Homemade gifts save money but are so very welcome by most recipients. Hand knit socks and sweaters, homemade jams and jellies and breads, soaps, salsas, and candles. Or maybe you can use your carpentry skills to make a family member a bookshelf or wall hanging. So many possibilities that will help shave money off that budget, all while keeping your gift recipients so very happy!

Swap Toys Instead of Buying: I’ve seen this done as a neighborhood or friend present exchange, and it’s worked out great. They get to exchange gifts but parents don’t have to cough up hundreds to buy everyone presents. They pick the toys from their closets that they are ready to part with, wrap them up pretty and you’re all set. Then host a fun night of hot cocoa around the tree or a potluck lunch, and the kids exchange their gifts.

The toys will all be new-to-them toys, and everyone leaves happy! You can also take this idea one step further with people you don’t know. Post in a community site or on Facebook and organize a toy swap. Everyone brings their gently used toys and meets on a certain day at a certain time. You leave with as many toys as you brought without any money exchanging hands! This does require a bit more planning, but the results can be well worth it!

Draw Names: This is a great one as your family gets a little older or if you have a large extended family you buy for every year. It also works really well for large friend groups. You simply throw all the names in a hat, everyone secretly draws someone and then purchases a gift just for that one person. You can set dollar limits to help further your savings, or even just eliminate store bought gifts and go completely hand-made or from the heart {I’ve seen uncrafty friends gift services, ie. a free lawn mowing or a free night of babysitting}. Plus, the element of surprise is so much fun when gifts are exchanged and everyone can see who drew who.

Buy for Kids Only: If drawing names is not for you, maybe you can convince the family to only purchase gifts for the kids int the family. Whether that means you and your hubby don’t exchange gifts and just buy for your littles, or whether your extended family only purchases for the nieces and nephews and grand kids, either way will save you big.  Plus, isn’t seeing the kid’s reaction what it’s all about?

So there you have a wealth of ideas on how to whip that budget into shape this holiday season. Now lets get to trimming trees AND budgets!

~Mavis

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Lindt LINDOR Truffles on Sale, Online Grocery Deals, Homestyle Scalloped Potatoes and Pretzel Pie and More

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Quote of the Day  “Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t turn out – take another shot.” – Linda Poindexter

Hello Thursday! On the agenda for today:

Buy food. 🙂

Seems easy enough, right? Have an AWESOME Thursday everyone, stay awesome.

♥ Mavis & Lucy

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Amazon Deal of the Day for 11/2/17 – Save up to 30% on coffee, tea, and cocoa

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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Homestyle Scalloped Potatoes – I don’t make these very often, but right around the holidays, I start getting a little bit more labor intensive with my sides {it must be nostalgia kicking in}.  These homestyle scalloped potatoes are one of those eyes light up sort of dishes. {Pin it for Later}

Home and Kitchen Deals

Add on Items

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Chocolate Pretzel Pecan Pie – Do I really need to explain any further?  The title really says it all.  YUM-O!  {Pin it for Later}

Prime Pantry Deals

Super Awesome Etsy Shop of the Day –  GandTDesign where you’ll find screen printed textiles. Want to have YOUR Etsy shop featured? Leave a comment HERE with the name of your shop.

Kid’s Stuff

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