One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1912 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.

Easy Quinoa Recipes – Chicken Quinoa Taco Salad

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By Mavis Butterfield on July 23, 2012 · 12 Comments

If you like taco salads, and taco seasoning in general, I think you are really going to like this super easy chicken, quinoa, taco salad recipe. I made it for lunch today and if I play my cards right and hide it in the crisper drawer, it should last me about 2 -3 days.

Yes. I am totally addicted to quinoa crack.

Ingredients

2 cups quinoa
3 1/2 cups water
1 15 oz can corn kernels
1 15 oz can S&W mild jalapeno black beans with lime juice
1 packet of taco seasoning {I used Mc Cormick}
1 red onion, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced {I seasoned mine with Lawery’s Santa Fe marinade}

Directions

Place the quinoa, water and contents of the taco seasoning packet in a rice cooker and cook as you would regular rice. When the quinoa is finished cooking, place it in a large bowl and add the beans, corn, onions, and cilantro, toss and set aside.

In a small bowl blend the lime juice, olive oil and salt and pepper together. Pour the mixture over the quinoa salad and mix well. Place sliced chicken over the top and serve.

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Mavis Garden Blog – Earning Back My Seed Money, One Dollar at a Time

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By Mavis Butterfield on July 23, 2012 · 10 Comments

So far this year I have spent a whopping $484.46 on seeds, soil, Tagro, and garden tools. My original goal was to keep my expenses under $600 and to try to earn back my “seed money” via selling extra vegetables at the end of our driveway.

But giving away my beloved vegetables and donating them has been really fun too, and even though in a way it is costing me money, I’m not going to stop doing it. So hopefully, somehow, I’ll be able to find a happy medium and still be able to recoup my expenses.

On one recent afternoon the kids set up shop. The picture you see above is what was left over at the end of the afternoon right before they hauled everything back in.

Rather than offering bunches of vegetables for a higher price, the kids decided to price the vegetables at $1/5 items. I’m not really sure what their logic was, but it seems to be working.

So far, they have collected $23, which I think is pretty good considering the selection is minimal right now. But hopefully, as the season progresses, we will be able to re-coup a little more money.

And if not, who cares, gardening is still about the coolest hobby out there.

Peace Out Girl Scouts, I’m off to cause some trouble.

♥ Mavis

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Mondays with Mavis – How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month

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By Mavis Butterfield on July 23, 2012 · 13 Comments

Last week my friend Amberlina came to visit me. I hadn’t seen her since last December, so I was pretty excited. She’s a trouble maker that one. And that’s all I’m going to say about that.

As far as my grocery shopping went, it’s a good thing I have a garden, and I like to cook most of our food from scratch, because I didn’t buy much. Feeding you family for $100 a month is kind of funny, some weeks I am able to bring home a ton of food with the help of coupons and killer deals, and other weeks I just pretty much avoid the store all together and live off our stockpile.

Below are pictures of what I picked up last week.

Albertsons $ .08

On the last day of doublers last Tuesday, I was able to pick up a block of cream cheese, a bunch of cilantro and a jalapeno pepper for only $.08 after using my catalina coupons from my previous trip to Albertsons. I needed the jalapeno for a recipe, and it didn’t dawn on my until afterwards that I could have just picked a jalapeno from the greenhouse.

Darn! I totally could have saved a quarter.

Safeway $8.84

Fast forward to Saturday, and The Girl and I made a last minute trip into the grocery store for movie snacks. The verdict seems to be about 50/50 in whether or not it’s appropriate to sneak snacks into a movie theater.

Fred Meyer $5.00

Milk and orange juice is only $1.00 per half gallon this week at Fred Meyer Grocery with the in ad coupon.

Uwajimaya Market – $1.59

Uwajimaya Market is the coolest place ever. Plus they sell bags of fortune cookies for only $1.59. The fortunes inside the cookies is a whole other story though.

Total Spent This Week $15.43
Total Spent This Year $804.09
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $484.46
Total “Seed Money” donations received $23.00

Need some coupons? Head on over HERE for a bunch of Printable Coupons.

P.S. – Why buys Smuckers Uncrustables? Are they any good? I can’t imagine a pre-made PB&J sandwich tastes any good.

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How to Save Money at The Movies – Bring Your Own Candy

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By Mavis Butterfield on July 22, 2012 · 39 Comments

Yesterday we went to the movies, which is a rare treat for us. We had left the house so quickly that I had forgot to pack a few snacks in my purse. So The Girl and I ran to the store and picked up a few supplies.

And then after our purses we full, we stuffed the extra candy down our pants.

Do you do this?

Or am I totally weird?

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