One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 651 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.

Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas!

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 24, 2015 · 23 Comments

Thank you for joining me this past year — for reading along as I traveled, baked, gardened, crafted and remodeled my way through 2015. Having the HH, The Girl, Monkey Boy and Lucy by my side makes life pretty dang awesome, but having you guys follow along makes the adventures so much more fun.

I hope as this year winds down for you, you too find yourself surrounded by all the things that make you happy, whether that happiness comes wrapped in a shiny bow, comes out piping hot from the oven or sits shoulder to shoulder with you beside your Christmas tree. May all your days be merry and bright.

Merry Christmas!

~Mavis

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All I Want for Christmas is My Two Back Teeth

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 23, 2015 · 26 Comments

My hopes of starting 2016 off with no major dental work were dashed about 5 weeks ago when I was eating a Ritz cracker. I had bit down on something hard and crumbly and it didn’t taste like a Ritz cracker whatsoever.

It was the back tooth {part of it anyway} in the lower left part of my mouth. So. Going into yesterday’s dental cleaning I knew I’d be making an appointment to get a shiny new crown in January and would likely be maxing out my dental benefits at the start of the new year.

But, as luck would have it, when my super sweet dental hygienist was about 95% done cleaning my teeth, I heard a very muffled “Oh….. Hold Still…. Don’t swallow.”

Then she got her little suction tool out and went hunting for treasure.

“Well. Thank you. Merry Christmas to me.” I said when she was done . I had tears in my eyes {because I was laughing so hard.}

“I’m going to get the Doctor.”

Yada yada yada… the dentist had warned me on my last visit I had a tooth that was going to need to be repaired soon. But, since I had just shelled out big bucks for 3 crowns over the summer…. we decided to take a wait and see approach. The hygienist, didn’t know that.

And probably thought I was high on housewife crack because I found it was hilarious that I now had 2 broken teeth.

So. Not only do I get to start January off with maxing out my dental plan… I also get to drop another $1,406.00 into the bottomless money pit I like to refer to as my Crappy British Teeth.

January. It’s going to be AWESOME. Just you wait and see.

~Mavis

More Crappy British teeth stories.

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Kindle Books, Crab Mallets, Sweet Valley High, Corn with Bacon and The Coolest Plant Cart Ever!

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 23, 2015 · 1 Comment

Word of the Day: Primeval Definition: Belonging to first ages, primitive Used in a sentence: The primeval forest has been placed under government control.

The Girl and I got a jump start on our holiday meal prep yesterday and let me tell you Bob, Lucy the sample puggle was glued to our sides the entire time. If only she could talk!

Have a wonderful day everyone, and don’t forget to do a little sampling yourself. 😉

♥ Mavis

*This deal post will be updated throughout the morning so be sure and check back for deals.

Amazon Deal of the Day for 12/23/25 – MINI JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $59.99 shipped

More Amazon Daily Deals for 12/23/15

Jackery Bar External Battery Charger $15.98
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey: Seasons 1-5 $39.99 shipped
All-In-1 Film & Slide Scanner for 35mm Negative & Slides, 110, 126, & Super 8 Films $74.99 shipped

Available Kindle Books I think are cool…

The New Midwestern Table $1.99
Jesus Storybook Bible $1.99
Ultimate Whiskey And Honey Glazed Jerky Recipes Free
Spanish Phrasebook And Vocabulary For Beginners Free
A Memory of Violets $1.99
Starvation Heights $1.99
One Day Crocheting & Knitting Projects for Pets Free
One Small Step Can Change Your Life $1.99
If You Lived Here, You’d Be Perfect By Now Free {Yesssssss!}
Books for Kids: CHRISTMAS ELF Free

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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NIVEA Essentially Enriched Body Lotion, 6.8 Ounce $2.32 shipped when you clip the 25% off coupon
Ice Breakers Sugar Free Gum, Arctic Grape, 40-Piece Container $2.53
Maybelline New York The Colossal Volum’ Express Washable Mascara, Classic Black $3.57 shipped
AmazonBasics AAA Performance Alkaline Batteries (36-Pack) $9.34 shipped
Earth’s Best Organic Stage 2, Delicious Din Din Variety Pack, 12 Count $10.02 shipped
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Larabar Snack Bar, Cashew Cookie, 16 ct $12.31 shipped when you clip the 20% off coupon

Subscribe and Save prices reflect a 15% discount for ordering 5 or more items in 1 month.

Best Buy is has the Apple iPad 16GB Mini 3 on sale for just $279.99 shipped!! That is $250 off.

Kids Stuff

I am totally in love with this Herstera Urban Garden Metal Trolley!!!! It’s available in 4 colors and would look smashing on a front or back porch planted with edibles!!!!

And don’t forget Botanical Interests is offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $40 through December 24th. {Excludes HI & AK}. See all the seeds I typically order for my garden HERE.

Home and Kitchen Deals

4- Pack of Mead Spiral Notebooks 1-Subject $6.00
Stainless Steel Straws Set of 4, Cleaning Brush Included $6.95
Nonstick 9-Inch-by-13-Inch Cake Pan with Lid $9.60
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Oats Rolled Thick, 16-Ounce (Pack of 4) $10.50
Pack of 12 2 oz Amber Glass Bottles, w/ Fine Mist Sprayers $11.99
Magical Defrosting Tray. Thaw Frozen Food in Minutes $19.99
Winsome Wood Beechwood End/Accent Table, Espresso $49.99 shipped

This Roasted Corn w/ Bacon recipe just might make the most perfect side dish ever. That is not a joke. It’s soo good! Get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later. Find more side dish recipes perfect for your holiday feast on my Side Dish Recipes Pinterest Board.

REI Outlet Deal of the Day – Men’s Black Diamond Stance Belay Hoody $89.73 shipped {was $ 229.00}

Add on Items

Crab Mallet, Wooden $1.99
Farberware Nonstick Bakeware 9-by-5-Inch Loaf Pan $3.40
ALEX Toys Artist Studio 16 Modeling Clay $3.76
Crayola Air Dry Clay 2.5 Lb Bucket, White $4.55
Wagner’s Wild Bird Food, With Cherry Flavor, 10-Pound Bag $4.98
Natural Home Reuseable Produce Bags 5 Pack $4.99
Nivea Body In-Shower Skincare Gift Set $5.73 when you clip the 25% off coupon

*These are all Amazon Add-on Items and they will ship with qualifying orders over $25 and are eligible for free shipping on $25 orders with Amazon Prime {or will ship FREE on $35 orders without Prime}.

All wrapped up and ready to go… Amazon gift cards make the best gifts. FREE 1 Day shipping and lot’s of styles to choose from too.

Zaycon Fresh – Take 10% off orders valued at $99 or more when you use the code HOLIDAY10 at checkout

Check out their prices:

Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts$1.89/lb X 40.00 lbs | $75.60/case
Old Fashioned Boneless Applewood Smoked Ham$3.49/lb X 20.00 lbs | $69.80/case
Fresh 93/7 Lean Ground Beef Fresh $3.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $159.60/case
Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef Fresh $2.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $119.60/case
Premium Breaded Chicken Breast Fritters$2.79/lb X 20.00 lbs | $55.80/case
Whole Boneless Pork Tenderloin $2.99/lb X 16.00 lbs | $47.84/case
Boneless Center Cut Pork Loins $3.49/lb X 10.00 lbs | $34.90/case
Frenched Rack of Pork $3.99/lb X 16.00 lbs | $63.84/case
Fresh Hickory Smoked $3.79/lb X 36.00 lbs | $136.44/case
Pork Sausage Links $2.79/lb X 20.00 lbs | $55.80/case
Ribeye Steaks $9.99/lb X 14.00 lbs | $139.86/case

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Quick Christmas Craft – Reindeer Ornaments

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 22, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Need to keep little hands busy during holiday break? These reindeer ornaments are made out of wine corks {which if you live in suburbia, a quick knock on a handful of doors will yield you enough corks to decorate an entire tree} are easy to make and look cute on the tree or as an embellishment to your Christmas present wrapping. Last year, I used them to hang around the neck of a bottle of wine or sparkling cider {depending on who I was giving them to} for some friends and neighbors.

You’ll need:

Wine cork
Twine, ribbon, yarn {anything that you can use to hang the ornaments}
Googly eyes
Tiny red pom-pom
Brown pipe cleaner
Glue gun

Directions:

Glue gun on a looped piece of ribbon/twine/etc. to the top of the cork. Then, wrap the pipe cleaner around the cork and twist it to secure. It should cover the base of the looped ribbon. Bend the excess pipe cleaner to form antlers. Glue on the googly eyes {see picture for placement} and pom-pom nose on the end of the cork.

Craft over. Now go back to binge watching holiday movies.

~Mavis

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