One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 984 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.

Mavis’ Winter Garden Blog – Pulling Weeds, Chopping Rhodies and Planting More Trees

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 18, 2014 · 5 Comments

With phase one of the remodel behind us and all the big projects out of the way for 2014, I finally feel like I can start working on my garden now. It’s funny, for someone who loves gardening as much as I do, I really haven’t stepped foot outside too much in the last 90 days. And to be honest, I was starting to go a little crazy.

Mostly because every time I would pull into the driveway or look out our back windows all I could see was a HUGE UGLY MESS of a yard. Dead leaves everywhere, weeds, a mossy {and in some places non existent} lawn.

I honestly hate my yard right now. I LOVE the layout, and the potential I see in it, but there are only so many hours of daylight in December to work with, and by the time I log off the computer for the day, it doesn’t leave me with much time left to get out there and get stuff done.

Or so I thought.

Yesterday I made a game plan. A schedule of sorts… and you know what? I’m going to stick with it.

Let’s get this garden started…

~Mavis

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Free Kindle Books, Green Toys, Weather Alert Radio with Cellphone Charger, Carharrt, American Girl and More

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 18, 2014 · 3 Comments

Happy Thursday everyone. I hope you have a wonderful day! Here are a few deals I spotted this morning for you.

♥ Mavis

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

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – Save 50% on select Green Toys. Here are a few of my favorites:

Green Toys Airplane, Blue $7.50
Green Toys Helicopter, Green/Blue $8.50
Green Toys Tractor Vehicle, Orange $10
Green Toys Rocket with 2 Astronauts Toy Vehicle Playset, Blue/Red $12.50
Green Toys Tool Set, Pink $14
Green Toys Recycling Truck $14
Green Toys Train, Pink/Green $15

Amazon Bonus Deal of the Day – American Red Cross FRX3 Hand Crank NOAA AM/FM Weather Alert Radio with Smartphone Charger $33 {reg $79.99}.

The Body Shop has all their Gifts Sets on sale today for 40% off PLUS FREE SHIPPING when you place your order by tonight!

Carharrt has the Men’s MEN’S SANDSTONE RIDGE COAT/SHERPA-LINED for $71.49 shipped today!! This is a great deal on a great coat.

Available Kindle Books I think are cool…

Oh Lardy’s Guide to Fermenting Fruits and Vegetables Free
The Budget Cookbook Free
One Way Ticket to Anywhere: A Boy Sets Out On His Own Free
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children $3.99
Simply Delicious Amish Cooking $1.99
Homesteading Handbook Free
The Entrepreneurial Introvert Guide Free
Island of Fog Free
All the President’s Men $10.99

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! 🙂

Amazon has a great collection of American Girl Craft Sets on sale today:

American Girl Crafts Memory Book, Friends $7.76
American Girl Crafts Cootie Catcher Kit $8.76
American Girl Crafts Pencil Toppers Sewing Kit $9.37
American Girl Crafts Paper Posies Pad $11.98
American Girl Crafts Funky Felt Box Kit $16.99
American Girl Crafts Fun Fabric Bag Kit $22.50

Amazon has the Barbie Advent Calendar on sale right now for just $10.76. Grab one and tuck it away for next year!

Oh my cuteness. These Hershey’s Kiss Candy Mice Ornaments are almost too cute to handle. Find more cool holiday projects and tips on my Christmas Pinterest Board.

Get the 6 Pack of G & F Women’s Garden Gloves from Amazon for $9.75 when you clip the $1.00 off coupon. I use these gloves all the time in my garden and highly recommend them.

Zulily has Born Shoes on sale today up to 60% off. There are some crazy good deals available, especially on tall boots! Yee-Haw! New to Zulily? Go HERE to sign up then HERE to get check out the BORN Shoe Sales.

Cabela’s has the Woolrich Women’s First Forks Hoodie on sale for $21 shipped when you use code 4FREESHIP at checkout. This hoodie retails for $59 and comes in 4 different colors.

Discount Mags is offering a 1 year subscription to Bon Appetit Magazine for only $4.99 a year when you use code MAVIS at checkout. This deal will expire tonight 12/18/14 at midnight EST so be sure and grab your subscription before then.

Calling all eggnog fans! This Eggnog Pound Cake Recipe is a must-make! Get the recipe HERE or Pin it for Later.

Any Panera Bread fans out there {ME!!!} Buy $100 in Panera Gift Cards and get a FREE $20 eGift Card to Panera. Wahooo!

REI Outlet Deal of the Day – Ultimate Survival Technologies 30 Day Flashlight $19.73 shipped!

Great for curious kids!!! Amazon has the Carson MicroBrite 20x-40x Zoom LED Lighted Pocket Microscope on sale for $11.99 and the reviews rock! Have you ever accidently left your flashlight on overnight only to find the batteries are completely dead the next morning? Not with this flashlight, it will keep shining up to 30 days straight!

Amazon has the Euro Cuisine Yogurt Maker on sale for $22.99.

Amazon has reduced the price on the Fisher-Price Loving Family Dollhouse to just $53.97 shipped!

Congratulations to Beth who said “I’ve never heard of Bird Donuts, but what a great idea!!!! I turned my kids swingset(of course they are much older now hehe) into a bird sanctuary per say…lots of feeders for them so they would love this treat hanging from there as well.” and won the birdseed donut giveaway.

If you have Amazon Prime then head over HERE to get all sorts of FREE HOLIDAY Music from Amazon.com. The Piano Guys, Enya, Andy Williams and more.

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Cranberry Apple Crisp

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment

If there’s one thing we love around here, it’s a fruit crisp. I made this kind last Christmas, and I’ll be making it again this year as well because it was so good. Plus cranberries just put me in a Christmasy mood for some reason.

I served it with some homemade vanilla bean ice cream and it was the perfect combination. The heat from the crisp melted the ice cream into a creamy puddle around the cranberries that was so good I wanted to slurp up every last drop. I didn’t because that’s so not ladylike. But I won’t judge you if you try it. Promise.

Ingredients

1 {12 oz} bag of cranberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
5 Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, and cut into slices
1 stick of butter, cut into tiny cubes
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 F.

In large pot bring cranberries, orange juice, and sugar to a boil. Cook on medium-high until the mixture turns into a thick sauce, about 15 minutes. Add sliced apples and stir until fully coated. Remove from heat and pour into a greased 9×13 baking dish. Set aside.

In a small mixing bowl combine remaining ingredients. Fork the mixture until all the butter is cut in. The mixture will be the consistency of corn meal. Sprinkle flour mixture over cranberry mixture in baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream.

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It’s Time for a Little Feel Good – How About a Little Enlightening?

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By Mavis Butterfield on December 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Since the holidays are so hectic, I thought maybe we could all take a minute out to watch a couple of short feel good/thought provoking videos to give us perspective on daily life. So, here you go, and I hope you enjoy:

I love Soul Pancake videos. But this one takes the cake. This. Kid. Is. Awesome. I want to keep him.

And Remember people, “…you’re gooder than that.” So, what will you do this year to “make the world awesome?”

I LOVE that when you get right down to that, we all feel like we should be doing more…but aren’t. We are human. Here’s to giving ourselves a break.

…and just some food for thought? Why DO we gossip when it’s so destructive?

Hope they made you smile, relax…or ponder.

~Mavis

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