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.
Hello Monday! According to the weather service we are now supposed to be getting 5-8 inches of snow tomorrow. I am SO excited about this! The snow should start falling around late tonight so I’m looking forward to waking up to another blanket of white outside. I think I’ll get the woodstove ready to go Read More >>
Do you ever have those weeks when it feels like you are eating the same thing over and over and OVER again? Well, that was us last week. 🙂 The HH made his delicious meatloaf recipe and well, since it’s just the two of us these days, there were leftovers. Like three days worth of Read More >>
This past week was an excellent week in the meal department here at Camp Butterfield. Lot’s of hearty soups, a little take out and I even tried a new brand of oatmeal. Seriously, what more could you want out of life? Last week the HH tried out a new “man soup” {top picture, and yes, Read More >>
General Store $23.38 Hello Monday. Can you believe it’s already December 21st? I don’t know about you, but I am soooo ready for 2021! Or rather, the summer of 2021 when I think more places will be open and there will be a little more normalcy to life. I’m just thankful I have a bunch Read More >>
Costco $49.23 A friend said they were making the trip to Costco so we {along with the neighbors} put in our requests for fresh veggies. I stocked up on butter and eggs, diced tomatoes {for the Copy Cat Panera Tomato Soup} and requested some beef jerky for the HH. Local Bakery $7.50 A baguette and Read More >>
