Seeking hatchet advice

[JoeH]

DewGuy wrote:
[quote=JoeH]
Hatchet is the wrong tool for cutting below ground level. You should be looking for a grub axe or mattock.

Thanks, but it looks like those are more than I'm willing to spend.
Then get the cheapest hatchet you can, using one for this purpose will rapidly ruin it blade and turn it into a throwaway. I see mattocks in the $25-35 range at Home Depot.