Archive For The “Frugality” Category
I have a bunch of diapers that need a little bit of help. They are all from the batch that I bought about a 18 months ago. The diapers were cheap; we bought them on ebay, so I guess I couldn’t expect them all to last forever. The elastic has broken in several of them [...]
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I’ve made three diapers so far, but diaper #2 didn’t turned out very well. It needed two layers of fleece. Diaper #3 was by far the best and took me less than 30 minutes to sew. Christine is sending me some patterns. I can’t [...]
I am so excited! I just made my first diaper cover using an old fleece blanket we had lying around the house (we actually have two, so no one was upset that I used it). Now Bunky just needs to wake up from his nap so I can try it out on him! Here is [...]
As you know, I’ve been using cloth diapers for years. I am huge advocate of using cloth alternatives and saving money, but I’ve never gone all the way and used cloth wipes as well. In recent months, I’ve been doing a lot of research and trying to find the most affordable way to use cloth [...]
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I love my stainless steel appliances, but I hate that I have buy special, not very affordable, wipes and cleaners for them. Not any more! Thanks to Mandi at Organizing Your Way, I have a new, frugal way to clean my stainless steel appliances: 1. Put a small amount of baby oil on a dry [...]
You probably know by now that I do not sew. I so admire (get it?) all of you who do! But after watching a super easy tutorial this morning, I decided to try making Reusable Snack Bags. Here is my very first one… besides the one that came out very poorly because I didn’t follow [...]
FOR TODAY Outside my window… Sunny, humid and HOT. I am thinking… that I just saved 65% of my grocery bill! YEAH for coupons! I am thankful for… my wonderful husband! We discovered a week or so ago that in order to be able to send Punky to the Latin School, we need to seriously [...]
AutoTrader has a new section on their website called Family Focus When family safety is top of mind, this is a must-read. It provides the top researched SUVs, minivans and wagons, allowing consumers to see what their peers are looking at most often. It also includes helpful articles and tips on topics like what to [...]
Just click on the coupons, and you will be taken to Kelly’s Closet, where you can find great deals! I used the top coupon to purchase one Econobum: Individual (One-Size Diaper Cover & One-Size Prefold) and a 3-pack of bumGenius! Diaper Doublers with my FREE All-In-One bumGenius diaper. The total was around $20, including shipping [...]
