Posts all about saving money! Save More articles help parents save more money on family expenses and improve their family budgets. Full of frugal living ideas, savings challenges, and advice for buying used. Spending less also means wasting less – win win!
Looking for ways to save money on maternity clothes? Check out these 9 tips to get maternity clothes cheap and stay on budget. When you get pregnant, one of the first things you think about is how you’re going to dress your rapidly changing body. Eventually, you’re going to need some maternity clothes. But buying…
Check out this list of 15 children’s books about money and saving – it is never too early to teach financial literacy to your kids! Teaching our baby good financial sense is a huge parenting priority for me. Learning the value of saving young will pay dividends (literally!) later in life. One way I plan…
Checking in with our August baby budget. Each month I share how much we spent on our baby, and how we save buying baby stuff used (spoiler: buying secondhand saves a lot!). These monthly baby budgets show what one family spends on their baby. I also dive into the how much we save to hopefully…
Here again with our monthly baby budget check in for July 2020. Each month I share how much we spent on baby stuff, and all our savings from buying used (spoiler: going secondhand saves a lot!). My monthly baby budgets show what one family spends on their baby. By highlighting the savings potential of not…
Checking in with our December 2019 baby expenses recap. Every month I report on how much we spent on our baby, and highlight our savings compared to buying new (spoiler: going secondhand saves a lot!). My monthly baby budgets give an example of what one family spends on their baby. I also highlight the savings…
Back with our monthly baby budget installment. Each month I detail our baby-related spending and highlight how much we saved compared to buying retail (spoiler: buying secondhand saves a lot!). My hope is that our monthly baby budgets add transparency to what a family’s baby expenses actually looks like month to month. I’d also like…
Have you ever considered becoming a mystery shopper? Secret shoppers are undercover customer service evaluators, who are paid to pose as average customers and report on their customer experience. I have been mystery shopping for almost a decade and it is an awesome side hustle – and one that you can do with kids in…
Learn how to make extra cash as a mystery shopper! Secret shopping is a fun and easy side hustle to try today. I have been a secret shopper for almost a decade. My friend had started mystery shopping and suggested I give it a try as a fun hobby that doubles as a side hustle….
Checking in with our May 2020 baby costs report. Each month I detail our baby budget and our baby-related spending. I also highlight our monthly savings compared to buying new retail items (spoiler alert: opting for used saves a lot!). You can find all the reports here: Monthly Reports – Baby Expenses and Savings. I write…
Before I was even pregnant, I spent a lot of time reading research papers and articles about breastfeeding vs. formula feeding. Formula feeding felt like the right decision for me but I wanted to make sure I hadn’t overlooked something in the current research. Being frugal-focused, I also spent time looking into the financial implications…