I asked Jamie to write a guest blog to follow up with some more money saving tips. Depending on the response I may start a second blog that is strictly for financial and money saving tips. Here is what she has to say.
My husband asked me to be a “guest” on his blog!! I had so many thoughts race through my head. What on earth am I going to blog about? I can’t blog as well as Michael! What do people want to hear from a stay at home mom?
Hopefully everyone enjoys this blog, so…. Here it goes!
MONEY SAVING TIPS!!!! Exciting right?!?! Where to start…. My new “job”, is staying at home with our adorable baby boy and keeping our household together. Many sacrifices had to be made to make this possible. Number 1 on the list was SAVING MONEY and living a somewhat frugal lifestyle. Is it worth staying at home with our child? You better believe it!! How long can we make this work? We don’t know! I never take a day at home with my little man for granted.
When shopping for ANYTHING, I am always looking for a deal. Paying full price, makes my stomach hurt. It becomes a game. I can find it cheaper somewhere else! I have a coupon for that!
Having a child CAN be expensive!! Charlie is on formula. That stuff is 25 bucks a can, but my baby needs it. We found out quick that we can get double the formula for the same cost at Sam’s. When Charlie is 6 months old, we can start baby food. I am going to be making it myself. We received a Baby Bullet as a shower gift! SCORE!!! I get to feed our baby fresh and organic fruits and veggies! We don’t use name brand diapers or wipes. I don’t care what brand it is, as long as it holds the mess and cleans it up nicely, I’m happy☺ I am also not a fan of the diaper genies. They add on more expense and boy do they stink. We use good old Kroger bags. I love getting the 20% of coupons from Babies R Us! I hold on to them like a golden ticket. I usually use them for the bigger items.
Groceries!!! You gotta eat!! We meal plan. It works wonders for us. I plan out every single meal and always check the kitchen stock before just rushing off to the store. What do I have? What meals can I make with what I already have? STOP WASTING FOOD PEOPLE!!! I’m sure you have 146 cans of veggies in your kitchen now. Why? Start using them and only buy them, when you need them. Look for sales on meat. You can get great deals on just about any kind. Portion it out and FREEZE it! You like to eat fresh veggies and fruit? Fine! Just plan it in your meal plan. Every two weeks we sit down in the kitchen with our coupons, list and calendar . I write down what we are eating everyday!! Now…. Of course we need to stop in the store every now and then to get some things. We are saving so much money now. It works for us!!! YAY!!!! Saving money at the grocery store is fun and….. you earn FUEL points!!! Saving on gas too??? No!?!? YES!
This blog is getting long. My goal is to stay at home with our child as long as possible. Watching what you spend and planning what you want to spend, is HUGE! We don’t go on spending sprees on the weekends, eat out much and find FREE and fun things to do. The park is such a fun place to go with your family and IT IS FREE. We still don’t “go without” and still live a comfortable lifestyle. It can be hard…. Lets be real! Honestly, if it is your hearts desire, it can work.
We are open to any other suggestions!!! Please share!
Life is too short to always keep with the Jones’!!!
My husband asked me to be a “guest” on his blog!! I had so many thoughts race through my head. What on earth am I going to blog about? I can’t blog as well as Michael! What do people want to hear from a stay at home mom?
Hopefully everyone enjoys this blog, so…. Here it goes!
MONEY SAVING TIPS!!!! Exciting right?!?! Where to start…. My new “job”, is staying at home with our adorable baby boy and keeping our household together. Many sacrifices had to be made to make this possible. Number 1 on the list was SAVING MONEY and living a somewhat frugal lifestyle. Is it worth staying at home with our child? You better believe it!! How long can we make this work? We don’t know! I never take a day at home with my little man for granted.
When shopping for ANYTHING, I am always looking for a deal. Paying full price, makes my stomach hurt. It becomes a game. I can find it cheaper somewhere else! I have a coupon for that!
Having a child CAN be expensive!! Charlie is on formula. That stuff is 25 bucks a can, but my baby needs it. We found out quick that we can get double the formula for the same cost at Sam’s. When Charlie is 6 months old, we can start baby food. I am going to be making it myself. We received a Baby Bullet as a shower gift! SCORE!!! I get to feed our baby fresh and organic fruits and veggies! We don’t use name brand diapers or wipes. I don’t care what brand it is, as long as it holds the mess and cleans it up nicely, I’m happy☺ I am also not a fan of the diaper genies. They add on more expense and boy do they stink. We use good old Kroger bags. I love getting the 20% of coupons from Babies R Us! I hold on to them like a golden ticket. I usually use them for the bigger items.
Groceries!!! You gotta eat!! We meal plan. It works wonders for us. I plan out every single meal and always check the kitchen stock before just rushing off to the store. What do I have? What meals can I make with what I already have? STOP WASTING FOOD PEOPLE!!! I’m sure you have 146 cans of veggies in your kitchen now. Why? Start using them and only buy them, when you need them. Look for sales on meat. You can get great deals on just about any kind. Portion it out and FREEZE it! You like to eat fresh veggies and fruit? Fine! Just plan it in your meal plan. Every two weeks we sit down in the kitchen with our coupons, list and calendar . I write down what we are eating everyday!! Now…. Of course we need to stop in the store every now and then to get some things. We are saving so much money now. It works for us!!! YAY!!!! Saving money at the grocery store is fun and….. you earn FUEL points!!! Saving on gas too??? No!?!? YES!
This blog is getting long. My goal is to stay at home with our child as long as possible. Watching what you spend and planning what you want to spend, is HUGE! We don’t go on spending sprees on the weekends, eat out much and find FREE and fun things to do. The park is such a fun place to go with your family and IT IS FREE. We still don’t “go without” and still live a comfortable lifestyle. It can be hard…. Lets be real! Honestly, if it is your hearts desire, it can work.
We are open to any other suggestions!!! Please share!
Life is too short to always keep with the Jones’!!!
It's amazing what you learn to "do without" once you just do it. We haven't had cable for 3 years and we're never going back. Also, we don't have a home phone, because let's face it, if somebody really wants me they'll call my cell phone anyways. We've also planned our meals 2 weeks at a time and you're totally right; it saves a TON! If you don't go to the store as often, you won't be tempted to buy anything!
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