Comments on: Ways You Can Save Money On Baby Expenses.

By: Should We Pay Off Credit Card Debt Before Having a Baby? | Frugal Dad

Should We Pay Off Credit Card Debt Before Having a Baby? | Frugal Dad — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:20:18 +0000

[...] as much upkeep as us adults. Sure, they must be diapered and fed, and there are a few other baby expenses unique to having children, but babies do not eat nearly as much as grown adults. Infants have not [...]

By: Festival of Frugality #78 | The Dough Roller

Festival of Frugality #78 | The Dough Roller — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:44:45 +0000

[...] Ways You Can Save Money On Baby Expenses @ My Two Dollars: Kids can be a real budget-buster, so any ways to save are always helpful. [...]

By: Frugal Babe » Festival of Frugality

Frugal Babe » Festival of Frugality — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:03:53 +0000

[...] are tons of great articles from the pf community. I love the article from My Two Dollars about saving money on baby costs. My husband and I are also planning to start trying for a baby later this year, and we’re [...]

By: Festival of Frugality #78 : The Dough Roller

Festival of Frugality #78 : The Dough Roller — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:38:05 +0000

[...] Ways You Can Save Money On Baby Expenses @ My Two Dollars: Kids can be a real budget-buster, so any ways to save are always helpful. [...]

By: Festival Of Frugality Has Gone Upstate. | My Two Dollars

Festival Of Frugality Has Gone Upstate. | My Two Dollars — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:03:52 +0000

[...] tips on being frugal and saving some money, this would be a great place to start. My post about Saving Money On Baby Expenses was included, along with some posts I found very [...]

By: david

david — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:23:02 +0000

Thanks for the tips Jenn!

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:20:11 +0000

Save hundreds of dollars on formula? I think you are lowballing it! A can of formula costs something like $11 or $12, if you get the regular stuff (the specialty ones if they can’t drink cows milk etc are more expensive) and you can go through a couple of cans a week for at least a year. . . I’m thinking that breastfeeding can save you something closer to $1500 or $2000.

I also second the homemade baby food. Easy peasy, and way healthier than the stuff in cans. I just steamed stuff, froze it in icecube trays (1 cube is about 1 oz) and popped it in labled bags in the freezer. If I really was stuck, I bought salt free canned veggies and pureed them (still way cheaper than the canned baby stuff for a lot more)

On the diaper rash, I just used vaseline. Every time I changed their diaper and wiped them off, I wiped on a thin layer of vaseline. It formed a barrier between their skin and anything else, so there wasn’t much chance for diaper rash, even if they had an “accident” while they were asleep and i didn’t realize it. And vaseline is cheap

Good luck!

By: david

david — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:34:04 +0000

I guess making baby food isn’t all that hard! Thanks everyone for your tips….

By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:46:43 +0000

My wife does the same thing for baby food. It is an effective way to save money and it is not taking that long. We are having our 2nd baby at the end of July. This time, we asked around for baby clothe. My wife and I were surprised to find that many people around us stuck with boxes and boxes of clothes! Final result : we are all set until Amy reaches 2 years old!
Cheers,
FB.

By: David

David — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:17:49 +0000

Thanks everyone for your comments. And I suppose you are right in that we could get away with one washer, but the wife was concerned with ruining it. When the times comes I guess we will try it out with one! And if making baby food only takes a few hours a month, it would be well worth doing it.