Fam of 5.budget.

[mommaFruFru]

For NON food items? Whats yours per month?

I feel ours is soo high,.espicially since we use 4 snack baggies 5 days.a week! Then laundry detergent, borax, pinesol, dryer sheets..

Ugh!

[Gabbysmom615]

 hmm i dont spend a lot of nn food items

[mom2jessnky]

Buy store brand ziploc bags, or you can buy the cloth snack bags.If you're having a snack at home use a bowl.

I don't use dryer sheets, I use liquid fabric softener (works better, cheaper, I'm not allergic to it). I don't skimp on Laundry Detergent, I buy Tide pods, I get 77 loads for $18, whereas if I go all budget basement I end up using WAY more and my clothes aren't as clean.

You can use natural cleaners instead of pinesol. I steam mop my floors. I use vinegar for a lot of things.

Borax is pretty cheap, so I'm no help there.

I don't know...I don't really "budget" those things, we need them, I buy them. ya know?

[mommaFruFru]

The snack baggies are fir school,.so i cant really not use them.

I cant use luquid fab. Softner due to allergies. I use arm&hammer,.111 loads for around $15, but eith 20liads a week, atleadt it dosent last long!

I mostly use vinager, but even that goes into my budget, and gets expensive!

I just dont know where its all going lol

Quoting mom2jessnky:

Buy store brand ziploc bags, or you can buy the cloth snack bags.If you're having a snack at home use a bowl.

I don't use dryer sheets, I use liquid fabric softener (works better, cheaper, I'm not allergic to it). I don't skimp on Laundry Detergent, I buy Tide pods, I get 77 loads for $18, whereas if I go all budget basement I end up using WAY more and my clothes aren't as clean.

You can use natural cleaners instead of pinesol. I steam mop my floors. I use vinegar for a lot of things.

Borax is pretty cheap, so I'm no help there.

I don't know...I don't really "budget" those things, we need them, I buy them. ya know?

[AstuteMama]

I don't spend a lot on non-food items. I usually by store brand Ziploc bags or I go to the dollar store to get my Ziploc bags. Laundry soap I buy no mess packets/pods and fabric softener is the crystallized and is added in the washer with the laundry packets/pods. I use lyesol wipes, vinegar, baking soda, swiffer wet mop, or I'll use my steam mop for the floors.

[mom2jessnky]

How are you doing 20 loads of laundry a week!? You only have 1 more human than me and at worst I do 6 loads a week. I think the Duggars do that much laundry but that have 22 people so that's okay.

You could look into these for snack bags, they're pricy, but you would only need 1-2 per kid and you can use them for ever. If you can sew you can make sure you own really easily. http://www.snacktaxi.com/snack-sacks.html

or these ones http://www.reusies.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6&zenid=q7qq1si69n2ivsrohrsrcee5i2

Quoting mommaFruFru:

The snack baggies are fir school,.so i cant really not use them.

I cant use luquid fab. Softner due to allergies. I use arm&hammer,.111 loads for around $15, but eith 20liads a week, atleadt it dosent last long!

I mostly use vinager, but even that goes into my budget, and gets expensive!

I just dont know where its all going lol

Quoting mom2jessnky:

Buy store brand ziploc bags, or you can buy the cloth snack bags.If you're having a snack at home use a bowl.

I don't use dryer sheets, I use liquid fabric softener (works better, cheaper, I'm not allergic to it). I don't skimp on Laundry Detergent, I buy Tide pods, I get 77 loads for $18, whereas if I go all budget basement I end up using WAY more and my clothes aren't as clean.

You can use natural cleaners instead of pinesol. I steam mop my floors. I use vinegar for a lot of things.

Borax is pretty cheap, so I'm no help there.

I don't know...I don't really "budget" those things, we need them, I buy them. ya know?

[mommaFruFru]

Idk its just how many i do.. 2 for baby clothes, 4 for older kids 2-3 for df and myself. 3 sheets, 3 towles. And then 2-3 misc.. Like the pillows,.comfortors.. Spare blankets...


We cant send in snacks in reusable bags, everything must be disposable.

Quoting mom2jessnky:

How are you doing 20 loads of laundry a week!? You only have 1 more human than me and at worst I do 6 loads a week. I think the Duggars do that much laundry but that have 22 people so that's okay.

You could look into these for snack bags, they're pricy, but you would only need 1-2 per kid and you can use them for ever. If you can sew you can make sure you own really easily. http://www.snacktaxi.com/snack-sacks.html

or these ones http://www.reusies.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6&zenid=q7qq1si69n2ivsrohrsrcee5i2

Quoting mommaFruFru:

The snack baggies are fir school,.so i cant really not use them.



I cant use luquid fab. Softner due to allergies. I use arm&hammer,.111 loads for around $15, but eith 20liads a week, atleadt it dosent last long!



I mostly use vinager, but even that goes into my budget, and gets expensive!



I just dont know where its all going lol

Quoting mom2jessnky:

Buy store brand ziploc bags, or you can buy the cloth snack bags.If you're having a snack at home use a bowl.

I don't use dryer sheets, I use liquid fabric softener (works better, cheaper, I'm not allergic to it). I don't skimp on Laundry Detergent, I buy Tide pods, I get 77 loads for $18, whereas if I go all budget basement I end up using WAY more and my clothes aren't as clean.

You can use natural cleaners instead of pinesol. I steam mop my floors. I use vinegar for a lot of things.

Borax is pretty cheap, so I'm no help there.

I don't know...I don't really "budget" those things, we need them, I buy them. ya know?

[Sophie4910]

We have 4 and budget about 50 a month. We go store brand and make our own laundry soap.

[mom2jessnky]

Well I'm at a loss. Coupon I guess. If you can't change anything, yeah, I've got nothing.

[mommaFruFru]

Its also all the soap shampoo deoderant.. I swear df eats tje stuff! I buy 5 soaps and deo for him per month... Just him. I usey own shampoo/soap. The older boys use the same lind, then the baby uses his own. Plus lotion,.but cream, meds diapers, air spray....not just laundry soap and cleaners! I mean eberything th as t u dont eat

[mommaFruFru]

I wasnt asking for changes. I was asking what others budget for the month

Quoting mom2jessnky:

Well I'm at a loss. Coupon I guess. If you can't change anything, yeah, I've got nothing.