I am curious what you ladies do that helps cut costs besides the obvious: BF, and CD.
Buying organic and such can actually be rather costly, so I am curious if anyone has tips, or recipes. Natural things you do to save you money!
I just recently starting making my own organic almond milk :) Super easy! One cup of almonds soaked over night, add the a blender with 4 cups of water. Add a little honey or vanilla if wanted and strain really well, or filter.
I said before I want to make my own soaps/shampoo bars but have not gotten to it. I know once I start this will be cost effective.
Thought this would be fun to share with everyone!
Quoting orangeshirt:
Shop at secondhand stores for kids and myself, clean out my closet seasonally and sell items.
this and dont forget jbf is coming up if it hasnt already hit your area
www.jbfsale.com
not really a natural saving tip but we keep an empty milk jug in the laundry room and all money i find doing laundry in pockets goes in to it
its our emergency appliance fund
No, I use this recipe; it's so simple and turned out great. There are variations on the type of flour you can use, and you can add things to flavour it if you'd like.
As for pasta, I must admit that I've gotten away from making it, since getting pregnant. I just don't have the patience to stand in the kitchen and make it.
Pasta sauce can be as easy or in-depth as you like. :) My go-to is just some tomatoes stewed for awhile, puree them with my immersion blender, add spices (and meat if you want), add some tomato paste if it is too runny (and it usually is) and simmer for 30-45 minutes. So easy and tasty.
Quoting SAHM927:
Do you have a bread machine?
Quoting schultzal:I agree that making everything from scratch is a huge money-saver. Bread costs less than $1 a loaf to make, but buying good break is very expensive compared to that. The same goes for most baked goods, pasta and pasta sauces, etc.
You can make better tasting and healthier loaves without the bread machine. I do find my kitchenaid a life-saver now that I have kids... that way I'm not kneading bread by hand for 10-15 minutes.
Quoting SAHM927:
Do you have a bread machine?
Quoting schultzal:I agree that making everything from scratch is a huge money-saver. Bread costs less than $1 a loaf to make, but buying good break is very expensive compared to that. The same goes for most baked goods, pasta and pasta sauces, etc.
HAH! my dd found a feather from our comforter and blew it around the room for like 30 minutes! So toys are not really her thing- she likes to play with crazy things and the outdoors are always her favorite place to play!
Quoting peaches_04:
My dd has more fun with a ball of aluminum foil then her leappad thingy:)
It's funny, I thought about getting a leap pad for DS1 (nineteen months old), the other day. Then, realized, I read to him, all the time what does he need THAT for?! Lol! The toys we have bought are very geared towards the imagination (play kitchen, play washer and dryer, kiddy tent and sleeping bag) or gaining of fine or gross motor skills. He is playing right this moment with our old laptop. I gave it to him yesterday, it is his favorite thing in the WORLD! : )
Quoting justone_jen:
I agree. We only have maybe ten actual toys. Granted, my kid is only six months old, but family/friends with babies have a room full of toys. We explore outside, she watches the dogs, and she's more content with a spoon and a measuring cup than any of her toys. But, maybe we're just minimalists.
Quoting peaches_04:
Stereotypically crunch moms are less likely to purchase things like leappads or whatever the in kid electronic things are and more likely to encourage imaginative play and go on nature hunts and stuff like that
Key word there stereotypically....im getting this vibe im gonna get eaten alive for this comment
Thought this was pretty cool-dads who discuss cloth diapering
- SAHM927
on Aug. 22, 2012 at 10:47 PM