I’ve always been of frugal mind, but becoming a Mom brought my natural inclination to the next level. Having a kid helps you clarify things. My husband and I have always been savers, but seeing our finances through the lens of new parenthood made things all the more clear. For instance, when along the line …
Real Food on a Budget – yes, even food from Whole Foods…
When I left work to go on maternity leave, we decided to cut back – way back – to see how it would be to live on one income. One of the budgets we slashed was our grocery budget, which we sliced by about a third to $300 a month, or $75 a week. At …
The Great Cloth Diaper Experiment
Little engineering masterpieces, these poo containment devices are proof that there must be a diaper god. Many sport features like ‘all-in-one’ functionality (meaning they operate pretty much like regular diapers, notwithstanding the whole washing thing) or sizing options that reconfigure one diaper to serve from birth to potty training. And by golly, they are pretty …