hello ladies!
I know I havent posted in a while but I need all the help I can get. I have decided to stay home with our little one but we also just bought a house. without dipping into our tiny nest egg of a savings account too much, do any of you smart ladies have any budget saving tips for around the house? i have never been stingy in my life - if anything, DH and I have always been somewhat frivolous.
any help is greatly appreciated!!
Re: need help - money saving tips anyone?
I decided to quit my teaching job to stay home with my son and we definitely had to make some budget cuts. I decided to take on a work from home job that has helped a ton. Also, we don't have cable TV and we have cut down on how much we eat out!
Another thing that has helped is meal planning!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
I don't mind- I just sent you a PM with the info.
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
Clip coupons. Shop using your grocery store circular and shop multiple stores if one has a great deal that another one doesn't. Always meal plan and limit snack foods and miscellanious items.
Dump cable and use Hulu, Netflix, or Amazon Prime.
Use Amazon Prime and Amazon Mom for your baby stuff and other essentials.
Consider joining Costco or Sams Club. We get our formula at Costco. 17 for a huge canister.
Find a nice consignment shop near you and buy LO's clothes and toys there. You can get almost brand new stuff for super cheap.
That's all I've got off the top of my head!
This!! DH is like a master of coupons and checking the weekly store circulars. We also don't really buy any junk food. We joke around that if someone looked at our fridge they would think we were poor and starving cause by the end of the week almost everything we've bought is gone. We're major meal planners.
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
Resale shops rock.
I don't have cable, just internet and Netflix.
I use vinegar and water for a cleaning solution. It's super cheap that way!
I buy tp and paper towels from Big Lots. A lot of people use reusable/unpaper towels to save money, as well.
This is going to sound silly, but I make my baby wipes last. If one single wipe didn't do the job, but the mess isn't huge, I tear one in half. It actually adds up, ridiculous as it sounds. (I haven't made any reusable yet, which is my plan). I do the same thing with drier sheets.
Consider cloth diapering, or buying cheap/generic.
Don't be afraid to try different brands if you have a coupon that will make it cheaper than what you normally buy.
Then there are commonly known things like turning off lights when not in use / using natural light, as well as turning off the water while brushing your teeth, etc.
If I think of more, I'll post more I've always been a cheapskate... and often been kinda poor lol
Wal-Mart / T-Mobile has a cheap iPhone plan if you already own the phone. Unlimited texting and data for like, $30-something. Of course, it's more expensive if you are buying the phone with the plan.
Do you mind if I ask too? I have looked around but they all seem like scams.
We use cloth diapers and we buy store brands for pretty much everything. We dont use a lot of coupons since we have found the store brands to be less expensive than the name brands with the coupons and we dont eat a lot of the processed foods.
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I'm a fan of The Cloth Diaper Tech Support group on Facebook
We also do not have tv or cable or satellite.
We have 5 cell phones on our plan currently and we will be talking to service provider to see if additional ways to cut phone bill in addition to dropping down to 1 smartphone from 2.
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I'm a fan of The Cloth Diaper Tech Support group on Facebook
PM'd you!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
PM'd you too!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
May I ask also? I have been searching for a way to work from home!
sent it!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
I would love to know also! :. Thanks!
Sent it to as well :-)
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
FYI you're still supposed to tip for take out
I will second cloth diapers/wipes, they're adorable, environmentally smart, and save you thousands. Especially if you line dry when you can. Also cutting out cable, junk food, and do meal planning. We keep ourselves busy with free entertainment, seeing what's going on in the community for free, and going to the library.
I would also love to know! :
I'm loving Amazon Prime and the subscribe and save. I've been switching the items around every month to things we need then. If you do 5 items you save 20 and there are Amazon coupons, too.
PM'd you!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
Clip coupons, thing to yourself if you REALLY need all the luxuries in your life and cut out what you don't
I would love to know as well!
sent it!
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018
I am the 91st person to ask. Would you mind telling me?
August '16-January '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI/TI = BFN
February/March '17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = BFN
April '17: Menopur + HCG + TI (due to too many mature follicles) = BFN
May '17: Took off due to cysts
June' 17: Menopur + HCG + IUI = Cancelled due to 8+ mature follicles
November '17: Clomid + HCG + IUI= BFN
December '17: Menopur + HCG + TI= BFP!!!! Due August 2018