Comments on: Necessity is the mother of frugality http://livingwellonless.com/2009/09/17/necessity-is-the-mother-of-frugality/ Simply Frugal. Simply Healthy. Simply Happy. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kacie http://livingwellonless.com/2009/09/17/necessity-is-the-mother-of-frugality/comment-page-1/#comment-11273 Kacie Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:02:13 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2273#comment-11273 Good planning ahead! I hope Tony will be able to find a good position right away. Plus, if he opts to teach over the summer, that's an extra bit of moolah. I agree with Rhiannon. Babies aren't as expensive as some people would like you to believe. Do you do drugstore deals at all? That can really free up that $15 per week and then some. It's some work at first, but eventually your stockpile is so great that you don't have to do it anymore for a loong time. .-= Kacie´s last blog ..<a href="http://sensetosave.com/2009/09/14/buying-a-gophone-to-use-with-my-regular-plan/" rel="nofollow">Buying a GoPhone to use with my regular plan</a> =-. Good planning ahead! I hope Tony will be able to find a good position right away. Plus, if he opts to teach over the summer, that’s an extra bit of moolah.

I agree with Rhiannon. Babies aren’t as expensive as some people would like you to believe.

Do you do drugstore deals at all? That can really free up that $15 per week and then some. It’s some work at first, but eventually your stockpile is so great that you don’t have to do it anymore for a loong time.
.-= Kacie´s last blog ..Buying a GoPhone to use with my regular plan =-.

]]> By: anne http://livingwellonless.com/2009/09/17/necessity-is-the-mother-of-frugality/comment-page-1/#comment-11264 anne Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:57:56 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2273#comment-11264 Great plan! Very encouraging too. I really like the tips from Rhiannon. .-= anne´s last blog ..<a href="http://annelivinglife.blogspot.com/2009/09/voice.html" rel="nofollow">The Voice.</a> =-. Great plan! Very encouraging too. I really like the tips from Rhiannon.
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]]> By: Rhiannon http://livingwellonless.com/2009/09/17/necessity-is-the-mother-of-frugality/comment-page-1/#comment-11263 Rhiannon Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:38 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2273#comment-11263 Excellent points! Last year my husband and I decided it was time to go to law school. Not a cheap decision but one he needed to finally do. So we carefully looked at the budget to see where we could make some cuts, both to save more and not be in complete shock when we started school. We were able to cut our grocery budget and eating out budget by half almost immediately just by making a better plan and learning to cook a few favorites at home!I'm sure the careful budget will continue after school too, so we can pay back as quickly as possible. BTW-Just tuck this away for when the time comes. Don't worry too much about planning for huge expenses with a baby and a smaller income. We just had our little guy 4 months ago and our spending is better than ever. All of his clothes and jammies fit in my bottom drawer, he sleeps in a beautiful portable crib (we bought the safest/sturdiest rated one on Consumer Reports) in the corner of our room. We change him using changing pads on the floor or our bed. I'll be buying clothes at our Salvation Army on the half price days. Breastfeeding (if you're able to do that) is the cheapest way to go-except you will be eating TONS! Cloth diapers are also pretty cheap but if it's too yucky for you, you can find LOTS of coupons for that! I've using the pure and natural ones for the past month and getting them for less than the store brand, just with basic couponing! I never thought I'd say this but having a baby has simplified my life more than anything I've tried before! Forget buying all the extras, just make sure you have a washing machine before you have a baby! (we even bought that cheaply on Craigslist!) Good luck with you new budget! Excellent points! Last year my husband and I decided it was time to go to law school. Not a cheap decision but one he needed to finally do. So we carefully looked at the budget to see where we could make some cuts, both to save more and not be in complete shock when we started school. We were able to cut our grocery budget and eating out budget by half almost immediately just by making a better plan and learning to cook a few favorites at home!I’m sure the careful budget will continue after school too, so we can pay back as quickly as possible.

BTW-Just tuck this away for when the time comes. Don’t worry too much about planning for huge expenses with a baby and a smaller income. We just had our little guy 4 months ago and our spending is better than ever. All of his clothes and jammies fit in my bottom drawer, he sleeps in a beautiful portable crib (we bought the safest/sturdiest rated one on Consumer Reports) in the corner of our room. We change him using changing pads on the floor or our bed. I’ll be buying clothes at our Salvation Army on the half price days. Breastfeeding (if you’re able to do that) is the cheapest way to go-except you will be eating TONS! Cloth diapers are also pretty cheap but if it’s too yucky for you, you can find LOTS of coupons for that! I’ve using the pure and natural ones for the past month and getting them for less than the store brand, just with basic couponing! I never thought I’d say this but having a baby has simplified my life more than anything I’ve tried before! Forget buying all the extras, just make sure you have a washing machine before you have a baby! (we even bought that cheaply on Craigslist!)

Good luck with you new budget!

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