by Karen on September 1, 2010
If you’re in the market for cloth diapers, check out the huge clearance sale at Cotton Babies. BumGenius, Flip, and Econobum diapers are marked down around 30% off. Use the coupon code BESTDEAL for an extra 5% off. Economy shipping is free. These diapers are “seconds,” which means they’re on clearance because they have minor [...]
by Karen on August 9, 2010
Thanks to the reviews in Baby Bargains (affiliate link), extensive research, and a visit to some baby stores to test them out, we’ve narrowed down our choices for infant car seats to two options. We opted to choose an infant car seat instead of a rear-facing convertible that will last longer because we’d like to [...]
by Karen on August 2, 2010
Forgive me, but I don’t have a regular post lined up for today. I do, however, have a ton of things on my mind. So how about I share them? I feel like I’m melting. It’s another 90-degree day in Indiana (as I’m sure it is in many other parts of the country), and the [...]
by Karen on July 29, 2010
When I started researching big baby items like cribs and car seats, several moms recommended that I invest in Baby Bargains (affiliate link) by Denise and Alan Fields. They’re the parents of two children who want to help new moms sort through the marketing jargon and mommy guilt to find the best, safest baby gear [...]
by Karen on July 26, 2010
This weekend, Tony and I started the arduous process of baby shopping. Our families are kindly planning a couple of baby showers, which means we should have a little help when it comes to acquiring what we’ll need, but I was still hoping to keep things to a minimum. We are living in an apartment, [...]
by Karen on July 21, 2010
Last weekend, Tony and I finally moved into an apartment in the city where he’ll be teaching this fall (and hopefully spring). We were very lucky to have lots of help from both of our families. We’ve only been married for a little over two years now, but in that time we’ve built a frugal [...]