Get Free Baby Coupons

As everybody knows diapers are pretty expensive nowadays. You usually have to spend a fortune on them. If you think about that you have to change your baby in every 4 hours that means 6 changings per day. Let’s make a quick calculation: 2.190 diapers a year!

OMG, that is a lot of diapers and so much money too. And if you are a new parent you spend even more on diapers because you change your baby more times at in the early days. In the baby’s first year new parents usually buy an avarage of 2788 diapers for a total cost of $558. (The price is based on an avarage price of 20cents per disposable diaper.) That’s a lot of money.

What’s the solution? Good news on this front. Big brands like Huggies or Pampers are giving away free baby diapers for moms.

Why? Because they want to make their diapers even more popular and it helps brand awareness too. It won’t cost them a fortune to send them out and you, as a mom, will be happy to becaue you can save some money on diapers.

So how to claim your free baby diapers?

• CLICK HERE to win free baby diapers for a year $500 value
• Fill out the form there
• Click on the ‘Join now’ button and off you go

Happy money saving!

Moms can have fun for free in NYC too. Where else but in New York can you take in a jazz recital in the morning, a movie or free yoga at the park and free theater in the evening without handing over a dime?

That’s the promise of ClubFreeTime.com which is devoted to sourcing the world’s greatest city for the best free events. You can find everything there.
From free Tai Chi classes to film screenings and book readings or salsa classes.

I think the beauty of the site is it lets you know what’s on the cards well in advance.

Lets see what are the pros of this site: (I couldn’t find any cons)

• easy-to-read listings give a rundown of times
• you find places and contact details easily
• there’s a kids’ section where you can track down fun for your kids too; for example free créches if you need some child-free time for shopping

Have fun for free!

You may think that having fun for free is not possible. I have good news for you. There are actually different ways to have fun for free.

Let’s see the options:

• Library: if you are a cash strapped mom you may find books very expensive. It’s time to visit the library. Joining the library is usually inexpensive or even free and you can loan great books, DVDs, CDs or even audiobooks for yourself and for your little angel too.  It’s also possible download music, videos, eBooks and eAudiobooks from the libraries’ website.
• Free museums: There are actually museum and galleries that you can visit for free. You can always take packed lunch with you so your kids will learn new things (maybe you too) and it won’t cost a penny. I’ve found a list of free museums in the U.S.
• Farmer’s markets: You can have fun on a Saturday morning too. Farmer’s markets are held various places in town. Just check out your local paper and I’m sure you’ll find one. It’s good to visit them with your kids or friends. Most of the time they are even cheaper than the supermarket and the quality of the food and products are far better than there. I always buy delicious jams there. (I love the strawberry one:)) Even if you don’t buy anything you can have a chat with people there and enjoy the fresh air.
• Board games: just try to get away from the TV and play bord games with your family. In every second week we get together with our friends and play games.  The most popular bord games are: Monopoly, Mah Jongg,  Scrabble, Beyblades, Backgammon, Risk, Battleship, Stratego etc.
• Walk and run for free: When the weather is nice walk, jog or get on your bike. You don’t need to join an expensive gym to exercise. You can hike or swim too. Doesn’t matter what you do just try to do something, sweat a little bit – let’s say 3 times week. You don’t have to do it alone, your kids or friends can join you too. It’s so much fun!

You probably know the brand Gerber, I think everybody heard about this company. Gerber has always produced very high quality, nutritious and tasty baby food for the little ones. We trust them because we know that their baby food has a really good reputation over the years all around the world.

Why is the Gerber baby food really good?

• Diverse selections: you can find all kind of delicious baby food for example apple, carrot, sweet potato. They even make organic baby food too.
• They follow babies’ development. They create baby food for the newborns, for sitters, crawlers and even for toddlers; and on top of that healthy snacks for preschoolers too.
• The vegetable and fuit purees made with 100% natural vegetables and fruits with no added sugar, salt, artificial flavors or colors.
• They also create purees which contain DHA – omega-3 fatty acid that helps eye and brain development. For example fish oils are really rich in DHA.

In this economy all cash strapped moms want to save money on baby formula and on baby food.

The good news is that you can start collecting Gerber baby food coupons. It is actually really easy to sign up for their baby food coupons; you have to fill out a form where you have to give your name, address, your birth date and gender and your baby’s due date or birth date as well. Then you have to specify which baby coupons you are interested in, so you tick the Gerber baby food box and click on the “Join now” button.

You will get Gerber baby coupons  – worth $147 PLUS  free coupons and offers that are worth more than $500!

It doesn’t sound really complicated, does it?

Start collecting Gerber baby food coupons today

Say no to standby

You probably remember that you parents told you to switch off the lights when you are not in the room. It is actually really smart to switch off your electrical equipments or items when you don’t use them. Don’t leave them on standby.

Recent studies showed that an average household wastes about 5% to 10% of its annual electric bill on electric items left on standby.

Only turn on the lights when you need them and buy energy efficient light bulbs.

You should set a good example to your kid(s) too and teach them not to waste energy.

Portion Control – it’s a good thing

According to the Wikipedia: “Portion control is understanding how much a serving size is and how many calories a serving contains. Portion control is important for weight management as the weight is defined by the total calorie intake. Healthy eating, using Aristotle’s philosophy, is the desirable middle between two extremes of excess and the other of deficiency (over eating and not eating enough), the “golden mean.” Portion control is eating a healthy balance of amount and types, of varied foods.”

So try to stick to this because recent studies showed that our portions are 3 times (!!!) bigger that they used to be.

When you cook for  your family try to think about how much food you actually giving them. It is never too late learning portion control. There’s an easy way to remember portions; you can learn to estimate serving sizes with everyday objects. It’s not complicated at all. Have a look at this list (source weightloss.about.com):

cheese (1 oz.) = a ping-pong ball

hamburger (3 oz.) = a mayo jar lid

peanut butter (1 tsp.) = one die

beef (3 oz.) = a bar of soap

rice (½ c.) = an ice cream scoop

potato = a computer mouse

dinner roll = a yo-yo

butter (1 tsp.) = a Scrabble tile

fruit (1 c.) = a tennis ball

cooked pasta (½ c.) = a golf ball

fish (3 oz.) = a checkbook

poultry (3 oz.) = a deck of playing cards

cereal (1 c.) = a baseball

salad dressing (2 Tbsp.) = a shot glass

nuts (1 oz.) = a cupped palm

Vegetables should fill half of your plate. You may think that vegetables are so expensive. I have good news for you, you can always buy frozen vegetables, they are as tasty as the fresh one and to be honest sometimes they are even fresher than the so called “fresh vegetables”, last but not least they are less expensive too.

Tap water or bottled water?

What to choose: tap water or bottled water? This is a big question and we are kind of confused when we have to answer it.

Recent studies actually showed that bottled water is not as pure as we think. There are many brands that come from municipal supply; it’s basically glorified tap water. Most of us can’t even taste the difference between tap water and mineral water.

The other cons of drinking tap water are:

• bottled water is overpriced. An American drinks 21 gallons of bottled water per capita per year.

I actually made a bit of research and found out that according to the Sierra Club’s research the tap water price is $0.0015/gallon, the filtered water price is $0.13/gallon while the bottled water’s price is $3.79/gallon. This actually means that an average American family (mom+dad and 2 kids) drink 100 gallons of bottled water per year and this will cost them appr. $379 per year. That’s a lot of money to spend on bottled water. When you drink tap water that will only cost you (average American family with 2 kids) $0.15. So bottled water can actually cost more than 1000(!!) times more than tap water. Just one reason why to start drinking tap water.

• it has evironmental issues as well. You have to transport them and recycle them. According to Michelle Mehta’s blog on nrdc.org it takes 3 liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottled water.

Producing the 33 billion liters of bottled water that Americans drink each year has an energy footprint equivalent to between 32 and 54 million barrels of oil. The energy footprint of bottled water is as much as 2000 times the energy footprint of producing tap water. Manufacturing the bottles for bottled water alone produces more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. Unfortunately only about 13 percent of bottles actually get recycled. About 2 million tons of plastic water bottles a year – 66 million bottles every day – end up in landfills instead of being recycled. While nearly all municipal drinking water systems in the U.S. are covered by EPA standards, only an estimated 40% of bottled water products are regulated by the FDA. That also means that bottled water is less regulated than tap water.

Although there are some people who just don’t like to taste of the tap water or their tap water isn’t safe enough to drink; they can always buy an inexpensive water pitcher with filter that will clean the water. In our house we use a huge water filter (Brita – 3 liter). It is really handy and I can’t taste the difference.

And last but not least here comes the eye opener video about the story of the bottled water:

I hope you are not confused anymore please say no to bottled water.

Happy money saving!

Noemi

In the next following days I’d like to give you some smart money saving tips.  I hope you’ll like them.

Tip 1 – Be smart with clothes

So here is the thing. Kids grow really quickly so there’s no point to buying an awful lot of clothes. Quality before quantity! Try to buy long wearing items, they will worth it.

There’s one other important thing when it comes to kids’ clothes, you don’t have to throw them away when they become too small. I’m sure you know families who would love to accept babies’ or kid’s clothes. Don’t be shy about offering or accepting clothes for your own kid/s. We all know that it costs a fortune to dress them smart.

Try to mend your kids’ clothes too, it will save you money. There’s nothing wrong with fixing clothes. When you can’t fix it just cut them up and you can use them for cleaning especially when it is made of cotton.

So this was my first money saving tips for moms!

Happy money saving 🙂
Naomi

Nowadays it’s not easy to save money when it comes to raising kids and managing household budget. We all know that in the current financial climate cash strapped mums have to be careful how to spend their money.

Here are 5 tips how to save money on household, kids’ clothes, food etc.

Buy in bulk

Everybody knows that basic things, like nappies and baby food cost a fortune, it’s cheaper to buy them in bulk. You can save up to 30%, and on top of that you don’t have to make so many trips to the shops or supermarkets either. It will save you time as well.

Don’t buy too many clothes for kids

Children grow so quickly, so instead of buying enormous amount of baby clothes, be clever with them and buy long wearing item what you can actually offer to your friends’ babies. Don’t be shy about this, your child won’t need them in the future and I’m sure your friends will be happy too.

And don’t forget, you can always mend your kids’ clothes and you don’t have to always buy brand new ones.

Collect free baby coupons

It’s always smart to collect free baby coupons or free baby samples. From the biggest companies to the smallest companies will reward you with samples, discounts, free baby coupons or sweepstakes entries.

Don’t waste food

It’s really awful how much food we actually waste. With a little imagination and with a couple of key ingredients you can turn your leftovers in to very tasty dishes.

Get on the web

You can find so many things on the internet that are actually cheaper than the high street. Check it out and I’m sure you can get your hands on some amazing bargains.

You can find a lot of free baby picture contests online but I personally prefer the 2010 Cute Kid of the Year contest. Why?

Let me share my experience with you:

1. The site is really easy to use and you can easily sign up and get started. They will of course ask you for your name and address. But don’t be afraid because they only want to send you a couple of great sweepstakes and free promotions or giveaways.
2. You can upload as many photos as you want for free and once you uploaded them you will be able to enter any photo into the monthly free baby picture contests.
3. There are a panel of model and talent agent professionals on the site who can help you with their advice.
4. There are a lot of like-minded parents on the site so you will be able get in touch with them and share your experience.
5. If you are interested in you can also access national casting calls so you and your baby might get lucky and spotted by a model scout.
6. They will send you great freebies, free samples and giveaways from big brands like Huggies or Disneys.
7. Last but not least you can enter the 2010 Cute  Kid of the Year contest and win $25,000 prize. Doesn’t it sound great?

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