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Sam's Club Formula and Diapers
Asked by A.V. from Minneapolis
on April 5, 2007
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My mother in law and sister in law have a membership to sam's club and want to buy diapers from ther but i prefer Luvs and they said they do not sell them there they s...
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- Well, I have never used the Sams Brand Diapers, but I used Target brand. I have found that the generic ones don't hold as much. However, for younger infants I would ...
- I think the Sam's Club formula is great and saves a ton of money. The diapers are okay for the day, but mostly I buy pampers for home and at night.
- We are able to use the Sam's club diapers on our youngest but my daughter got diaper rash from them so we had to go back to Pampers/Huggies for her. I LOVE their wipe...
Learning to Budget
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on June 2, 2010
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Ok we are on a very tight budget and are looking at ways to help the grocery bill. I was thinking of stocking up on rice,pasta and beans. we buy our meat from a butche...
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- Do you have the time to make your own bread? That can be a HUGE savings! Bread dough can be frozen too. What you could do is on Sundays make a couple of batches, shape...
- Several people have recommended Dave Ramsey. Our church just went to Tennessee to get trained from him/his staff directly to open it up to our church & community. We...
- go to www.daveramsey.com and find a Financial Peace University class near you. That will teach you to budget and to get out of debt. Next, go to google coupon mom. ...
**Any and All Wedding Ideas Please!!! on a Budget!!**
Asked by B.G. from Los Angeles
on July 20, 2011
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Hello ladies! I'm getting married in the beginning of October! Woo Hoo! We are on a budget big time though. I'm having the wedding in our big backyard. I basically hav...
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- Go to the library and check out the book "Bridal Bargains"---you will find a ton of stuff in that book that will help you save money. Honestly, I would say that you...
- I got married in October and we also got married in our backyard. We had pots of mums around the yard and for a centerpieces we took the small pumpkins and used them ...
- First, congratulations. Second, cut your guest list in 1/2 if you want this under $1000 TOTAL. You are talking aout doing a wedding for less than $15 per person......
Food Budget Monthly
Asked by C.G. from Washington DC
on May 26, 2009
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Hi Mommy's-
I am trying to build a compelling case to my husband to stay home after my second child is born in December. I make very good money and it would be alot ...
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- We eat out ONLY once a week and at that, with a 3.5yo and 1.5yo, tend to go to only the "kid friendly" places which aren't as expensive. That said, I do alot of cooki...
- Wow - you've already got some excellent advice! I wanted to add that I, too, stay at home and have even before our kids were born (we're a family of 4 now). My husba...
- You've gotten some great responses-this is clearly a hot topic and one I was interested in following. We are a family of 4 and spend about $150-$175/week on groceri...
Monthly Cost of Groceries Comparison
Asked by S.W. from Phoenix
on July 15, 2009
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I'm trying to find a way to cut back on expenses. One of our biggest monthly expenses is our grocery bill. We shop at Target weekly and a Sam's Club every other week...
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- We spend about $150/week on groceries so approx. $600/month, but I think we have 1 less person in our family than you (there are 3 of us total), so if you break it dow...
- Hi S.. We also noticed an out of control grocery bill each month and have since decided to go on a budget. Our montly budget on groceries is less than $300 and my fami...
- OMG - $800 a month is a lot for a family of four. I have a family of five and we spend approximately $350 for everything - food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc. ...
Grocery Budget
Asked by R.M. from Colorado Springs
on January 9, 2009
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My husband wants us to cut back on grocery spending. Right now we spend about $90 a week for the two of us and our daughter, who is still in diapers. We buy nothing bu...
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- First of all he needs to do some of the shopping. Cut all extra snacks which includes any of his favorites. No Quik, chips of any kind or for that matter junk food....
- Sorry to be forward here but your husband needs a wake up call. $90 a week is awesome, I am impressed with that! Diapers alone are what, $25? An with a baby coming! Co...
- We try to budget $100 per week for a famliy of 4, but usually go over by quite a bit! (I'm blessed to be able to pick up extra shifts, so we usually have "extra" incom...
Looking for Any Tips to Plan Great Wedding on a Tight Budget
Asked by K.K. from Dallas
on August 21, 2006
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Hey Mamas,
I am looking for any ideas, suggestions, and the like on planning a wedding on a tight budget. Any tricks, places, ANY thing you know I would love for you ...
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- K., First...Go to www.bride.com and find a bridal show to attend. You will find all you need under one roof. Second....Don't skimp on the photographer. I'm not say...
- A friend of mine just went through the same thing and her wedding was really fabulous. I had a big pricey wedding so I was unsure how we were going to pull off the we...
- We were on a strict budget when we got married as well. It's tough, but definitely doable! I got my dress at Whatchamacalit and it was only $200, and absolutely beauti...
Just Lost My job.....pregnant W/two Kids - NEED BUDGET CUTTING IDEAS!
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on April 25, 2010
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I just lost my job, so our household income is now about half what it was. I am 5 months pregnant, so finding another job right now might prove challenging to say the...
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- You are like millions of other people in this economy. It is hard. There is no nice way of saying it. We all live the lifestyle our income allows. Very few of us h...
- Hi S., How many children do you have right now? (Feeding a family of how many and what ages, any pets, etc.) I use a lot of homemade cleaners, but also make my ow...
- Sounds like you're already doing the easy stuff. But you could call up your loan companies and apply for a forbearance. I was unemployed for many months after my fir...
Help! I Need to Be More Cost Conscious!
Asked by C.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 1, 2009
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My husband and I are trying to buy a house. We are saving as much money as we can. One of our biggest expenses right now is grocery shopping. We go out to dinner at le...
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- C. P you got a lot of advice here, I just want to add that generic foods a lot of times are made by the same companies that brand name foods are made by just packaged ...
- Something that has saved us a tonne of money is to write a list of all our favorite meals and then plan them out for the whole month. You could do it for one week or t...
- First off try B&B's or another discount food store. I shop there at least once a week for things like drinks. I pay half of what they charge at giant, for the same ite...
How Do You and Your Husband Handle Spending and Money?
Asked by J.G. from Washington DC
on March 8, 2010
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My husband and I are at a crossroads about our day-to-day finances. I am looking for ideas on how others budget, handle checkbooks, who decides how much is OK to spe...
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- my husband does the bills, and he is the breadwinner. he also likes to go grocery shopping (go figure), but i write the list (as specific as possible or he'll wander o...
- Sounds familiar! =) My husband used to control all of our finances, but I got so sick of asking if I could buy something and his answer would ALWAYS be, "No, we can't ...
- my husband never had anything to do with $$....he didnt know how much i spent on a anything or how much the bills were, not even the mortgage.....but he has expensive ...
