Saving Money: Target
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Help on Being Frugal!
Asked by J.F. from Buffalo
on October 23, 2011
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I'm looking for a little money advice from the frugal moms on here!
We're hitting kind of a rock bottom financially and are looking for ways to change things so that ...
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- OK, I know this is going to sound dumb, but sometimes it pays to buy the more expensive quality item. If you are lucky enough to have a CVS close by, and get the coup...
- Our grocery bill has gone down sense we stopped eating as much meat. We eat vegetarian/vegan at least four to five days a week. It started after watching a docum...
- When I first decided to stay home with my daughter, we had $300 per month to spend on groceries. It was HARD because I also wanted us to eat healthily. One thing I d...
Money Saving Ideas
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on March 31, 2008
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OK, moms, I'm looking for some of your best money-saving ideas. My hubbie's business isn't going well, so our income is less than half than it was last year, so I'm l...
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- J., Due to the fact that you have a a pretty good sized family to feed, I have a suggestion for you. There is a direct selling company called Homemade Gourmet that h...
- J., I think it is great to be looking for money saving idea and some that I agree with is the library for movies or the $1 Red Box just be sure to get them back by 9 ...
- I would sit down as a family and explain to them as a family we need to cut back and we as a family need to make some sacrifices for now. explain the situation be hon...
Money Saving Tips
Asked by K.T. from Boston
on July 23, 2008
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Hello Mamas. With everything going on with the economy lately, especially gas prices, does anyone have some good money saving tips for families? Just little short cu...
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- Believe me, we're there. I don't have a lot of ideas, but one that I use to cut down on grocery bills is a) to generally eat more vegetarian meals (pasta, beans, rice...
- there's lots of hting you can do. Start by buying food in bulk. Cancell your monthly cell phone service and get a pay-as-you-go phone (use it only for emergencies!!)...
- I've been looking at ways to cut back as well. With 2 kids in daycare its very tough. However, we just reviewed our cable bill. We had cable and internet with comca...
Target Brand Diapers
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on October 1, 2009
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We have been using Huggies Little movers exclusively for about 6 months. I love them. They NEVER leak on my son. However, we are trying to cut back on spending and ...
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- I love Target's Up&Up diapers. I had so many problems with Pampers leaking, and I didn't really care for Huggies (my girls seemed to get more rashes with them). I've n...
- I really like the up&up brand... we were/are also huggies users. I use the Target brand during the day and Huggies Overnights at night because they hold more. We also ...
- I hate them. I just used the last one last night. They are hard and you can smell urine even if they only went a little bit. The side tabs don't stay in place. My ...
Do You Shop at Target? (Vent)
Asked by C.V. from Los Angeles
on May 10, 2012
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I love Target and i've been shopping there for a long time, but lately something they've been doing with their prices is irritating the heck out of me. Ok when i shop ...
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- Stores have done this for years. They jack up prices to make the "new" price seem like a bargain when it really isn't. I don't know if it's illegal. But the phrase ...
- Ditto to 2txtots. The "now" price or the price cut price tag is an *advertisement* of the new price. After a while, if the price remains at that "now" price, all they ...
- Evevry single grocery store fools their customers with advertising. The set up of the store, the placement of the items on shelves, the wordage. Target and every other...
Target Brand Formula??
Asked by J.M. from San Antonio
on July 2, 2008
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I am wondering if anyone has any experience with the "off brands" of formula. I have a 1 month old son and I started him on Enfamil Lipil w/Iron.... and while on my ...
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- Target brands are awesome! My daughter loved it and never had any real issues with it. Your son might just be going through a growth spurt and just wants more ...
- We had my daugter on Enfamil Lipil w/iron for 5 1/2 months but tried the Parents Choice from Wal-Mart after receiving a sample. At first we would do 2 scoops Enfamil, ...
- We've been using the Walmart brand all along for my 8 month old and it's been great. There are so many growth spurts and just general increases in need for food early...
Jff: Money Saving Tricks in Your Home
Asked by K.P. from Seattle
on June 10, 2011
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So I had a few minutes and was thinking about Money saving things we do around the house.
Me, for instance always put my kitchen sponge through the dishwasher, ever...
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- I try to pay close attention to the groceries. For instance, I buy the milk with the label in Spanish - for whatever reason, it's consistently about 20 cents cheaper/...
- Oh gosh, I have a bunch. I use wash clothes instead of sponges. I don't have a dishwasher, so I use one for dishes and one for counters/stove all day and then toss i...
- I do the sponge thing too. I love ALDI for produce. Thermostat that can be set for days of week/times of day for best efficiency. I don't use fabric softener at all...
Do You Think Groceries at (Super) Target Are Expensive?
Asked by M.T. from Minneapolis
on August 16, 2011
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Hi, we've been mostly using Target and super Target for our groceries (as well as other necessities like toilet paper) - it's been convenient, but we're starting to wo...
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- I'm in CT. Our area does not have a Super Target, but all Targets just started carrying groceries within the past month. Some of their grocery items are very pricy a...
- I think it's a matter of perception. Target is a nicer store than WalMart so people assume WalMart is cheaper. As for comparing to your local stores, I have no idea....
- I love Target because you can get all sorts of things there. Also in my area, it is a lot cleaner than Walmart. But it is expensive...I was just noticing that the oth...
Saving money-I Need Tips!
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on May 22, 2011
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Hello! My 3.5 year old and 14 mth old sons have been going to daycare at my mom's house (she runs an in-home daycare) since they were about 4 months old.My 3.5 yr old...
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- We cut back on expenses when I got laid off from my job and then promptly got pregnant! We looked at our bank statement (online, of course) at everything we spend mon...
- Not sure where you can cut back...but when you find out, you might want to start with our trick...when we first staring saving we literally took whatever $ we had extr...
- Just wanted to mention that any good pre-school is going to be all about learning thru play so if your mother is able to do that at her in home care (are there enough ...
Your Frugal Ideas?
Asked by ❤.M. from Los Angeles
on April 16, 2012
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Since we've had to scale way back, I've found ways to save money.
Like I no longer can buy expensive sunglasses & am always misplacing them now anyway.
So I got a b...
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- I don't know what happend to my answer. I wanted to see what other mamas said. These are some of the things I do. We never take out and rarely eat out. We bring l...
- Don't buy beverages. Instead, bring a thermos of tea, coffee, juice, water, whatever. Reduce the amount of meat you eat. Reduce the amount of paper goods you use (...
- IMO, the single biggest thing we can do is to IGNORE the media circus barraging us with what we "need"! You know--The ones that fuel the "Keeping up with the Joneses"...
