25May 2011 by holly

Frugal ways to save for Babies – Swim Diapers, Diaper cream

Baby, Freebies, Uncategorized
Now that I have twins and a soon to be 3 year old.  My life is focused on children.  My blog has been focused on it to.  It sort of seems obvious for me.  Right now all I'm thinking about is feedings, and diaper changes. Here are some awesome blog posts that I came across and thought you should read.  Feel free to pass on to others. Babygoodbuys.com  - Reuse disposable swim diapers - This makes perfect sense.  Since disposable swim diapers cost about $.50 it makes sense to get as much out of them as you can. Minnesotamamamusthaves.com - Make your own Triple Paste - I'm a huge fan of Triple Paste.  I recently used my $1.00 internet coupons at Walmart to get 1 oz for $6.49 but that…
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24May 2011 by holly

Best Suncare Deals for Week 5/22/11

Baby, Coupons, general, Uncategorized
Since this coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend it is the start of sunscreen or sun block season.  I just purchased some last week at $6 and $7 and thought that is a good deal but now I'm finding this week it is even better.   I did some research and found some great deals and thanks to Hip2Save! who posted some scenarios. Banana Boat Kids Tear Free SPF 30 is recommended on Beautypedia. Check it out! I love going to this site for skin care recommendations. Big Lots Banana Boat assorted sun blocks Final Cost = $4 CVS Buy 2 Coppertone Sun Care (excludes sticks, baby, and tanning) = $8 Ecb (limit 1) Buy 2 Coppertone UVA/UVB Guard Face Lotion SPF 50 $9.49 (based on online price) = $18.98 Use…
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13May 2011 by holly

Problems with Babies R Us Returns and Exchanges

Babies R Us, Baby, Uncategorized
The other day I got out all by myself with the twins and it was so exciting.  I even got FREE Nivea body wash at Walmart.  It was a good day. Today, I thought I would go to Babies R' Us to exchange 4 boxes of size 1 large box of diapers with my Mom helping.  Note these are Babies R's Us brand diapers.  I got crazy about buying size 1 diapers back in January.  I was thinking the twins would need them for a couple months but I was wrong.  They are growing and soon will be in size 2.  I thought at the time it would be easy to exchange.  Life has been crazy and trying to find my receipts was more difficult then I thought.  Besides it…
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11Apr 2011 by holly

Great price on Avent bottles and sippy cups at Walmart after coupon

Baby, Uncategorized, Walmart
For the last couple of weeks there have been several Avent coupons available.  Click HERE to print them. $3 off 1 Multi-pack AVENT BPA-Free Baby Bottles $2.50 off AVENT BPA-Free Toddler Cup Twin Pack $1.50 off AVENT BPA-Free Toddler Cup I found that at Walmart they have the 3 pack of 9 oz bottles for now $14.97. That makes it $11.97 for 3 bottles or $3.99 each after coupon!  That is the cheapest I've ever found them.
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08Mar 2011 by holly

Baby Charts

Baby, general, Uncategorized
Several of my friends are having babies and of course I'm having twins very soon so this is a great time to talk about Baby Charts.   At the hospital, they ask you to track how many pees, poops and feedings occur and when.  I did some research and these are some Baby tracking charts I thought would work great for most Moms and Dads. Are you looking for a good tracking baby feeding chart?  Well, you have come to the right place. Here are some links to some of the best that I've found: Free Printable Medical Forms - This website has a great .pdf version of a feeding schedule.   It does include the times.  All you have to do is check it off.   This seems to be my favorite…
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17Dec 2010 by holly

Giant Food Sale Avent Bottles only $4.99 each! 12/17/10-12/23/10

Baby, Giant, Uncategorized
In the Giant ad last week and again this week Avent bottles are $2 off retail price. I was curious as to what that meant and happened to look at them in the store. I never knew Giant was selling them, and I assumed they would be priced high. It turns out that a single bottle is normally priced at $6.99 and so the sale of $2 off with your bonus card makes a single bottle $4.99. They also have 2 packs available too and they are normally priced $12.99 so that makes it $10.99 for 2 bottles or $5.50 a bottle. Even that is still a good deal. I picked up the singles and a couple double packs and even went to another store and picked up a couple…
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26Nov 2010 by holly

Babies R Us and Toys R Us Black Friday Diaper Deal! Hurry ends today!

Babies R Us, Baby, Uncategorized
Can you tell that I'm going to have twins?   Well run don't walk to your nearest Babies R Us because today ONLY  (as far as I can tell) are selling these speciality marked Babies R Us Brand diaper boxes for $10!   That is between $.10 to $.16 a diaper which is right in my price range.   What a great deal.  The sale is a Black Friday deal 6AM - 1PM but my store said that it is all day and the manager said it is unlimited.  Call your store or just stop in and check it out.  The wipes are also on sale for 432 wipes for $5.
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01Sep 2010 by holly

Cost of Diapers – August 2010

Amazon, Baby, Coupons, Uncategorized
I took advantage of the Amazon deals these last two months.  Check out the post here. I’ve saved $495.40 so far this year.  I've spent $356.35 this year. Click HERE to see my chart in Google Documents. . Location Brand Size Number of Diapers/Training pants Regular Price Cost Cost per Diaper . 1/1/2010 Big Lots Big Lots 5 19 $3.33 $3.33 $0.18 . 1/2/2010 Walmart Pampers 6 60 $19.92 $19.92 $0.3 . 1/7/2010 Alice.com Luvs 6 23 $6.92 $6.09 $0.26 . 1/10/2010 CVS CVS Brand 6 40 $13.99 $2.21 $0.06 . 1/20/2010 Dirt Cheap! Luvs 6 480 $143.96 $85 $0.18 . 2/2/2010 CVS Huggies Pullups 2T 26 $12.49 $5.50 $0.21 . 2/2/2010 CVS Huggies Pullups 2T 26 $12.49 $5.50 $0.21 . 2/11/2010 Rite Aid Pampers 6 26 $10.99 $5.49 $0.21…
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02Aug 2010 by holly

Free Samples for Baby

Baby, Freebies, Uncategorized
Several of my friends are having babies in the next couple of months and I thought it is time to show them how to get stuff for FREE! Great website for deals on baby stuff: Babycheapskate Free samples from Walmart I am a big believer in breast feeding and I did buy my fair share of formula and there isn't anything wrong with using it.  My daughter LOVED it.  Before baby comes it is a great idea to have formula available.  If you don't need it you can always give it away or donate it to a mother shelter: ParentsChoiceFormula Free Sample Enfamil Free Sample and Free coupons Similac Free Sample and Free coupons I strongly recommend Member's Mark because it is a great deal! Last I checked it was…
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