I have decided to move to a .com address for this blog. I can still be found at http://forcheapsake.com. I hope to see everyone there and make many wonderful changes. We will still continue with the same type post that we have had before: June Budget focus will be about babies and children, Sunday will be a jump start into our menu, Menu Planning Monday, Works For Me Wednesday (WFMW), and Frugal Friday.
Hope to see you at the new site soon.
No matter what product you are using, if you are using too much you are wasting it. Using too much can be costing you a lot more than you think. This is great to teach to kids moderation is a good thing.
Look at items such as shampoo, conditioner, and toothpaste. It doesn’t take a hand full of shampoo to do the job. Actually if you are getting a good lather, you are using way too much. My hair is a good length and I only use a dime size of shampoo and a nickel size of conditioner. You should only be shampooing your scalp area anyway. This is where the oils collect. Anything other than that area you are just drying it out. Conditioner adds moisture back, your scalp does not need this. In fact adding conditioner to this area will make it look oily. Only condition the roots. Shampoo and conditioner should last a few months even with daily showers. Toothpaste is the same way, just a dab will do it. You can always add more if it doesn’t do the job, but it is easier to add than take away.
One of the first things we do to plan for a new baby is get clothes. This is something that will follow them for the rest of their lives and the first few months they will go through more clothes then they will probably ever have on hand at any given point later in life. This gets very expensive.
Don’t be afraid of consignment shops. Not everything there is used and worn out. I have gotten several brand new outfits with the tags on them for less than $5. Kids grow way too fast to spend a lot of money on their clothes, especially in the infant stage. And even better, buy out of season. Even consignment shops clearance items so they don’t have to store them.
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The kids are out for summer, so what should we do? There are a lot of theaters out there that have summer movie programs for kids. A lot of times the movies are free with very cheap snacks (well, for theater treats). These are usually movies that are already out on DVD, but the kids enjoy going to a movie. There is just something different seeing it in theaters than on the home television. Plus this gives us something to look forward to each week. Sometimes we hold off in the year in hopes we can see it in theaters for free over the summer for the first time. I have even teamed up with other moms, either giving one of us a break or enjoying having company watching a theater.
One tip if you go, Go Early, you are not the only smart mom in town!
For other great ideas check out WFMW at Rocks In My Dryer.
The price of movies has become ridiculous, but I still love a good movie. It cost almost as much to go see it in theaters as it does to buy the movie. Then when it comes to my kids, I have to see the movie first, then again with them. This adds up. So to stay on budget, I try renting in the middle of the store (I have already seen these at some point). Older movies are half of the cost of a new release if not more. Even if some of the classics are old news to us, our kids have not seen them and we may underestimate what entertains them. My daughter loves older shows and movies that have been around since even before I was born. And even more importantly they are more wholesome, if you can say that about television at all. We don’t have to explain things that our children should not be exposed to at such early ages. You will even enjoy watching your children watch these movies you once loved and seeing their joy.
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