Comments on: Ideas to Save Money (and We Need Your Help) http://www.dadtrek.com/1066/ideas-to-save-money/ The journey to becoming a better husband and dad... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:09:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How Not To Save Money http://www.dadtrek.com/1066/ideas-to-save-money/#comment-859 How Not To Save Money Sat, 09 May 2009 21:42:44 +0000 http://www.dadtrek.com/?p=1066#comment-859 [...] recently wrote a post about how I'm trying to save money since we're having another baby in October. I decided to give you an update on our progress. [...] [...] recently wrote a post about how I’m trying to save money since we’re having another baby in October. I decided to give you an update on our progress. [...]

]]> By: Morgan Lien http://www.dadtrek.com/1066/ideas-to-save-money/#comment-561 Morgan Lien Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:52:58 +0000 http://www.dadtrek.com/?p=1066#comment-561 Jake and I don't have cable so if you do end of canceling your subscription I have a idea for "cheaper" tv entertainment. We will buy seasons of shows on amazon for about $20. Then no matter if there is nothing good on TV (since we do lack cable) we still always have something fun to watch. Would it surprise you that we have been getting Stargate and Atlantis episodes:) Jake and I don’t have cable so if you do end of canceling your subscription I have a idea for “cheaper” tv entertainment. We will buy seasons of shows on amazon for about $20. Then no matter if there is nothing good on TV (since we do lack cable) we still always have something fun to watch. Would it surprise you that we have been getting Stargate and Atlantis episodes:)

]]> By: Vincent @ The Dad Jam http://www.dadtrek.com/1066/ideas-to-save-money/#comment-544 Vincent @ The Dad Jam Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:41:33 +0000 http://www.dadtrek.com/?p=1066#comment-544 This is a hot topic lately, and I totally understand where you're coming from. Here are some ideas, based on things that we do or have done: -get rid of the TV completely. That will save you a lot of money on cable and electricity. You can honestly live without a TV, especially when you have a computer with Internet. I don't know when I would even have time to watch TV. -make an investment in some cloth diapers - it might cost you a bit up front, but over the long term, you will save a lot of money by not having to buy many disposable diapers. You'll be doing the environment a big favour too. -on a similar note, you can also use cloth wipes. Just buy a couple dozen small baby face cloths, and you are set. Just keep a moist supply ready for your baby-bottom-wiping needs, and you'll never need to buy disposable wipes again. -hang clothes to dry. When you are able to, hang some clothes to dry instead of putting them in the dryer. Dryers use a lot of energy, so if you can avoid using them once in awhile, you'll save on your energy bill. -try and get some used clothes or hand me down clothes for the kids. You can get these at thrift shops, from friends and family, or at swap meets. Most used kids clothes you find look brand new, because other kids outgrow them so fast. You can really get some great deals, or even free stuff, this way. -with your new baby, encourage your wife to breast feed as long as possible. She can breastfeed exclusively for at least the first six months. That equates to a huge savings if you don't have to buy formula or other foods for your new baby for at least six months. Hope that helps, and good luck with the cost cutting! If I think of more, I'll let you know. <abbr><em>Vincent @ The Dad Jam’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDadJam/~3/MkF-2IpyLtM/" rel="nofollow">Geeky Mother’s Day Gift Ideas</a></abbr></em> This is a hot topic lately, and I totally understand where you’re coming from. Here are some ideas, based on things that we do or have done:
-get rid of the TV completely. That will save you a lot of money on cable and electricity. You can honestly live without a TV, especially when you have a computer with Internet. I don’t know when I would even have time to watch TV.
-make an investment in some cloth diapers – it might cost you a bit up front, but over the long term, you will save a lot of money by not having to buy many disposable diapers. You’ll be doing the environment a big favour too.
-on a similar note, you can also use cloth wipes. Just buy a couple dozen small baby face cloths, and you are set. Just keep a moist supply ready for your baby-bottom-wiping needs, and you’ll never need to buy disposable wipes again.
-hang clothes to dry. When you are able to, hang some clothes to dry instead of putting them in the dryer. Dryers use a lot of energy, so if you can avoid using them once in awhile, you’ll save on your energy bill.
-try and get some used clothes or hand me down clothes for the kids. You can get these at thrift shops, from friends and family, or at swap meets. Most used kids clothes you find look brand new, because other kids outgrow them so fast. You can really get some great deals, or even free stuff, this way.
-with your new baby, encourage your wife to breast feed as long as possible. She can breastfeed exclusively for at least the first six months. That equates to a huge savings if you don’t have to buy formula or other foods for your new baby for at least six months.
Hope that helps, and good luck with the cost cutting! If I think of more, I’ll let you know.

Vincent @ The Dad Jam’s last blog post..Geeky Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

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