April is ‘going green’ month on baby budgeting

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 Budgeting is essentially about reducing what you spend but as a by-product of that you often and usually reduce your waste, recycle your goods and reuse skills and objects too! Budgeting is by nature environmentally friendly! We have to take care of our planet for our kids so we have to give focus and energy [...]

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Pea in a podcast – (quality freebies!)

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I have to tell you about a  free resource I have come across called Pea in a podcast www.peainthepodcast.com. It  has over 75 free  podcasts about everything related to being pregnant, including week-by- week topics.                                                                                        Perfect pregnancy fodder for when you are doing some chores or resting your eyes. They last around 20 mins and are delivered [...]

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20 things you could do today that could immediately help your finances

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Rummage through all your clothes drawers and anything with a good label and no longer wanted bang straight on ebay Resolve to be greener and economical turn off the power (including standby) when not in use. Cancel any gym subscriptions and get walking/jogging/cycling. Find a mobile hairdresser who will do your whole families hair for [...]

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A lovely, creative, family activity for half term

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 I just want to share with you something really beautiful my family do. Each season we make a huge new picture for our kitchen wall depicting the season. It’s our pride and joy and even daddy gets involved. The children love it and we love to set to work on a new one as the [...]

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Are you considering time off with your baby but are unsure whether you can afford this? Here are 5 tips to get you thinking:

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sponsered post  1. Look at your finances What do you earn? (Write it down) What payments do you have that are essential and what can you lose? Be ruthless with the big and the small stuff. How much basic can you afford to live on? Can you manage not to work? Factor in the benefits [...]

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6 ways to help others with minimal cost to yourself

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Wecome to our guest post from Mummysaver. Many thanks to Becky for swapping posts with me, it’s fun to read what other creative mums out there are doing!  And so kind of her to lend me a voice to her loyal readers. My post today is tips for how you can  help others, which cost [...]

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Helping your baby to sleep in the sunlight – SnoozeShade

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When I was sent SnoozeShade to try I was intrigued. I have always hated heavy blankets draped over buggies and worriedhow hot babies might be beneath. This seemed such a simple solution!  Here’s what I discovered. What is SnoozeShade? SnoozeShade is the UK’s first universal blackout buggy blind for prams, carrycots, pushchairs and buggies (in [...]

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Cheeky wipes – Why not try something new?

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   I have always thought reusable wipes sounded brilliant from an environmental and economical perspective and yet…. a bit icky? I was delighted to have a go at using Cheeky wipes reusable baby wipes kit and finally break my reusable wipes block.                                                                       What a fab product! The system is very simple, you have a [...]

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The Expectant Dads Survival Guide by Rob Kemp – Book Review

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The Expectant Dads Survival Guide by Rob Kemp     (What to expect when she is expecting) I have read of few books for dads on pregnancy and most have been quite jokey and blokey. Recently released this book was like a breath of fresh air.This book does have a really great sense of humour and speaks [...]

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My baby won a horses head (and you can too!)

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I’m going to tell you a well kept secret……. A few eeeks ago my little princess aged 2 1/2 fell in love with a little pink pony on the cover of a magazine and charmed me into the purchase.  She then persudaded me to purchase her a luxury fairy cake in a cafe… AAAGGHH….she had [...]

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And the winners are ………………

9 7 8 Random numbers generated Mar 7 2010 at 20:56:44 by www.psychicscience.org  Free educational resources for parapsychology, psychical research & mind magic. So the winners are: Sarah, Crystal Jigsaw and notsosinglemum  ….who will each receive a copy of the Motherhood DVD. Well done ladies! And to everyone who entered a big thank you (so funny!) [...]

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A film about a mummy blogger, Mothers Day Eve + a chance to win the dvd!

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Celebrate ‘Mother’s Day Eve’ and Win 1 of 3 Motherhood DVDs – out on DVD 8th March To promote the release of MOTHERHOOD, starring Uma Thurman and Minnie Driver – ASDA, MUMS.NET and METRODOME DISTRIBUTION have launched a special new date in the calendar – ‘MOTHER’S DAY EVE’ - which will fall on the Saturday night 13th March before Mothering Sunday, 14th March 2010.  If [...]

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