Baby Budgeting is all about saving and making money when you have a young child
What’s your name? Claire Meredith Any kids? 2 Boys (4½ and nearly 2) Do you work? Yes If so what do you do? I run my own little Payroll Bureau from home, processing the wages for small businesses, charities and parents who employ nannies. I also run a blog for parents on the money [...]
I am working with Brit Mums and British Gas on a campaign to help educate about energy conservation. As a budgeting mum this is a case close to my heart. But also as a green mum I care deeply about the worlld we are preserving for our children. Reducing energy use makes sense on so [...]
Hi, what’s your name? Laura Any kids? Yes, a little boy. Do you work? FT/PT? I work full time. Why do you work? I work full time because I need to pay my bills plus I like the extra money to use for savings and treats for the family. What are your child care [...]
Hi, what’s your name? Amanda Any kids? I have two girls aged 8 & 10 Do you work? FT/PT? I work full time in the NHS as a midwife. Why do you work? …because I need to. If I won the lottery I’d give it up in a shot! Saying that, I do really love [...]
Hi, what’s your name? I’m Kirsty, and you can find me on twitter as @imperfectpages. Any kids? I have two sons; the older is nearly three and my ‘baby’ is 15 months. Do you work? I do occasional freelance writing and social media work under the name Perfect Pages, but I also look after my [...]
Hi, what’s your name? Gaynor Lubke Any kids? Yes, a daughter 8 and 2 boys, 3 and 6 months. Do you work? FT/PT? P/T Why do you work? To take the financial strain off my parner and to treat ourselves now and then. What are your child care arrangements? Grandparents. How do you manage for [...]
How do you budget? Hi, what’s your name? Isil Simsek Any kids? Defne 4 years old and Derin 16 months Do you work? FT/PT? No If you don’t work why don’t you? I prefer being a SAHM during the early years of my children What are your child care arrangements? I don’t use childcare. How [...]
This is a letter to you other half or your good friend (who I suggest you rope in for a sleep over if you are single). Just to give them a few little ideas about Mother’s Day in case they are stuck. You may want to leave it up on your computer or print it [...]
Thanks so much to the creative dynamo that is Joanne Dewberry for this inspiring guest post Unless you’re mega rich or working in a full time job, funding your small business idea can be a real headache. For me and other budding mumpreneurs – and I’m thinking of full time mums with children at home [...]
Guest post: “I’m Katherine, mum of a sixteen-month-old boy, servant of three cats, and addicted to cloth nappies. I started rambling online at http://mademoisellejones.net in a sleep-deprived manner almost a year ago, and since then have gained a very part-time photography career, a half-decent website, and a smattering of followers. I sadly haven’t gained a [...]
At theGoodLifeBloggers us light-greenies have always recycled, from bottles, cans, card and paper. We have a paper-shredder so that we can feed our compost bin with a bit of dry stuff. When our kids grow out of their clothes, we recycle them down to their smaller cousins, and my mum used to cut [...]
The fabulous Annabel Karmel has kindly agreed to share her wisdom with us on her guest post for baby budgeting. It’s over to Annabel for her top five, baby budgeting foodie tips: Get a group of friends together and each make up a batch of different recipes and then swap them so that you each [...]
