Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Budgeting – a mum muses

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 nanny, [...]

Recycling your dads pants….

Dads pants supporting a baby budget

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 up my dad’s big [...]

Annabel Karmel on baby budgeting

Annabel karemel gurest posts on baby budgeting

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 have [...]

Rentabuggy (what a top idea!)

Gorgeous!

Occasionally through twitter, my blog, face book and thorugh ‘real’ life I come across a product idea or company that just make s great baby budgeting sense and I want to share it with youall. Hence I asked Laura from rentabuggy to tell you all about her bsuiness. What a fab idea!
Budget your monthly income with [...]

Guest post-The Nappy Mountain! (Part 2 – Cloth nappies)

It’s part 2 and day 2 of Maragrita Woodley’s guest posts on the nappy mountain……
There are two ways to help reduce costs and the impact on the environment when it comes to nappies. Last time I talked about how training “early” could save you 100s of pounds. Today, I would like to make the case [...]

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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 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 you get [...]

How to give mum a brilliant Mother’s Day on a budget.

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 Mothers day in case they are stuck. You may want to leave it up on your computer or print it [...]

10 Mummy Budgeting New Years Resolutions

Here are easy tips that can make a difference to your budget with minimal effort: (even if you only do one or two).
1. Give yourself an allowance. – Don’t bury your head in the sand, work out exactly what money you have and give yourself a strict allowance of what is spare each week. As [...]

Thrifty and frugal Christmas gift ideas – lets get creative!

I know Christmas can feel like an overwhelmingly expensive season but you have to face it with a thrifty and determined attitude full on. If you put off thinking about it you’ll probably spend a fortune on last minute gifts bought in a rush and panic. Christmas is coming fast so you need to get [...]

Wonderful Weekends

We have just had a very lovely weekend doing some fab things whilst spending very little and I just wanted to share some of it with you. On Saturday I got up early (as always with my 5 o’ clock riser!) and headed out to buy some milk and pre packed croissants (still a real [...]