Family's Names and Ages:
Michael~ 25
Brooke~ 10 months (born 09/17/04)
Occupation:
Stay at home mom now. Before I was working as a cashier.
If I had a day to myself...:
Clean my house from top to bottom! And vacuum my sofa off, my baby cries
every time she hears me turn on the vacuum! Luckily we have hardwood
floors throughout the house!
Money Saving Tips:
Buy kids' clothes in the off season when they're marked down really
cheap even if you have to store them for awhile. And don't be too good
for hand-me downs or thrift store finds.
Bargain Hunting Strategies:
Wal-Mart always has great clothes on sale for kids. I just got my
daughter 3 sweaters she'll wear this winter for $1.00 each. I shop at
Dollar General for my canned goods, mac & cheese, & tea bags. It's the
same thing you get at any other store, just a lot cheaper! And when
Dollar General marks their clothes down at the end of each season you
can get things super cheap. I got my daughter PJs and a little shirt for
50 cent each! Family Dollar is a great place to shop for baby clothes
too! You can get an outfit for $4.00 I also like to go into the thrift
store every so often to look through the clothes. I found my baby a
Tommy shirt and dress for $1.29 each that looked as though they have
never been worn.
Organization:
All the hand-me down clothes or clothes that I buy for my daughter on
sale that are too big for her now I store in Rubbermaid containers and
go through every couple of months to see what she can wear now. I
also buy the small round clothes baskets at Wal-Mart for 94 cent and
store the little toys she plays with the most so I don't have to dig
around in the toy box all the time. I also have one of the baskets for
our socks that are matched up and one for all her shoes! It saves a lot
of time than having to search all over for two socks or shoes that
match!
No matter if you're a working mom, a stay-at-home-mom;
