Help Needed

fizzel81

im not gonna put full story on here (it is on dfw board) we have lost 150.00 of our budget this month for shopping etc ect i am needing some fab tips on how i can make it in july being that much down, i am gettng better at budgeting and have got shopping bill to around 80.00 per week i was aiming for 60.00. butnow i need to somehow slash that at little more

any tips there is 2 adults a 2yr old a 11month old and the new baby is due soon, i use washable nappies on the baby and will be trying my hardest to breastfeed, we have stopped the reusables on my 11month old as he wets so much and they were makeing him red (despite an extra booster and the paper liner so cannot work out whats going on there)
sorry for the rambleing and any idea would be fantastic

twink

sounds like you are doing great already, you have come to the right place for ideas, i am not very good at links etc but there are lots of lovely people on here who will be able to help, they will be along soon

culpepper

When mine were very little ,I made all the baby food from scratch.
We used to make our own meal but not add any seasoning or spices until after i had taken some of it out for the baby food.
Another thing we did was look at the nappy situation.We already used washables but began buying the big rolls of cotton wool instead of all the fancy wipes and using plain cooled boiled water for clean ups.
HTH

squeaky

What might be of help are the various "Getting Started" threads that are all collected in a section of their own in the MEGA Index sticky. These are full of tips that you can browse and use the ones that fit you best.

There's also a collection of budgeting and shopping tips in the mEGA Index too.

Lots of reading - hundreds of good ideas.

joannasmum

Re the washable nappy issue. Have you tried fleece liners on the 11 months old. They really help keep them dry as it wicks the moisture away. A really cheap fleece blanket can be used and cut up into rectangles no need to hem. Poop just drops straight off it down the loo so its not that yucky

HTH

fizzel81

i will give that a go, i have a blanket thats looking a little tired so imagine thats ideal

Floss

Am glad to see you on here - check out the recipe index http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=458838#post458838 for food ideas to use what you have in your cupboards & freezer