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-Discount stores like Big Lots, Kmart, Marshalls, Burlington for staples, dry goods, household items & clothing.
-Consignment, thrift stores for my clothes & same + Offer Up/Buy Nothing for LO's clothes
-Cloth diapers, & the few disposables we do use, I've found partial leftover packs from people on Offer Up, Buy Nothing sites or local moms.
-Cooking large batches of soups, stews, lasagne & freezing for later. DH takes leftovers for his lunches & I usually eat random leftovers for my lunches.
-Coupons & loyalty programs and paying for almost everything on our cc for the miles. (We pay off monthly to avoid any interest & usually get reimbursed for 1-2 airline tickets each year). -
1. Coupon/ rebate apps- I download coupons on the Kroger App, Target Cartwheel, and Ibotta
2. Discount grocery stores- I try to get as much as I can from Aldi when I visit my parents since we don't have one here. If you are near one, go shopping there. It's crazy- they had awesome blackberries on sale for 89 cents this week.
3. Online shopping as much as possible- I know this sounds crazy, but hear me out- I always end up getting random extra stuff that is not on my list when I enter the physical store (especially at Target), so I just buy anything I can from either target.com or Amazon. That way I can stick to my list and not buy things I don't need and I can also price compare between the two websites.
4. Meal planning- even breakfast, lunch, and snacks. I might not always make everything in the specific order I wrote on my meal plan, but I know not to buy more than what I wrote down.
5. DIY/ homemade goods- Clothes and food!
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@Jedeve- I have been wanting to make my own yogurt! We eat a ton of it in this house and I would like to have some flavor options without all the sugar. Do you use a yogurt maker or do it some other way?
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@caterw: I do have a yogurt maker. It's not necessary, basically you just need a way to keep the yogurt warm for 8 or so hours. But the little cups are handy. I don't use yogurt for baking (my oldest is allergic to dairy) so it's more just for me and my husband to eat. Other methods make bigger amounts which would be nice, but the little cups are good enough. I have a total chef yogurt maker that I bought used. It's nothing fancy but it works!
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-micro budgets for everything
-timing weekly grocery purchases with sales
-no cable
-Non-expensive hobbies
-primarily hand me downs for LOs wardrobe for the first four years
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