Finance: 7 Cost Cutting Tips

7 Cost Cutting Tips

Written by Kara Kelso

Today's market is rough, so all of us are looking for ways to cut costs. Here are just a few that you can try for yourself:

1. Shared plans with cell phones.

If you have a cell phone that offers shared plans (two or more phones sharing repparttar same minutes for a small extra fee) and have a family member that you can trust, ask them if they would like to split repparttar 112648 bill with you. My normal cell phone bill was $45, but only $15 for an extra phone and number that a family member has. We split repparttar 112649 bill and now each of us only pay $30/month. Not bad for free long distance!

2. Watching for "free admission" days

Many places offer "free admission" days or weekends for children or entire families. Even discount days or weekends can help your budget. Watch for these so you can take your family on a special outing.

3. Only eat out on "Kids Eat Free" nights

Several restaurant chains and local places have specific days of repparttar 112650 week where children eat free. If you only eat out on these specific days you will see a significant drop in your monthly expenses. (Children can eat more than you think sometimes!)

4. Prepair Home Cooked Meals

Even if you are too busy, just cooking quick and simple meals a 3 or 4 times a week can keep you in left overs for days. One of repparttar 112651 simplest are roasts that you can just throw in repparttar 112652 oven and forget about for a few hours. If it's a large enough roast a family of 4 can make meals out of it for days (just don't forget to throw in several potatoes with it!).

Cutting Costs While Raising Babies

Written by Kara Kelso

Raising children is expensive, so saving money wherever we can is important (moms need repparttar

money for those rare trips to repparttar 112647

spa so they can relax, right?). Here are a few simple ways to cut your costs when you have a baby:

1. Make Baby Food

Instead of buying repparttar 112648 expensive jars of baby food - make it instead! Blenders are a great investment, and if you can get one second hand that's even better. When you cook supper, save aside some of your meal to throw in repparttar 112649 blender. The baby's age will of course determin what will food you make for them. Potatoes are always a good thing to have on hand and cook up quickly.

2. Buy cheap diapers with repparttar 112650 name brands

Some of us may have learned repparttar 112651 hard way that repparttar 112652 cheaper diapers are no good over night or on outings. But when you plan to just stay home, put your little one in a cheap diaper. Save repparttar 112653 expensive ones for over night and on car rides.

3. Buy resuable wipes

Cotton wipes are fantastic, and can even save you money. While repparttar 112654 initial cost may appear to be more, you will save money in repparttar 112655 long run. Don't forget a low cost natural wet wipe solution! If you prefer not to wash them out when you have a dirty diaper, have some store brand wipes on hand to use just for that.

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