Kid To Kid

Kid to Kid is a franchise selling gently used children's clothing at ridiculously reduced prices. I just bought my little one a swimsuit for $4.50. And it's cute, trendy, and pink--just the way I like her clothes! Check out their website to see if there's a Kid to Kid in your area!

50% off ERGObaby carrier and Giveaway

Hurry over to babysteals.com for up to 60% off an ERGObaby carrier! This deal is only good for today (4/28/10), so quit your lolly-gagging! Babysteals.com is also offering one lucky winner a FREE ERGOBaby carrier in adorable Petunia Pickle Bottom fabric! Click {here} for details! Giveaway ends May 1, 2011 at 11:59 p.m (MDT).

I've been hunting the internet for a cheap ERGO for months, and I'm SO excited to finally be able to afford one!

Deals, Deals, and MORE Deals!

Did everyone have fun at the Gifts of the Heart Exchange? I got away with a darling button-up shirt for my little girl. It had spit-up stains, but that was nothing a little Oxi-Clean couldn't handle! Best of all... it was FREE! :)

I've been finding a lot of good deals lately, particularly for my little girl. Have you been following the Hip2Save blog? If so, you'll probably recognize some of these deals. A while back she had a post about $25 off a purchase of $50 or more at the Gap! I quickly snagged that up and made a quick trip to Baby Gap  because I knew that $50 would go a lot farther there, and Baby Girl was in desperate need of clothing. I came away with 3 shirts for this summer, 1 shirt for the winter, and a cute pink winter hat. My total? $3.80 (roughly). I happened to have a $25 gift card from a baby shower last July that I never had the heart to use... until now!

Next on my list of awesome snags is Baby Girl's Easter dress. We got a $10 gift from Kohl's in the mail, so I headed on over to our local Kohl's to see what their dress selection was like. To be honest no one has super dressy dresses for babies, but I managed to find a sweet pink sundress on sale for $12. With my gift in the mail the dress cost $2.14. Steal. 

Last but NOT least, are you a member of Pampers Gifts to Grow program? If you are, there is an awesome 50 point promo code, which I found on Hip2Save (did I mention how much I love this website?). Check it out {here}. If you're not a member of Gifts to Grow, head on over {here} to join! You'll get 100 points just for joining! These points are used to get free stuff from photo books to diapers.com gift cards! I'm up to 800+ and I haven't even entered all my codes! Codes can be found on the inside of any Pampers diapers, training pants, or wipes package.

Well, that's my frugality for the last few weeks! Keep your eyes peeled for more great snags and clip, clip, clip those coupons. You never know what hidden treasure you'll find!

Amazon Mom

Have you ever heard of Amazon Mom? It's an amazing program put together on Amazon for all mom's everywhere (I think. I'm actually not sure about Amazon's international policies.). Amazon gives you FREE Prime membership, meaning FREE 2 day shipping on all eligible orders. Also, as a member of Amazon Mom, you get 15% off TONS of baby items. Another perk of Amazon Mom? You can search for "subscribe and save diapers" and receive a box of 200+ diapers for 30% off! For example, I want a box of Pampers Baby Dry Diapers in Size 3. I search for subscribe and save diapers, and there happens to be exactly what I want! I click on it, get the size of box I want (204 count for $40.88), and click on the little bubble off to the right that says "Subscribe and Save: Save 30%." It then lists the Amazon Mom price, which happens to be $28.62. That's 14 cents per diaper! Amazon tells you how much each diaper costs. You don't even have to do the math! Another great thing about Amazon Mom: Everything is delivered right to your door! I am in love.

Gifts of the Heart

If you're a student in the Provo/Orem, UT area and are looking for some great deals for your family, check out the Gifts of the Heart Exchange. It's a clothing/ random item exchange specifically for student families. My husband and I went and checked it out this weekend and found some great clothes for our little girl. The best part: it's FREE!

According to their website, the next exchange will be April 9, 2011. Mark your calendars!

Another GREAT Find!

Ok, so I've been searching far and wide for a play gym for my little girl. She is getting much bigger now, and she's no longer content to just lay on the floor while I do the dishes. The poor thing is bored! So, I turned to the local classifieds and this is what I found:

Retail value (Fisher-price.com): $70

What I paid: $15

Total savings: $55

Now that is a steal! Granted, we are missing 2 toys, but it's still lots of fun for our little girl. And I wasn't about to pay $70 for a new one. Bleh.

So, tip for all that holiday shopping: Shop the classifieds!

Changes, Changes, Changes!

Okay, I know I haven't posted in a while. I apologize. My frugality all went downhill during our ever-so-long move, and I just haven't had anything to blog about. A quick little update on our housing situation... We started over, moved to an apartment, and bought new furniture. And by "new" I mean "new to us." It was all given to us or bought at a yard sale, with the exception of the couch, dresser, and kitchen table. BUT the couch cost $30, the dresser was on clearance for $100 (originally $240), and the kitchen table is a card table for $50 (chairs included). All in all, our apartment is full of frugality.

Moving on...

Have you ever heard of FuzziBunz? They are a brand of "trendy" and "earth friendly" cloth diapers. We're thinking of using them for our little munchkin (who is taking her sweet time coming out). They have a "one size" diaper that is supposed to last from birth to potty training. I'm a little skeptical of the validity of that claim, but I think we're going to try one out. If you know anyone who uses cloth diapers can you please send them my way? I want to know how cost- and time-effective this really is. Think of all that laundry (and no, we don't have our own washer and dryer)!

Also, speaking of laundry, have you ever tried making your own laundry detergent? My cousin's wife has a super fun cooking blog. Her recipes are so delicious! If I didn't have to watch my blood sugar so much with this pregnancy I'd make the cookies and cream cupcakes. They look so good! You're probably thinking what cooking has to do with laundry. Well, Carole (that's her name) has a recipe for homemade laundry detergent! I am definitely going to try this in the next few weeks. One batch of this stuff makes 5 concentrated gallons (meaning you mix it with water, so it's really 10 gallons!) of laundry detergent and only costs her $2.80 to make! Talk about a money-saver! And for all of you lovely people with high-efficiency washers, Carole says this works in those too (that's the kind of dryer she has)! I'll let you know how my homemade detergent project goes, but since Carole likes it, I think I'll like it too!

Well, that's the frugality from the last month. Hopefully I'll come up with more tips and tricks with the arrival of our little munchkin! Stay tuned!