Happy Monday !!!!!!

[Gina]

Originally Posted by HALEY

i usually cut the sunday coupon out for JC Penneys, and go there they always have baby clothes on sale, and thank God for my Mother and sister, they buy him alot of clothes, if it wasn't for them i don't know how we would make it, with daycare, formula and diapers, baby food, WOW, having a child and hearing everyone say how expensive they are,, this is a wake up call for me, now i know how expensive they are, and people keep asking us when were going to have another one, i just smile and tell them when my husband hits the power ball.

Glad to hear the good news! Janet's idea sounds great, when my children were growing up I lived in Bklyn there were no garage sales I always shopped at kids r us and it was expensive.. this is so true they outgrow them so quickly. So check out the garage sales on the weekends. I love going to them in the Spring you get great stuff sometimes..

You think they are expensive now wait till they go to college.. oh man lol start saving now! lol

[DianaB]

Haley, that's great that you're getting more money back then you realized!!!!!

I also went to garage sales when my kids were little to look for clothes and I even bought clothes a year or two ahead if I found really nice ones. You can save so much money and get good quality if you just spend a little time and effort.

[Marilyn]

Congratulations, Haley!!! Wonderful news. I didn't have time to shop garage sales much. We had two daughters 18 months apart and I worked a lot of hours. When the first one was born, we'd already been married 11 years so financially it wasn't too hard, but I did shop at resale shops. Like Janet said, they grow so fast the clothes were barely used and a lot cheaper than even the sales. I also bought larger items used from ads in the paper. That was way before eBay. Now there are bargains galore for the savy shopper.

Wishing you the very best, and again, congratulations on your return!!!!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Congratulations, Haley!!! Wonderful news. I didn't have time to shop garage sales much. We had two daughters 18 months apart and I worked a lot of hours. When the first one was born, we'd already been married 11 years so financially it wasn't too hard, but I did shop at resale shops. Like Janet said, they grow so fast the clothes were barely used and a lot cheaper than even the sales. I also bought larger items used from ads in the paper. That was way before eBay. Now there are bargains galore for the savy shopper.

Wishing you the very best, and again, congratulations on your return!!!!!

thank you so much, i was also worried about his birthday too, my husband hasn't been working the OT like he did in the summer and money is very tight at my home so he gets his swing set,, i am still happy today..
I really don't have the time to go to garage sales, i work alot and so does my husband, its hard just to take Micah to the mall to get clothes and i don't have a baby sitter for the weekends, plus that is my time with my son, bad enough i hardly see him during the week cause of work. but thank you,,,, i mailed them out this morning,, so 4 more weeks and i'll be a little richer and less bills to pay. Thank God, i had to thank him ten times last night when me & Micah said our prayers. !!!

[Marilyn]

Sounds like you're on the right track, Haley!!!!! Wishing you the best, and a Happy Tuesday!!!!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Haley, that's great that you're getting more money back then you realized!!!!!

I also went to garage sales when my kids were little to look for clothes and I even bought clothes a year or two ahead if I found really nice ones. You can save so much money and get good quality if you just spend a little time and effort.

I did the same think Diana...buy ahead. I bought plastic tubs to store different sizes in. It worked out so good. I even bought some good toys at garage sales...stuck them in the dish washer and wah lah! Nice clean and almost new..LOL

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Gina

Glad to hear the good news! Janet's idea sounds great, when my children were growing up I lived in Bklyn there were no garage sales I always shopped at kids r us and it was expensive.. this is so true they outgrow them so quickly. So check out the garage sales on the weekends. I love going to them in the Spring you get great stuff sometimes..

You think they are expensive now wait till they go to college.. oh man lol start saving now! lol

When he was born i got him a college fund started way ahead of you girl, all his money he gets for Christmas, Birthdays, etc go into this college fund, and 50.00 a month, its with our stock broker, he'll have a lot for college when he goes, i try to be very good with my money.