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Its not like anyone's whining "oh I can't afford to buy designer stuff while I feed my kids ramen noodles."
Seriously, if you don't have kids or have never had to manage a household....use this as an opportunity to learn something...or better to keep certain opinions to yourself. Best technique overall :)
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Wal-Mart does price matching. So if you know something is on sale at another store and Wal-Mart has the same product, just show them the flyer and they will match the sale price. Saves a lot of time from driving around town.
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Moral of the story don't have too many kids or if you're not bothered don't have any. Best cost saving technique ever.
what's "too many" kids?
we're not talking about people living beyond their means, just people figuring out how to live as well as possible with multiple kids.
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I cut coupons..and for clothing i sign up for every online discount available. I know my kids wear RL allot and I'm on the Private sales list - I'm all for discounting :)
I think my primary problem is the groceries...I do believe in healthier foods and brand names so over all its pricier.
I can't cut corners when it comes to groceries either. My older has taken a sudden fancy towards this fruit smoothie that is incredibly healthy but costs a bit more than you'd expect. It's good for her so I buy it. I rather cut costs somewhere else...like cable or something.
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i used to buy kid's clothes on sale and actually ended up buying more. eventually i learnt they hardly wear most of them. so now its just necessity shopping no clothes, shoes, hats, jackets,hair clips, toys etc unless badly needed. i never bought baby food jars or baby wipes, instead give them home made food, wash their bums. the only expense was formula and diapers. if u don't breastfeed then yes these expenses r unavoidable for a while. if u r ready for a little work u can use cloth nappies at home and diaper for outside.
grocerries can be managed too. instead of buying too many ready mades like muffins, fruit yoghurts , juice packs, cereal boxes, cookies these can be prepared at home which is actually more fresh and healthy. i have recently started cutting on ready made hot dogs, burgers etc, infact meat. too much meat is never healthy. i'm introducing more vegies now which is cheaper and way healthier. in breakfast instead of hot/cold cereals we make quaker oats.
i used to buy more junk than real food but now i tell kids for every 5 healthy food(fruits, vegies) we can have one junk (cereal, cookies,cakes,) limited to no more than 2 junks at a time.
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Yep like Mabrook i found i was also buying alot of clothing for the little one and she would barely wear half the stuff. Then i finally got smart about it, lol. Just because its on sale doesnt give you the license to go crazy for it.
Food wise we dont do organic but i try to make sure the eggs and milk we buy are non-hormone fed. I buy alot of my groceries at Aldi like vegetables and some fruit, oatmeal, frozen veggies, dairy etc, saves me a ton. For fresh fruit in season, i like to shop sale flyers of nicer grocery stores because i dont like all the fresh fruit in Aldi. Walmart has teh worse produce section in my opinion mainly because the fruit is usually picked off raw and it never ripens the way it should be.
I also dont buy alot of canned or processed food. We eat fresh or frozen veggies. For beans, especially chanay, i boil my own, pressure cooker works like a charm. Now i got my toddler to start with healthy eating habits for the most part but she picked up the idea from day care on processed foods where alot of kids bring juices, cookies, nutrigrain bars, mac&cheese etc. I think once in a while these things are ok but not everyday. Toddler doesnt get it though ofcourse and wants nothing to do with homemade pulao or whatever i slaved over 
I am learning a lot on my visits to Pakistan from my inlaws. They have to be so frugal with things and i realized i was losing money on groceries by buying and not using food or making a lot and then having to throw some of it away. Now i only make enough to last us one meal time or i make extra and freeze right away.
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what's "too many" kids?
we're not talking about people living beyond their means, just people figuring out how to live as well as possible with multiple kids.
Having less kids is cost saving. Although, my response more light hearted than anything serious.
Don't take that post too serious.