Archive for February, 2008
On Writing and Babies and Diaper Prices
Friday, February 29th, 2008
On Writing and Babies and Diaper Prices
Writing a book is a labor of love—you do it even if you don’t feel inspired that day as well as on days when you have lots to say. Sort of like getting up and going to work, but requiring a lot more self-discipline, because there is no boss waiting for you to show up.
Throw a baby into the mix and well, sometimes all bets are off. Now that Nicolas is taking regular naps, I can schedule a little better. But as you moms know, sometimes that 2 hour nap becomes 45 minutes and then you are scrambling!
Sometimes I write with him on my lap, since he is at the age that I can turn him so that he can’t reach the keyboard but is still entertained. This works well until calculators go flying and as of yesterday, I lost a page of work somehow while he was sitting with me! Thankfully I was able to retype it, but now he is relegated to the playpen while Mommy writes.
We’re also getting close to moving into a large size of diapers…which means they get more expensive, as many of you know. In my studies of diaper prices (as you will find in the coming months, I study a lot of random topics!), conventional wisdom does not always ring true. Target and Costco are not always the cheapest for diapers and our Walmart curiously does not stock sizes smaller than 3 in large boxes.
Interestingly, when you combine store issued coupons with manufacturer coupons, I tend to come out cheaper at Babies ‘R Us/Toys ‘R Us. Strange, isn’t it? The only other place I have found to be consistently less expensive is Sam’s Club (yes, even better than Costco!). But since we don’t have a Sam’s Club anywhere near us, it doesn’t help as much.
By the way, if you have a formula fed baby, I highly encourage you to sign up for both the Similac & Enfamil clubs. They’ll send you coupons ranging from $4-$7 per container, which is not a lot considering a jug of the stuff costs around $26 in the Northeast, but it helps. Sign up for both and if you have friends using the brand that you aren’t, trade coupons. The savings do add up. Heck, I even signed up my mom who lives in a 55+ community. She figured the postman got a chuckle delivering a “Welcome to Your New Addition!” package to her house. Every little bit helps!
Copyright 2008-2009 Kristin Delfau, author of Turbo-Mom's Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time a womens' personal finance book, and Aji Publishing.
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Welcome!
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Welcome to the Turbo-Mom blog and thanks for visiting my web site!
The term “Turbo-Mom” blossomed from what I have seen from moms around me and being a mom myself. Whether stay-at-home, working part or full time or something in between, moms of today are always on the go.
And with the prices of just about everything going up, we are all looking to cut costs without having to sacrifice too much. And who has the time to diddle around on the internet for hours to find every solution? So let’s do it together!
Thus, the forthcoming book and this site are dedicated to helping all of the Turbo-Moms out there save some money and save some time in a fun and easy way.
It’s a place that that you can use as a resource, ask a question, learn something new, or reinforce something you already believe…or share with other moms your best money saving techniques!
I’ll be chronicling my journey through the book writing process, watching my son grow up (and perhaps being a little sad as he does!), and the every day business of living in the
When readers such as yourself post questions, I’ll answer them for you through the blog, unless they are investment related, which I will respond to directly via e-mail, since I am not allowed by securities regulations to do otherwise. This way, everyone can benefit!
If you have comments or money saving tips, I’d love to hear them and share them with the group!
A little bit about myself (beyond the “About” page!): I am the mom of my currently 4 ½ month old son Nicolas, born in September 2007. I am an Enrolled Agent (a type of tax professional) and have my own financial planning practice. My husband is French and we live in
Do visit often—as I find interesting new ways to save you money, I’ll post them in the blog.
So once again, welcome to the site and hope to see you back soon!
Kristin
Copyright 2008-2009 Kristin Delfau, author of Turbo-Mom's Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time a womens' personal finance book, and Aji Publishing.
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