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Baby Budgeting: How to Save for Your New Arrival

Koupon Karen

Check out local buy-and-sell groups or consignment shops. DIY Where Possible Some baby items like burp cloths, bibs, and blankets can be easily made at home. If you’re crafty, consider sewing or knitting some items yourself. Look for Second-Hand Items Babies grow quickly and outgrow their clothes and gear just as fast.

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Make a Racing Halloween Costume for CHEAP! {Less than $5}

For the Mommas

Here’s what I used: I bought a plain red sleeper from a consignment shop for $1.99. Fabric glue $2.00 (because I was too lazy to sew). Here is just one of the thousands of DIY Halloween costume possibilities. See more DIY’s on Lifeispoppin.com. Cut a patch off of an old hat my husband had in the closet.