Spit-up On My Shoulder

Click here to enjoy an entry from a blog at The Dollar Stretcher.
The writer, Meghan Whitmer, shares lots of tips on how she saved money while expecting, along with what she wishes she’d done differently. In these tight times, every bit helps!

If you haven’t ever surfed over to Freecycle, I highly recommend you give it a look. It’s a site where you can give and get stuff for free in your town.
We recently gave away some cello instrument accessories (my daughter moved from cello to bass this summer) and also one of our [...]

I love the magazine American Baby, but, like with many magazines, I’m often shocked by the prices on the clothes they feature. One picture in the August 2008 issue showed an adorable girl I would guess is around 14 months old. She’s wearing a top and skirt and cute socks. The cost [...]

From MomsRising.org:
Unlike the rest of the world, the United States doesn’t (yet!) have Paid Family and Medical Leave for all new mothers (which is paid time off after the birth of a baby). Without this kind of policy in place, situations like Selena’s, who gave birth on Thursday and was back at her desk [...]

by Michelle Kennedy Hogan
8. A “Diaper” Bag - If you must have all the pockets and little goodies, go ahead. But if you have a tote bag in the closet (LL Bean boat totes work great! Of course, you’ll want to find them at a yard sale.) from the library or anywhere else, then just [...]

I found a great article this week at The Dollar Stretcher titled 10 Baby Things You Don’t Need by Michelle Kennedy Hogan. Michelle was kind enough to give me permission to share it with all of you. It’s one of those articles I wish I had read when I was a pregnant with [...]

I love finding family activities that don’t strain my pocketbook. To make my job easier, there’s a great new resource. Kids Free Guide is a national directory of restaurants, hotels, ski resorts, airlines, and museums with FREE offerings for kids.
The site is searchable by city or zip code, so you [...]

I received a special Mother’s Day card that I wanted to share with you. It’s from MomsRising.org, an nonprofit organization that is working to bring together millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America.
Click here to view a cute card with a song [...]

Last Monday, (2/25), a report was released by the U.S. Census Bureau titled, “Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers.” I found the charts and statistics fascinating in the report as a window into how women’s lives have changed since the 1960s.
The report first analyzes trends in women’s work experience prior to their [...]

Did you hear about this? Until 7 p.m. Chicago time today you can download Suze Orman’s 274-page book Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny for free as a pdf file. I just did it and it took 5 seconds to download. I did need to download Firefox first [...]