Spit-up On My Shoulder

Did you know that every two minutes you spend in the shower uses as much water as someone in Africa uses in a whole day? This statistic really made me think about imbalances in the world and also about how wasteful I’ve been with water.
I hope you will join me in cutting [...]

Here’s a great idea for saving money on baby wipes that I found in the 5/16/07 issue of the Dollar Stretcher newsletter:
Instant Baby Wipes
I raised four kids and didn’t buy baby wipes for home or travel. A roll of toilet paper or box of generic facial tissue and a bottle of dollar store baby oil [...]

One of the most stressful parts of becoming a parent is the financial strain it puts on a family. We’ve talked here before about ways to cut back on baby expenses, but, if you’re like me, you may be one of those people who can obsess about money concerns.
It seems that in most couples [...]

Ron Lieber had an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal last Sunday. The article was on the importance of obtaining life insurance before your baby is born.
Due to the high occurrence of postpartum depression, it’s best to obtain life insurance as soon as you plan on having a baby. Unfortunately (and [...]