15 Surprising Ways to Save on Baby Stuff

Having a new member at home no wonder brings a lot of joy, but with great happiness comes a handful of responsibilities too. Responsibilities are apparently costly than expected, but if you are smart, you know how to manage things down in a very good way. You know how to not regret not making a baby budget for the baby before his or her arrival.

The ultimate 15 surprising ways to save on baby kinds of stuffs are as follows:

1. Online shopping

Online shopping may make you buy things that are out of your list, but you get free shipping with the thought roaming around in your mind that the credit in your car is limited. So, no matter how much you shop, you are kind of bound to stay within your limit. It is definitely better if you stick strictly with your list and always shop from places offering free shipping.

2. Be picky and careful while buying diapers

It is a MUST have item for the baby! There is no way out from buying this item right after delivery and this is going to continue for like a couple of years. Now things to keep in mind, this is something that you will always get tagged as “Sale!!!”  The next thing to keep in mind is that to check several online sites and stores for the same brands and buy from the place where you get it at the cheapest rate. Do not forget to check the brand’s original site in order to get a coupon.

3. Ask for free samples from the pediatrician

Hospital bills for several facilities are apparently nothing less than expected or planned. It is inevitably expensive, so just before leaving, do not forget to ask for free stuff like creams and all from your pediatrician, especially if you are making up your mind to feed your child formulas and all.

4. Seeking for Maternity Benefits from Workplace

Since the amount of tax that you got to pay increases now from before, it is high time that you provide your Human Resource Officer with a reminder. Let him or she know that it does not really matter that you were not aware of the fact of certain opportunities calling you due to being occupied with your baby, it is the proper time that your employer provides w=you with a child care advantage.

5. Plan and Set a Life Insurance Before Family Planning

You cannot fool yourself out anyway, can you? Certainly not! You need to be well aware of all the rules and regulations about creating a life insurance policy and financially be well settled. That, of course, saves up money. Otherwise, you might get into trouble!

6. Breastfeed

Breastfeeding is extremely good for the baby as breastmilk contains nutrients that help the bay grow well and get proper care and also builds up a special affection with the mother. It also protects the child from developing certain diseases, hence, also might act as a vaccine.

7. Make Your Shopping List as small as possible

You might end up buying too many unnecessary things when you are too much caring and concerned about your baby. But you know what? They actually require less than half the number of things that we get for them. The reality, I know!

8. No More New Baby Clothes

If you are not a first-time momma, then you should understand that babies grow all too fast, so buying a whole lot of bunch for your one is not wise. You should get few of the new ones that are must be in the wardrobe, otherwise, you should make him or she go with all the older siblings’ stuff.

9. End of The Month Shopping

Products might have descendant prices over them almost at the end of the month. This is because, there are certain goals set to salespeople at the beginning of the moth that they got to fulfill, so the price on products being me huge, bigger than it is supposed to be. Do not forget to ask for coupons.

8. Sharing Is Caring

There are certain things that both your baby and you use. These things include soaps, shampoo, lotions, etc. So, why not just share to chuck off some of the unnecessary high budget product? Just be careful while buying things, they should contain less chemical and be smell free to avoid kiddo’s gentle skin from itching or irritating.

9. Recycling Hard

There are baby items that can have better substitutes to cut off the budget a little, like cloth diapers instead of the usual ones, napkins instead of using breast pads, etc. This will assist you a lot in being a money saver.

10. Cut off Unnecessary Things

You apparently get a lot of presents and gifts from your friends, family members, colleagues and work associates after delivery. I don’t think you need or like all of them, do you? So, why not sell some of them online and get the money to buy things for your new baby? That saves up money, isn’t it?

11. Borrow

Buy second-hand items for your munchkin or lend it from a fellow new mum. Buying things which you would not be using for a long period of time are absolutely useless. So, get a way borrowing things.

12. Exchange Gifts

As once in this article I have already mentioned the fact that right after delivery relatives and friends get on buying new things for your honeybee or gifts exaggeratively pricey things, what you might do is to exchange these with other new mums and get items for your baby that you actually need for him or her, in lieu of wasting the gift or the money with which it is bought.

13. Wholesale Shopping

Buying things in bulk amount will make you get a certain percentage of discounts which you might just miss due to buying in the small amount.

14. Buy Few Fancy Toys Only

Fancy toys are not a necessity. I know it is hard to stop yourself from loving and pampering your kiddo, but it is also important that you be super conscious about maintaining a good budget and save money for the future.

15. Work from Home

I know it is not at all easy to work from even from your home when you are raising a newborn child. But sometimes you got to work hard beyond your caliber in order to have a life ahead without stress and a life, which will be full of peace.

I hope the 15 ways of saving money that I have mentioned are helpful to you. Stay happy and stay blessed, and lastly, Happy Saving!