Posts under ‘Money Saving’

Preparing for a New Baby Minimalista Way, Choosing a Jogging Stroller

Before I even start talking about choosing a jogging stroller, here are some questions I think you should ask yourself:

How often are you planning to use the stroller? Once or more per week, once a month, when the opportunity comes up? This could decide the quality of the stroller you want, besides just the features. [...]

Preparing For a New Baby Minimalista Way, Stroller and Car Seat Selection

In my earlier post I talked about saving money on furnishing and decorating the nursery. In this post I’ll be talking about picking the right stroller.
In my opinion, an every day stroller is not a thing to buy at the garage sale. Since it has a few nuts and bolts, moving parts, folding mechanism, you [...]

Preparing For a New Baby Minimalista Way, Furnishing Nursery

Baby news can put anyone over the edge considering the upcoming medical bills, acquiring all the baby gear, nursery furnishings, clothing. All this is besides the upcoming every day expenses, like diapers, formula, health insurance, etc.
I am a minimalista and in less than three weeks we are expecting our second child, this time it’s a [...]

Electricity Versus Natural Gas Cost For 2009

With such cold temperatures sticking around Florida, I got to thinking, how much cheaper would it be to have natural gas to warm up the house versus electricity.  Energy used to heat the house probably takes up the largest percentage of the electric bill (that is during cold times). Other big energy guzzlers like the [...]

How I Saved On My Maternity With No Maternity Insurance

If you are reading this post, you are probably desperate.  First off, congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope my story will help you save money on your maternity bills if you don’t have maternity coverage.
In April 2007 I found myself pregnant.  I called my insurance first to find out if they covered pregnancy.  The answer [...]

I Saved $50 On My Energy Bill!

In September I actually followed through with the idea from one of my earlier blogposts about turning off my garage freezer in order to save some money on my energy bill. Around the same time I also started rinsing my dishes with cold water before putting them in the dishwasher and the same goes with [...]

My Garage Freezer, Energy and My Energy Bill

I am on the quest to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle this year. And another thing I decided to tackle is our garage freezer!  It barely has anything in it and I am positive that our fridge’s freezer will be able to handle a little extra. I think I can make it work!
Why am I [...]

Baby Food Recipe – Chicken and Cream of Wheat

I made this recipe of mine a few times and my toddler seems to like it very much! So I thought I’d share.
It’s very easy to make.  All you need is one serving of cooked cream of wheat, quarter table spoon of butter and couple of ounces of cooked chicken pureed using food processor. I [...]

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How Much Will I Save By Replacing Incandescent With CFL Light Bulbs?

It’s a hot topic of the day, should I go ahead and replace all my house lights with CFLs?  How much money will I have to spend upfront?  How much energy will I save a month?
Basically, is it worth doing?