Save Green: Breastfeeding Saves You Money

Conveniently, the natural parenting way is often the easy way—and the cheap way. That’s true with breastfeeding, babywearing, and cloth diapering. If parents are thinking of baby feeding method as a choice, comparing breastfeeding and formula feeding side by side, there is no comparison. Pay or don’t pay. It’s an easy choice [...]

Save Green: Add Energy Savings to Green Your Cloth Diapers

A lot of people use cloth diapers to save money. When you are saving money, you squeeze everything you can whenever you can. Last week I wrote about saving money on your initial cloth diaper purchase. Keep squeezing and see what you can do to save money washing and drying your cloth diapers.

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Blog to Inspire: Cloth Diaper Converter

This following post was an entry in our Blog to Inspire contest. The opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of Eco Baby Steps or Parenting By Nature.
Blog to Inspire entrant Organic Parenthood is Tiffany Lamb, a stay-at-home mom in West Los Angeles. Her time is spent figuring [...]

Save Green: Save Money (and work out) through Babywearing

The Babywearing Work Out
Did you set a resolution to work out more this year? If so, congratulations! That is the top New Year’s resolution on 43 Things this year and seems to top most lists most years.
If you have a baby or toddler, how will you fit in time to work out? [...]

I Don’t Talk about Pee Enough by Stuland

Blog to Inspire finalist Stuland is Stu, Stuart Chase, who is tall and funny looking and has not much else to say but that — except for everything he blogs.
All of you who’ve been in this situation before with your child’s cloth diapers, please raise your hands: you’re enjoying some quality time with your wee [...]

Save Green: Winter Soup, Make It a Double

Duck Duck Goose and Wheatberry Soup
This is a budget-friendly winter soup that costs us about $.35 per person. The total cost of the aromatics (onion, celery, carrot) is about $.50 at my store. The rest of the vegetables are about $1.00; Kale about $1.00; and Wheatberries about $.25 ($.89/pound). Total = ~$2.75. [...]

Save Green: Cloth Diapers Save Money

Day #4 of Save Green.
Today’s savings: DIAPERS.
Cloth diapers are such an easy way to save both money and resources. Save both as you buy and as you care for your diapers.

Save Money Buying Diapers
Buy your diapers in bulk. Cloth diaper packages can save you money by giving you a discount on the diapers [...]

Battle of the Boobs by The Accidental Pharmacist

Blog to Inspire finalist The Accidental Pharmacist is Kelly Grindrod, a pharmacist. Accidentally. I never made a conscious career decision to push pills for a living. Now, she studies the enigma that is the pharmacist and struggle to be self-directed. She is also a new mommy. Enter the blog - an excuse to procrastinate. Fascinating? [...]

Save Green: Home Energy Savings

Day #2 of Save Green.
Today’s savings: ENERGY.
A couple of months ago I wrote about the 90% reduction movement and my family’s informal energy audit. An energy audit or full green home audit is always a great way to start. You won’t know if you have made improvements unless you know where you started. [...]

Adventures in Babywearing by Domestic Dork

Blog to Inspire finalist Domestic Dork is Holly Noelle, a twenty-something SAHM and freelance graphic designer. She loves her family, art, reading, writing, herself, and hyperbole (but most especially hyperbole). She’s definitely not a domestic diva. Her dust bunnies are breeding and her cooking skills are nearly nonexistent. She’s doing the best she can while [...]