10 Family Budgeting Secrets Mamas Swear By

Posted on July 29, 2022
by Sylvia Zsido

We all know that parenting is an expensive job. It can be a necessity to budget and keep costs down as much as possible. I, as much as the next person love to save money and find the best deals out there. I found the following article published by Motherly because it has many useful tips brought to you by real budget-conscious mommy and daddy bloggers. It will help you bring those costs down while still keeping your loved ones happy!

10 Family Budgeting Secrets Mamas Swear By

Having a family is expensive. In fact, the estimated cost to raise a child from birth to 17 years old is $233,610, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While that’s undoubtedly a scary number, there are ways to keep costs down and the kids happy.

We chatted with five budget-conscious mommy bloggers (and one daddy blogger) about their top money-saving tips and how they keep their family on a budget. They’ve mastered everything from meal planning and child care to family vacations and birthday presents.

Here’s how they do it.

1. Meal planning

“We’ve all heard the common advice to make a list of meals for the week, write up a grocery list and only buy what’s on the list,” says Robyn of A Dime Saved. “I say do the opposite!” Yup, when it comes to figuring out how to feed her family on a budget, Robyn goes to the store, sees what’s on sale, and then plans her meals around what she buys.

Article written by: Sylvia Zsido

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I have been a professional nanny working with children of all ages for over 15 years. My work has taken me all over the globe and I have had many amazing adventures with the families that I have worked with, all of which has taught me a great deal about how to make parenting less stressful.

I helped create Mothers Lifestyle in order to share parenting tips and secrets that I learned along the way, as well as to provide life-saving tools and advice from the world’s leading experts that I rely on every day in my professional life.