Freebies and Other Cheap Things for Mommies

If you're anything like me, the rising cost of living makes having a baby.. really expensive. You want to buy them all the cute toys and cloths, but when you're also paying high prices for bottles, diapers, and formula.. it can get a little discouraging. But, take heart! The week's blog is dedicated to finding the coupons and freebies that make our lives as mommies easier and free up our wallets for the fun things like toys and cute baby cloths!

Baby Freebie Mania is LOADED with tons of fun things. Printable coupons from the manufacturers. Free samples, so that you can try a product before you waste any of your hard earned money on it... and of course there is a fun forum where you can chat with other moms who like to be thrifty so that they can provide their children with the best!!
Here's the link:
http://www.freemania.net/samples/baby.htm

WIC- It stands for Women, Infants, and Children. If you haven't checked this out, you should! It's completely free complimentary help courtesy of your state government. You can get all sorts of stuff free from milk, egg, cheese, and tuna to formula, baby water, etc. I actually use WIC and save an average 300-350 dollars every single month! It's well worth the paperwork and time to check it out.
Here's the Link:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Free Baby Stuff is a company that prides itself in providing links to baby freebies that don't take a lot of time or effort to sign up for. I was really surprised at the variety of products that you could get free on this site. You didn't ever have to give out payment information or stress over long drawn out forms. It was a fun and rewarding experience, for me.
Here's the Link:
http://www.bestfreestuffonline.com/

Craigslist is an exciting option when looking for freebies. The idea here is that you can trade the stuff that your baby doesn't want or doesn't need anymore for things that he/she wants or needs now. For examples, if my baby has grown out of her 0-3 months cloth. I might trade four 0-3 dresses for four 6-9 month paid of pants. Moreover, they also trade toys, baby furniture, and other accessories. It's all completely free!! Why hang onto stuff that you don't need anymore when you could trade it for new stuff.
Heres' the Link:
craigslist.com

Finally, to get free baby stuff, you can sign up for all the coupons and freebies that the major companies are offering by googling "free baby toys" or "free baby stuff". Thousands of sites will pop up, allowing you to insert your e-mail address. You will get coupons, but fair warning, you will also get major amounts of spams. So, I have included below a few sites that have promised to send coupons without selling your personal information (side note- they didn't promise me.. it was a claim made on their site)
http://www.babytobee.com/freestuff.aspx
http://www.topbabynames.com/free_baby_stuff
http://www.babiesonline.com/free-baby-stuff/indexb.asp

In the end, you don't have to pay full price and stress about how to save enough money to buy your child the cuter things in life. You just have to be a little thrifty and slightly creative in your search for discounts! I hope that these links helped..

Until Next Time..

I'm the Motivated Mommy!