The Parenting Weblog

If you're looking to save some money ( as all parents are!), you might want to reconsider buying some new stuff. There are products that are usually just good when bought used as when bought new. …

Have you ever had the feeling that no matter how you watch your spending, you can't seem to be able to bring the household budget down? You keep tabs of all your spending, you keep all receipts an…

Raising a family isn't easy. It isn't cheap either. When you decide to have kids, each kid is consuming money more than your car does. You feed them, pay for their clothes, toys, doctors, medi…

Burger King will give you three free kids' meals for each child registered on their Club BK site. Check the mailer you get – you'll see in the fine print you can get three meals, not just one….

I was born in 1970. I have vivid memories and grainy photos of the birthday parties of my youth – backyard events with games and cake and once, even a party at local McDonald's. The idea was mor…

We all know that having a kid is a tough task. Well, it is not just tough, but also very expensive. Just calculate the amount that you have to spend for milk (that's why breastfeeding should be pr…

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Are you tired of hearing yourself over and over and over again, reminding your kid to clean up after he eats, put his toys away after playing, take the trash out, wake up early or sleep early b…

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Just like me, my eldest son loves shopping. Whenever we go to the mall, we always end up buying something for him. He never demands for more than one toy (thank God!), but apart from accumulati…

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As many as 9 Million kids in America do not have health insurance. Either it's too expensive to pay for a private insurance or parents are not qualified for medicaid. Whatever the reason ma…

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Family budget can sometimes (or is it most of the time) get tight. I for one experienced this when I went into maternity leave for 10 months. Not only does it mean that you have to curb your ex…