Cha-Ching

I'm planning to chronicle our ongoing cost-savings efforts. If you're not interested, feel free to skip any post titled Cha-Ching. If you have any tips to share, please do so! In our efforts to cut costs, we've recently made these savings:

Parking: Monday was a holiday and I had client visits for the rest of the week. I either dropped Brent off at the T or he took the bus we didn't have to pay for parking all week. Savings: $35

Children's Clothing: $50 Guymbucks + $50 gift card = $100 of clothing for only the cost of shipping. Yes, I actually calculated how much it would cost us to drive to the nearest Gymboree and pick up the stuff so we wouldn't have to pay shipping and shipping was cheaper. Also, we're borrowing clothes from friends with children older than Liesel so we don't need as many clothes. Thank you Bosses and Wuehlers!

Savings: $100+

Entertainment: We'd previously decided not to go to any movies this year. Because we watched Sofie and Seth, their parents sent us movie passes with two coupons for small popcorn and a note they'd like to take Liesel so we can have a date night.We specifically told them we just wanted them to pay it forward and we didn't want to be paid so this is a nice surprise.

Savings: $30*

*I realize technically this isn't a savings since we wouldn't have gone, but it's a benefit so I count it anyway.

Food: We purchased $25 worth of baby food which was on sale and then we utilized our coupons for another $9 worth of savings. Liesel is also suddenly disgusted by formula so we aren't using as much which is great because it's incredibly expensive. Now if we could only figure out how to get her to poop less.

Savings: $12