My savings plan started at the end of last year (1 1). At the beginning, my idea was to simplify life and reduce unnecessary expenses to save money painlessly. When I stopped shopping and only bought necessities, my living expenses easily dropped to one tenth of the previous one. Now I have changed from simple savings to open source income.
Let's share how I take my baby at home to achieve consumption degradation without changing the quality of parenting:
1. Prescribed diet
Throw away unhealthy diets such as take-away, drinks and snacks, and only buy fresh and natural ingredients to ensure the nutritional needs of children's growth.
I used to buy too many baby snacks, such as rice cakes, bibimbap and sausages. In fact, no matter how healthy snacks are, I can't be completely at ease. After I don't buy these, I feel less anxious about parenting, and my baby eats more dinner, which of course saves a lot of money. Now the snacks are yogurt, nuts, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots, which are much healthier and more affordable than the so-called baby snacks.
In addition, reduce the number of times you take your children out to eat. In the past, you used to have lunch outside every time you went to an early education class. Now, you can cook a meal a few minutes before going out in the morning. It's enough to cook and buy your own ingredients for one month.
2. Baby products
Toys: Not the more, the better. When I knew that too many toys would affect children's attention, I decided to buy less toys. Like some cheap plastic toys, those floating in the bathtub with small batteries may also threaten children's health, so buying fewer toys and essence can save this part of the cost.
Books: No need to buy new books. Accepting second-hand books or borrowing free books from the library are all good ways to save money.
Storage tools: I haven't bought storage of picture books and toys. For example, the picture book just cuts the milk box, so don't see the hair accessories on the living room curtains at a glance.
Morning education machine: consider whether it is irreplaceable before buying it. I found that many functions of the little love speaker at home can be compared with the early education machine. Reading picture books, learning Chinese studies, singing children's songs, intelligent dialogue, everything, so I saved hundreds of dollars, as well as Tmall Elf.
Others: make the best use of things to reduce purchases, such as children's drawing boards, and usually use erasable whiteboard strokes to erase them on the big glass of floor-to-ceiling windows or on your own small desk. After I couldn't buy anything because of objective conditions during the epidemic, I fell in love with the fun created by my brain. If my baby likes to play with puzzles, he will read old children's publications and cut some by himself. All coloring books and paper-cut books are saved.
3. Baby clothes
Children don't need so many clothes, buy less. The last time I bought clothes was during the Spring Festival. There are only twenty clothes from the inside out all winter. The temperature changes in spring, and it is often windy in Dabei. You don't need to buy new spring clothes, just wear thick ones in winter. Two pairs of shoes are enough to replace.
Clothes are expensive and clean, but not expensive. It is good for children to wear simple and comfortable clothes, and the material is more important than the brand. The better the color, the higher the wear rate. You don't have to buy too much except your coat. You may not like wearing them the next year.
Old clothes you don't wear can make old things glow again. You can make a small bag and cushion for your baby, or you can change a pair of jeans and a small apron for your baby with adult clothes, which can save money and make your baby happy.
4. Entertainment consumption
It is enough to run an amusement park, Naughty Castle. If you don't go there many times, it is cost-effective to choose a single consumption. When the weather is fine, it is most beneficial for children to play outdoors.
It doesn't cost this money to report to an early education institution. You make full use of resources and play without class.
Only birthdays or children's days and other festivals will buy gifts for children. You can only choose one at a time if you go out to play.
5. Education
Early education classes are unnecessary. Considering the financial ability of your family, it is really unnecessary to save money for a few months. It is the same to spend more time with yourself at home.
There are many early education props that cost nothing. Taking care of the baby alone can let the child participate in cooking, the dough becomes her plasticine, the eggs are mixed and the fruit is cut, all ingredients can be turned into early education tools, and you can also learn to count and know the color, shape and size. Children like to play with small stones, leaves, insects and sand, all of which are free of charge. In addition, planning ahead will also avoid spending some repeated money, such as planning ahead to send classes and choosing early education classes in small classes.
It is said that children are gold-sucking beasts, and raising a child will increase a lot of expenses, but I think as long as we don't compete, follow the trend, and blindly consume, we won't fall into the consumption trap of merchants, and we won't fall into the anxiety of parenting. Our road to parenting will be simpler and simpler.