Living on $1000 month

CaliopeSpidrman · September 2009

Is there a post that explains how they fight with God? She explained they tithe $2000 a year which "cuts down (somewhat) on us fighting with God."

salimoo · September 2009

Uh, isn't the ideal usually getting settled BEFORE you have a newborn in the house? No? Just my wacky ideas?We had brought all of our stuff two weeks before, but were waiting for the baby to officially move and unpack.

maggiepatch · September 2009

And with no milk in their diet, how exactly will she be keeping their teeth healthy? Brushing wont' be enough. Hey, wonder what she uses for dental floss? And that apartment is a disaster. Being frugal is no excuse for being a slob.

melissainabq · September 2009

Wow - The kids' room has what I call a "trundle crib", where the toddler sleeps on a crib mattress under the crib. We've been trying to get the baby to sleep with him so the new baby can have the crib, but the baby just wanders off.So the toddler is just shoved on a mattress under the crib and won't even have that little space to himself much longer.

salimoo · September 2009

I love how she says "I am young and frequently pregnant" like one might comment on a chronic sinus infection.

MamaKin · September 2009

Hey, wonder what she uses for dental floss?along her line of thinking, hair is free.

CaliopeSpidrman · September 2009

Whoa. They don't have any lightbulbs over 13 watts? Do they even make 13 watt bulbs? I don't think I've seen any that low. Although I don't blame her for wanting to keep that messyass apartment as dim as possible.

Vinny08 · September 2009

Awesome. Her 10 kids are going to be blind and have rickets. But at least she saved that $0.44.

melissainabq · September 2009

If she is using CLFs (the twisty curly ones), a 13-watt bulb is actually the equivalent of a 65-watt incandescent.

amykay19 · September 2009

i'm suprised she's even blogging. I always thought the internet was the devil? lol

jbloom · September 2009

um, Dawg?

Novemberrocks · September 2009

I'm absolutely speechless.

Vinny08 · September 2009

From her other blog:Here are the top three items that most parents see as essential that are really quite useless.#3 Bibs- Seriously, my babies have never made a mess on the bib only. It is all over their shirt. And now they have bibs with pockets. Those pockets don't keep banana off the babies' sleeves. Feed them in just a diaper, or nothing if you EC, or understand that feeding is messy business and you'll have to wash the whole outfit.#2 Diaper Wipes - Have you ever heard of a wash cloth? Babies hate the chemicals, and so do you. Wet wash cloths clean better that wipes, too, try it.#1 Baby Towels - Just because babies are small, doesn't mean they don't feel. Baby towels are too small to effectively swaddle after the baby is a few months old. And if you do get the towel to cover the baby, it is instantly soaked through because it is too thin. That's just not nice for the baby. Give them a real towel.Motherhood is sold as a hard job. If you read any of the baby and parenting magazines, you read of exhausted mothers who can't think straight. But, is it really that hard? Maybe I have abnormally easy babies, but it seems obvious that they are portraying motherhood as so hard so that they can sell you stuff to make it easier.

EABwork · September 2009

My jaw is to the floor, WOW. I cannot believe CPS hasn't been called on them yet. I hope a doc ties her tubes next time she goes in. Vision care for kids is also a necessity, not an extra. MORONAnd Dawg, please explain your post...

mrstarawalsh · September 2009

Oh dear lord in heaven PLEASE tell me people like this don't exist. One dish frugal meals hu? I should give her my "recipe" for lasagna sometime...

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