I knew that there were plenty of Moms in my neighbourhood who couldn't breastfeed or it just wasn't for them and the financial cost of purchasing formula alone can be hard on a family so I decided to organize my Formula coupons by month and do a trade with other moms for some of the things I needed to get for baby Ava at a lower price!
I signed up for the Similac Club before Ava arrived which gets you up to $120 in free gifts, samples and rebate cheques which are accepted at all major retailers. Throughout the first year, these rebate cheques kept coming in! With this in mind, I signed up Nestle Baby which at the time, came with a lot of coupons for baby food, formula and a back pack with change pad which was very handy for short trips out. I also signed up for Enfamil, which seemed to have a lot of samples but wasn't too handy for coupons etc.
All my coupons were organized by month and then again by brand and then they were placed into a plastic portable file folder, I got mine at Dollarama for $2.00. Then usually 4-6 weeks before they were set to expire, I'd put them on Craigslist or Kijiji as a trade for sleepers or baby clothes for the next age bracket that my daughter would be entering. Not only did this help out other moms in financial need but it helped us out to ensure that I wasn't having to spend too much money on baby clothes but it also helped me meet new people in the neighbourhood with babies! Win - Win for everyone!
What other free sites did you sign up for as a new mom? I'm working on putting together an updated list of sites to visit to get free samples, coupons etc! Any input on the best sites that you found most fruitful would be appreciated from one mommy to another! Send me an email at fulltimemommydearest@gmail.com, comment below, or visit our facebook page!
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