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Times are tough and without a doubt, one of the pressing concerns at the forefront of any new parent’s mind is how to provide when money is tight.

According to the Department of Agriculture, on average, parents can expect to dish out nearly $300,000 from the time a baby is born until he or she reaches the age of 17. Compare this figure to just nine years ago in 2000 when experts calculated the 17-year expense of a child at $165,000.

The first year of a baby’s life can quickly add up to nearly $12,000 in expenses including babysitters, food, clothes, and the infant’s share of transportation, utilities, and housing.

The good news is there are ways to save while providing for your baby. The following five tips are designed to keep money in your pocket without compromising the life you envision for your child.

Secondhand Doesn’t Mean Second-rate

Think twice before you decline hand-me-down items offered by friends and family – especially when they are for your baby. Infants tend to grow so fast and have very little time actually do damage to their clothing. Sure some clothes are lost to inevitable food stains. But overall, the clothing isn’t worn out.

Even better, if someone offers you clothes in styles you aren’t fond of or clothes for a different gender, sort through the items, keep what you want and take the rest to your local second hand store that will trade you cash or store credit for the items.

Also, don’t be afraid to explore the aisles of local second hand stores (or online auction sites such as eBay). Keep in mind there are hidden treasures waiting for you to find them. Ask the store cashier when they usually put new merchandise out and make it a point to be at the store during this time so you have first pick of quality clothes for a less expensive price.

Keep It Simple

Most stores would like for you to believe that you need an assortment of products to properly care for your child. This is not the case. If you have a car seat, crib, diapers and milk for your baby, the rest can wait.

Don’t Fill The Toy Box

It’s easy to lavish our babies with fun and exciting toys, but the truth is your baby’s favorite toy is most likely you or a caregiver. Your baby doesn’t need all those other items and while it would be nice to provide such toys, it isn’t necessary.

Opt For Breast Milk

According to Consumer Report, parents spend nearly $2,000 on formula per baby each year. While some women have medical reasons that prevent them from providing their child with breast milk, most do not. Consider either breast feeding your child or pumping your breast milk to bottle-feed.

Sign Up For Coupons

There are plenty of manufactures out their who would love to send you coupons and welcome miniature dollhouse kits (that include free samples) for you and your child. Don’t be shy. Sign up to receive your free gifts.

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How to get in:

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Harare Attractions & Specialties

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If there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s meet new people

I met my boyfriend on public transit! Most of my friends right now are people I picked randomly in a crowd. Often I get asked where I find the balls for such brazen interactions.

It’s really simple

If you want to meet new people, there’s two things you need to get in your head. The first is that your meeting someone new – that means they’ve most likely never seen you before. The second is that they most likely don’t know much about you.

What does this mean? It means that it doesn’t matter what they think of you. Really

Simple as that. You need to re-train your brain. Society would have you assume that it really matters what other people think. You expect that if enough people make the same conclusion, it must be true.

That’s bullshit

Just because everybody seems to think that we’re gonna die in 2010, that doesn’t mean you should start building a bunker. Just because everybody thinks pork rinds are nasty it doesn’t mean I can’t eat them!

Let me tell you a story

I have a friend. She’s a 14 year old Chinese girl. Does her hair up every time she gets out of bed. Sprinkles on just a little bit of make-up. Wears cute-but-slightly-suggestive outfits. Pretends to be just a little less smart then she is. Once I saw her right after she got up. Hair a mess, no make-up, an over-sized shirt and giant P-J Icon Pants. She looked just as good. I told her this, and asked her why she did all that stuff. She was smart, friendly, kind. She didn’t need any of it, did she? She said this:

“I do it because I want people to think I’m pretty.”

What? You think you’re pretty, right? I mean who cares what people think:

“Sure, but if people think I’m ugly, if the world thinks I’m ugly, that means it must be true.”

This is media in action people. It doesn’t matter if your a Gothic Anarchist from Texas and blissfully happy with yourself. Everybody catches the bug sometimes.

We’re social creatures, and I get that. I know that once in awhile, it’s important what someone thinks of you. But this mentality can debilitate us, and make us shut ourselves up. You get so rapped up in all this you try to write an e-mail to somebody and you freeze up. It makes you freak out. How are you going to do this? What if they don’t like you?

What if they speak badly of you? What if they think you’re weird?

What happens when people think you’re weird? What happens when you meet people that don’t like you?

YOU END UP SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE THAT DO LIKE YOU!

That’s it everybody! You weed out people you won’t get along with.

When you walk up to some stranger, they better stand up to YOUR standards. They better make YOUR cut. YOU better like them, or THEY miss out on your kick-assery.

Because even assholes kick ass some of the time. Really.

So send that email! Direct message that hot chick! Random-Add that random stranger!

Because news flash people! On the internet it is easier then ever to find people you like, and even easierer to get rid of ones you don’t.

Thats mah WOOOORRRD today y’all.

I plan to do a series of these. Each should help you overcome these problems and get yourself out there without sounding like a big douchebag all day long. Hang ten.