Pinching my pennies

I'm always looking for ways to cut spending. With our first daughter, I made my own baby food and now with the second, I've also included making baby wipes. Both are so easy and I feel better knowing I'm giving them better products (especially since they are made with love...awww). Anyway, this is how I do both in case anyone was wondering. 

Baby food:

Steam the vegetable of your choice and puree in a blender or food processor. You may need to add a small amount of water to get the baby food to the right consistency. Then, spoon it into an ice cube tray, cover and freeze. Today I made 12 servings of peas for $1.00

Baby wipes:

You will need a roll of 2ply paper towels, Ziploc bag, baby wash, tea tree oil, water and baby oil or olive oil. Anyway, I tear off the paper towels and create a stack. It really takes very little time once you get a little rhythm going. Once I've got my stack of towels, I cut them in quarters...so now I've got 4 stacks. You could just cut them in half but I find it more handy to have the smaller wipes. Place the paper in Ziploc bags (one roll makes two bags of wipes). Now you mix 1 cup water, 1 tablespoon baby wash, 1 tablespoon baby oil or olive oil, and a few drops of tea tree oil. Mix and pour over the wipes. Mix up a second batch of the concoction and you have just made yourself 2 bags of wipes. So quick, easy and cheap!