Savings with Cloth Diapers

Most of you know that I save a ton of money. But there are a few of you that actually don't know. ;)

I just wanted to share with you what kind of changes that I did in my family's day-to-day life. They are easy and they work, also most, if not all are eco-friendly.
A while back my friend Britney asked if I could make a post about how much I save by doing cloth diapers. I've been slacking quite a bit lately on my postings for this. 

I'll also narrow it down to the detail of the comparison on my homemade products to the store bought products that most people use. Hopefully this will help my fellow bloggers to maybe save a few bucks. :)

How much do I actually save on cloth diapers?

My husband and I use to shop at Costco for the Huggies disposable diapers. Every once in a while we'd get a $5 off coupon, but sometimes we don't. We would still get them there because even without the coupon, they were a little bit cheaper.

1 box of Huggies diapers range from(depending on the size)-$35-$40 monthly

Even getting the Costco brand they may be a few dollars cheaper

but not much. These last us about a month-give or take a few days.

Huggies baby wipes at Costco are $35(Kirkland brand is $30)

These lasted us about 3 months so about-                              $10 monthly

I use cloth wipes now, some which I bought online and some 

which I made from the overflowing of flannel blankets that I got

at my baby shower.

So every month I was literally throwing away about-               $50 a month

That's $50 I could be putting towards debt, savings, or a new outfit maybe?

OK, it doesn't seem that much but what about in a year? $600 per year

...and how long does it take to potty train your toddler?

let's do and estimate of 2 years-                                    $1,200 for 2 years 

I know that it varies for 

everyone, but I wanted to give you the best case 

scenario of potty training. 

So you can give or take some months if you'd like.

Also, let's think about if you decide to have more than one child, I'll let you do that math on that one. ;)

It takes a little money to start cloth diapering, and it's not for every one. Some parents are willing to deal with the poo and washing. Some parents just don't have the time.

I cloth diaper because I am a stay-home-mommy, I have the time and the energy and I like finding new ways to save money and be eco friendly. I don't mind the poo, the washing, the drying and the maintaining of the diapers. These extra chores may be something to consider before you decide to cloth diaper. Even the energy cost of washing and $$ cost of detergent is still cheaper than sposies.

Just for fun, here is a pic of the little man in one of his cloth diapers :)

More on what I do to $ave in later posts! 

Stay tuned!

Love, Jess