Beginner's Guide to Baby Cheapskate

Hi! Welcome to BabyCheapskate.com. I'm so glad you're here!

Launched shortly after my son's birth in 2005, Baby Cheapskate helps you save big bucks on baby stuff. BC is updated several times a day, seven days a week with the best baby, kid and maternity bargains I can find as well as shopping tips and frugal parenting strategies. Parents magazine sums up the Baby Cheapskate mission: "One minute on [Baby Cheapskate] can save you hours of shopping around-- and lots of cash!" This post will help you find your way around the site. Read on!

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Baby Cheapskate Essentials
On the sidebar you'll find money-saving resources like:

• Top Diaper and Formula Deals of the Week: A weekly post, published on Sundays, that tells you where you can find the cheapest diapers, formula and more
• Printable Coupons: A gathering of all the current printable coupons on BC
• Sales and Deals: Current coupon codes, sales, bargains and steals
• BC Predicts Monthly Deal Forecast: Find out what kinds of baby bargains you can expect to find this month.

You'll also want to know about Freepeats.org. Freepeats lets you be green with your old blue and pink! Members pass on gently-used baby, kid and maternity stuff for free to local families who can use it. That means FREE baby stuff like clothes, toys, books, dvds, formula, gear and more near you! Groups are open all across the country. Check Freepeats.org to find out if there's a group near you.

Getting Started
Some of BC's most popular articles:

Start Here!
How to Save Big on Baby Stuff
A Great Big List of Baby Coupon Signups

Save on Diapering

• Cloth Diapering Resources
• Printable Chart: Diapers Per Pack
• Store Brand Diaper Reviews
  
• Five Ways to Deal with the Diaper Price Hike
• Using Growth Charts to Predict Diaper Needs
• Five Rules that Can Save You Hundreds on Premium Diapers
• Store Brand Savings and Quality

Save on Feeding

• Need Formula? Tips for Saving Big
• How Never to Pay Full Price for Formula
• Store Brand Formula: Good Enough or Third Best?
• Where to Find Bottle and Sippy Cup Replacement Parts
• The Straight Poop: Five Great Potty Chairs

Save on Baby Gear, Furniture, Toys and More

• Convertible Car Seat Guide
• Infant Car Seat Guide
  
• Toys that Actually Get Played With
• Yard Sale Shopping for Pregnant Folks
• Five Top High Chairs Worth Your Dough