A little tip from the trenches today. In an effort to be more frugal and also because some folks gave us some toilet paper, I decided to no longer be married to one brand of toilet paper. I listened to the frugal folks. They say, "Buy what's on sale; buy generic; don't be loyal to brands."
So I did just that. I switched to a cheaper brand.
Not only did I get less expensive toilet paper, I also received some great, new parenting advice through the experience. I haven't seen it in any parenting books or expert columns and certainly not upon the frugal blogs that gave the tip about not being loyal to brands. I understood that brand loyalty gets you in trouble with the frugal bottom line.
I have a problem, though. The great parenting advice and the frugal advice have a conflict.
Frugal says: Buy what's on sale.
The pretty azaleas in our front yard.We have used a brand that is quite thin. For years. I have four children.
I switched to a thicker, softer toilet paper. It was cheaper but the frugal skeptic in me wondered if it would last as long because it was thicker.
Did I mention that I have kids?
They didn't make an adjustment to how much toilet paper they were using.
A plunger now lives next to the toilet.
Do I need to say more?
I am brand loyal again to the original toilet paper that I used to buy and the plunger still lives next to the toilet.
The things they didn't tell me at my baby showers! Don't switch toilet paper if you have kids.
But now I know. And so do you!
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I am linking up with Leila & Rosie at Like Mother, Like Daughter today. It is a favorite blog of mine and is on my sidebar. Leila is a homeschooling mother of eight (she has launched 7) with practical, real advice.
Welcome to any visitors from Like Mother, Like Daughter and to all who stop by today. Thanks for reading.
The link-up is suppose to be more pictures of happy, pretty, funny, real and not necessarily words. But, we don't have a digital camera so time sensitive photos that tie-in into my blog posts just can't happen easily. But I thought that this story would tie into being real and funny. I did add a picture of the azaleas in our front yard from last spring. But that same bush is blooming right now!
I hope you enjoy linking up and enjoying other stories of pretty, happy, funny, real. Come and join us!
Also linking up with the Coffee Company girls at Home Sanctuary. I truly enjoy the camaraderie from this group!
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And to tie back into my blog post:I am linking up with Leila & Rosie at Like Mother, Like Daughter today. It is a favorite blog of mine and is on my sidebar. Leila is a homeschooling mother of eight (she has launched 7) with practical, real advice.
Welcome to any visitors from Like Mother, Like Daughter and to all who stop by today. Thanks for reading.
The link-up is suppose to be more pictures of happy, pretty, funny, real and not necessarily words. But, we don't have a digital camera so time sensitive photos that tie-in into my blog posts just can't happen easily. But I thought that this story would tie into being real and funny. I did add a picture of the azaleas in our front yard from last spring. But that same bush is blooming right now!
I hope you enjoy linking up and enjoying other stories of pretty, happy, funny, real. Come and join us!
Also linking up with the Coffee Company girls at Home Sanctuary. I truly enjoy the camaraderie from this group!
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How about you? Do you have any tips from the trenches of life?
