Formula can be pricey. Any way to cut costs?
Just as you may do already for your groceries and other baby supplies, shop around for the best deals on the formula you’ve chosen: • After your baby is born, ask the nursing staff in the hospital if there are any coupons or freebies available for you to take home. • Take advantage of all of the free samples and coupons you receive in the mail the first few months after your delivery. Many times, new moms are placed on mailing lists for everything baby-related, from children’s book clubs to formula companies. • Clip coupons. You may even want to save some for different kinds of formula, in case you end up changing your baby’s formula for some reason. • See if your child’s daycare has a coupon exchange program in which parents bring in their coupons and other moms and dads take what they need. • Sign up for online coupon clubs that allow you to print and save coupons for only the things you indicate you need. • Sign up for formula companies’ clubs and special programs (through the mail
