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Hello there..
I'm Jayne from Flordia.
I came across this website/fourm from a google search, and am hoping to find some great tips on saving money on everyday bills, as well as family/child related expenses. As a single mother, things have gotten tougher latley due to the economy.
I'm intersted in general money savings tips, and need to find a way to send my 4 year old little man to preschool/childcare while I'm off at work for much less!
 
Good to meet everybody
-Jayne



"A three-year-old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm." - Bill Vaughn

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Welcome aboard!  I'm sure a few of our regulars will come up with some ideas for you!

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Lovely to meet you, Jayne! :) On the preschool, can you give more details on that? It would be helpful to tell us what rate are you paying just now and what you get for that. Welcome to you and your little guy! :)

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Hi there Jayne. Nice to meet you. Welcome! I think if you narrow it down to what areas are within traveling distance for you too we can be more specific.



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Welcome to billeater, Jayne! :) Good to meet you.



Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
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Hi Jayne, lovely to meet you. Have a good time and welcome! :)

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Welcome aboard, PlainJayne. Nice to meet you. :) I'll see what I can find to help you.

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Howdy Jayne. I hope you enjoy billeater as much as we do. Great to have you aboard. :)

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I second that emotion. Good to meet you Jayne. We're glad to have you. :)

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Hi
 
i am new on this site? what do you mean by billeater??
 
 

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Billeater is the name of the site and the admin. And he doesn't like people spamming links in posts either!



Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
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Hi mike10, nice to meet you. :)
rleahy, hi to you too! Just Google "free coupons" or "free stuff" or "free samples", something like that. You'll find plenty to keep you busy. :)



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Welcome to mike10 and rleahy! We're glad to have ya. :)

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Hi, Jayne! They just had an article on here not that long ago about a parenting coop. You could try that...http://billeater.com/tips/save-thousands-childcare-with-a-parenting-coop
I also found this one under a search for "childcare": http://billeater.com/tips/how-save-childcare.
 I have tried cooping with a neighbor and it worked well for a while until my schedule changed. Childcare is one of the worst expenses. I don't want to complain about paying someone too much to make sure my child is well cared for, but, I guess that's just what I'm doing!
 

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Nice to meet you rleahy, hi! :) It's great to have a new member joining in so enthusiastically. Welcome aboard!

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Hi rleahy. Welcome to billeater! I hope you stick around and enjoy it as much as I do. :)
 
And I agree with you on childcare costs!



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Welcome to the billeater community, mike and rleahy. Great to meet you. :)



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Howdy, rleahy and mike10! It's nice to see fresh faces in our neck of the woods! Welcome, welcome. :)

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Welcome aboard, rleahy. :)

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Lovely to meet you rleahy! Welcome to billeater.com. We have a good laugh here. :)
 
 I don't think we'll ever see mike10 again but I'll say welcome anyway. Nice to meet you mike10. :)

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Welcome to billeater.com rleahy, PlainJayne and mike10! Did I miss anybody? :)



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