By Dionna Ford

Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money Matters

This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how finances affect their parenting choices. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.

One of the biggest things that changed financially when we became parents did not have anything to do with cloth diapering or breastfeeding or medical bills, the change was related to our eating habits. Before Kieran, we ate out more often, ate processed, pre-packaged meals much more frequently, and generally did not think very much about what we put into our bodies. With a baby – and a newly... More...