I can't argue with that :) If we could just not feed, entertain or clean the kids, we'd save loads of money! I do think, however, that we are in the black, even factoring in gas, detergent and water costs over time. Also, natural fibers instead of that gel stuff in disposables seems to do wonders in preventing diaper rash.
- Jim Ian Skinner wrote: >That return on investment may not be as huge as you think, if you also >calculate in the cost of laundry soap, water and electricity/natural gas to >both heat the water and run the washer. Fairly solid studies says that the >cost both monetary and environmentally between cloth and disposable is >basically equal. So either choice parents make is fine. Having babies is >hard in the pocketbook and environment period. > >-------------- >Ian Skinner >Web Programmer >BloodSource >www.BloodSource.org >Sacramento, CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 7:03 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Movies, moms and babies > > >It's not a big deal, and without a service to do it, the phrase becomes >"No money is spent" - we paid maybe $400 - $500 for the diapers and >acoutrements (pails, cloth wipes, liners) two and a half years ago and >with the exception of disposables for trips, have had a monstrous return >on our investment - the only downside being the extra time doing >laundry, but that's only maybe another 20 minutes a day. > >We figured the cost of buying diapers for us since May 2001 (had we only >used paper) would be somewhere in the $3,000 range, give or take. Not >too bad so far. > >- Jim > >Jim Davis wrote: > > > >>We love the cloth diapers - but fella, get a service! >> >>Having somebody else wash poop? No money is better spent! >> >>Jim Davis >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 1:10 PM >>>To: CF-Community >>>Subject: Re: Movies, moms and babies >>> >>><gross_alert_continue_at_your_own_risk/> >>> >>>Our one-year-old had a raging case of diarrhea for a couple of days. >>>Combine that with the fact that we use cloth diapers instead of >>>disposables (meaning you have to clean the horrible stuff off by hand >>>and toss them in the wash), and I can quite authoritatively say that I >>>can handle ANYTHING. Well, that and nobody will ever use my >>> >>> >>> >>> >>keyboard, >> >> >> >> >>>either :) >>> >>>- Jim >>> >>>Kevin Graeme wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Deanna (who took great delight in checking her babies diaper in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>front of >> >> >> >> >>>>>Kevin a couple weekends ago. Muahaha!) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>And I was primed to run for the hills had there been anything in >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>there. >> >> >> >> >>>>-Kevin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
