Quicken Premier 2011

Argh, what a drag! Intuit is stopping the support for Quicken 2008 line of products. That means I have to spend around $50 on the 2011 version of Quicken Premier if I want to continue to download info. from my banks, credit cards and investment accounts.

I've been using Quicken for 12 years, and by reading the commnents on Amazon.com, I am not really thrill about getting the 2011 version, but what other choices do I have? There is no competitive product out there.

If you don't know which version of Quicken is right for you, visit Intuit's web site.

I got my copy of Quicken Premier 2011 through Amazon.com for $48.99, seems to be the best price around.

Baby: Wipes

Now you have the diapers, don't forget the baby wipes. These you can buy a lot, you'll need them until your child is potty trained.

Best price I could find is on Amazon.com, with subscribe & save, they come down to $0.02 per wipe.

Buying a portable stereo with CD mp3 usb SD

I have been looking around for a portable stereo (easy to carry aruond for my study room and to play music for my infant son) with the ability to play mp3-cd, usb flash drives, SD cards and with AM/FM radio. Turns out it is pretty hard to find but I found one on Amazon: NAXA NX-250 Portable AM FM Radio USB Port MP3 CD Player Boombox Stereo

* Top Loading Programmable CD Player
* AM/FM Stereo Radio
* USB/SD/MMC Input
* Two High Performance Speakers

The reivews are mixed, but I am willing to give it a try. I will see how it turns out. Now if they make one that also has chargable iPod/iPhone dock, that would be golden!

Baby: Diaper Genie

I consider anything that I spend money on that go straight into the trash is a waste of time and money.

But parents are suckers for all things baby related. For example, Diaper Genie. It doesn't give me 3 wishes, it burns a hole in my wallet instead - continuously.



The the worst thing is, you have to continue to buy refill. You can get the Playtex Diaper Genie II Refill (Pack of 3) at Amazon.com at $5.52 (with Subscribe and Save) each. We burn through 1 refill the first month. But here's the catch: The bigger your baby gets, the bigger her diapers get, and the faster you burn through those refills.



This is one thing I don't recommend if you are on a budget. It's a nice to have, not a must have. If you don't like smelly diapers, put them in free grocery plastic bag instead and take the bag outside.

Baby: Diaper

What's a good price for diaper?
Diaper $.16 - $.17 per count is a good price.

Find good deal on diaper
I signed up for Amazon mom program (15% off, free to join) plus use the Subscribe and Save (15% off, free to join automatic recurring shipment but you can just use it and cancel it right after) to save a total 30% with free shipping. I believe there is no tax for some states. I tried Huggies and Pampers, we perfer Pampers. Also not all diapers are available for Subscribe and Save program, I did some searches for you, these are the one you can use Subscribe and Save.

For examples:
Pampers Swaddlers Dry Max Diapers, Size N, 84 Count

Price: $21.25 $14.87 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = .17/count
We bought 3 boxes of size N and our son out grown them in 4 weeks.

Pampers Swaddlers Dry Max Diapers, Size 1, 216 Count
Price: $41.99 $29.39 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $.14/count
Bought 1 box.


Pampers Swaddlers Dry Max Diapers, Size 2, 184 Count
Price: $41.99 $29.39 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $.16/count
Bought 1 box. Lasted exactly 2 months.

Pampers Swaddlers Diapers Economy Plus Pack, Size 3, 174 Count
Price: $45.99 $32.19.39 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $.19/count
Bought 1 box.

Pampers Baby Dry Diapers Economy Plus Pack, Size 4, 192 Count
Price: $44.45 $31.11 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $0.16/count

Pampers Baby Dry Diapers Economy Plus Pack, Size 5, 172 Count
Price: $44.84 $31.39 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $0.18/count

Pampers Baby Dry Diapers Economy Plus Pack, Size 6, 140 Count
Price: $44.44 $31.11 (after 30% discount -- includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus an additional 15% discount for Amazon Mom members.) = $0.22/count

I have seen Parents magazine with $10 off coupon inside for Amazon diapers.

I also know other people use diapers.com, I believe you get $10 off on first purchase, but my research shown prices are about the same after that.

Are you able to find a better deal on diaper? Please leave a comment and share.

Baby: It's a boy!

Our son was born couple weeks ago, with that comes a bunch of expenses and new experiences. So I am going to blog them as times go by AND when I am not sleep deprived.

I am going to put baby related blog posts with the word "Baby" in the title, so you can search for them easily.

So here we go!