Savings calculator
Consider this:
If you change your baby´s diaper an average of 8-12 times per day, that would add up to 7,000 to 10,000 diaper changes from birth to age 2 ½. With disposable diapers averaging $.35/each, in the best of cases, in 2 ½ years, you will spend $2500.00 on single-use products that eventually reside in a landfill.
Consider this:
If you choose to purchase a pocket diaper system (an average priced diapering system) for your baby, and you choose to wash diapers every 2 days, you would need to buy approximately: 25 smalls, 25 mediums, & 20 size larges. These diapers average $17.95 each including a micro-fiber insert. Your total investment for these diapers is $1256.00, which gives you a savings of $1,244.00!!
If you invest that $1244.00 at a 5% rate of return for 18 years, your ‘baby’ will have $8,620 in an educational savings account ready to apply toward a college education.
You are a smart parent for choosing to cloth diaper your baby, and no more diaper rash is only the tip of the iceberg. How much will be in your baby´s college fund?
Use our diaper savings calculator to figure your savings based on the cloth diapering system of your choice.
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