I don’t know about you but the flu season has already begun to hit our household – and it hit it hard. First, we went through two weeks of the kiddo having a stomach bug. It started out full on, puking for twenty four hours and continued every second night, on the night, between the hours of three and six. That was a fun filled two weeks that we are just getting over.
Now, we seem to have the head part of the flu that’s making its rounds and both of the kids have stuffy noses. Plus, Jamie has been fighting it off all weekend.
When you are sick though, it can be costly. Going to the store to buy medication that’s not on sale, picking up Gatorade, popsicles and take-out can easily set you back a hundred dollars over the course of the weekend.
Here are four ways to save this flu season:
Have Medication on Hand
Having medication on hand is going to help you to save on those late night runs to the twenty four hour Shoppers Drug Mart. Stocking up on kids Tylenol for free or checking out the clearance rack for free medicine can help to cut the costs of medication.
Having medication on hand is going to help you to save on those late night runs to the twenty four hour Shoppers Drug Mart. Stocking up on kids Tylenol for free or checking out the clearance rack for free medicine can help to cut the costs of medication.
Don’t be weary of the medication in the clearance section. Most of the medication isn’t expiring for a while and is going to easily make it through the season – In fact, most of these are in the section because of package changes.
Keep up the Fluids
Buying Gatorade on sale (like this week where the six packs are on sale at No Frills) and having them in the house for sick days can save you on the cost of individually purchased bottles that are upwards of three dollars.
Buying Gatorade on sale (like this week where the six packs are on sale at No Frills) and having them in the house for sick days can save you on the cost of individually purchased bottles that are upwards of three dollars.
Kleenex on the Cheap
Use coupons for Kleenex to reduce the price – and stock up on when it’s on sale. Stocking up means that you aren’t going to have to rush out when you aren’t feeling great and the kids haven’t been sleeping.
Use coupons for Kleenex to reduce the price – and stock up on when it’s on sale. Stocking up means that you aren’t going to have to rush out when you aren’t feeling great and the kids haven’t been sleeping.
Keep the Pantry Stocked
Keep the pantry stocked with foods that are going to be easy on the stomach when the germs make their way to your house. Keeping crackers and other snacks in the pantry, and soup, frozen in the freezer is going to make it simple to get those comfort foods and help to reduce the amount you spend on take out.
Do you usually do the cooking? In one weekend when I was sick in bed last year, Jamie and Olivia spent upwards of two hundred dollars on take-out. Two hundred dollars – a few convenience foods could have saved this take out bill.
Keep the pantry stocked with foods that are going to be easy on the stomach when the germs make their way to your house. Keeping crackers and other snacks in the pantry, and soup, frozen in the freezer is going to make it simple to get those comfort foods and help to reduce the amount you spend on take out.
Do you usually do the cooking? In one weekend when I was sick in bed last year, Jamie and Olivia spent upwards of two hundred dollars on take-out. Two hundred dollars – a few convenience foods could have saved this take out bill.
What are some of the ways that you prepare and save for winter flu season?
