Shop Like A Giant Freaking Baby
No tantrums required!
There are a couple ways to shop like a giant baby.
First, there’s the tantrum method: impulsively grabbing whatever catches your eye, with no thought for your budget, the growing landfills, or whether you’ll even care about it next week. Not exactly adorable.
And then there’s shopping like a baby…literally. As in, buying products made for babies.
I prefer this approach.
Because, honestly… who can afford to shop like an adult in 2025? Some people are protesting costs by refusing to spend a dime. I’m protesting by cutting costs wherever I can, saving aggressively, donating money and time, and investing wisely. And when I do need to buy something, shopping like a baby makes that a bit easier.
This means I refuse to be swayed by your fancy electrolyte powders, no matter how cute the packaging or how cleverly they market themselves. I’ll stick with my Pedialyte, thank you.
When I go to the movies, I opt for the AMC kid’s pack: a small popcorn, a drink, and a fruit snack. Perfect portions, no regrets.
When I’ve been out all day and stuck in that weird limbo between hunger and a dinner reservation, I’ve grabbed a kid’s meal from Sweetgreen or a Chopt Jr. Bowl. A full-sized salad might be a better deal per ounce, but sometimes you just need something that’s $8, satisfying, and not a sad, half eaten salad weighing down your bag at dinner.
And you can bet I’m always ordering that kid’s hot chocolate at the cafe. 50 cents cheaper than the adult version and doesn’t burn my mouth. Genius.
But these kid hacks go beyond just food. Here are a few of my best tricks for saving money while maintaining a (semi)functional adult life. And if you have kids, you might already have some of these lying around.