The average American family does not have extra money to spend on things that may seem unnecessary.  If you are like my family, the mattress is not old until springs start popping through.  Most of us do not wait that long to get a new bed, knowing the dangers that come with sharp springs emerging through the mattress pad.  However, that is not the only reason to get a new bed.  It really boils down to a matter of opinion, but most people agree that a good night’s sleep is extremely important — and your children’s sleep is just as important as your own.

A Good Mattress Can Be Expensive

There is a problem, however; good mattresses can cost several hundred dollars (or more).  With the money you would spend on a brand-new Hastens or Kluft mattress, you could buy a small house instead.  Sure, your family would feel like they were sleeping with the angels, but who can afford that?  Some people argue that good sleep is priceless; but is it worth your mortgage for the next ten years?

Buying an expensive new mattress is not your only choice, no matter what the expensive mattress companies want you to think.  Intellibed makes mattresses that consistently average four to five stars in user ratings, and the price tags are not comparable to those on Ford’s showroom floor, either.  You could still pay a thousand or two for these mattresses, but Intellibed offers another option that is much cheaper and just as comfortable.

A new mattress topper from Intellibed is the way to go if you do not want to overextend your bank account.  The “mattress makeover” starts at only $349 and can add as much as ten years to the life of your current mattress (assuming the springs have not started popping out just yet).  Intellibed’s mattress toppers are made with what is called Intelli-Gel.  This gel does not wear out like cheap foam and does not react to temperature like memory foam, so you can consistently have a good night’s sleep on a mattress topper that is neither too hard nor too soft.

Intelli-Gel is a substance that reacts to pressure.  Light pressure elicits an equal force of upward pressure, so you can feel like you are lying on a firm mattress.  However, those much-talked-about pressure points of the hips, shoulders, and ankles respond differently on Intelli-Gel.  Under more pressure, Intelli-Gel becomes softer instead of responding with greater pressure, so underneath the hips and ankles you get the advantages of a softer mattress.

Mattress toppers are easy, too.  You can replace the old foam in your pillow-top mattress, or you can simply lay the mattress topper on top of your bed.  So, instead of making some major budget changes to accommodate the price of a new bed, you can forgo the grumbling about what you do for these children and simply stay at home rather than go out for the next two or three Family Nights.  Reinventing your daughter’s bed without breaking the bank is not only possible, it is financially plausible and way easier than you thought it would be.