Rampant Consumerism 2008

Oky doky, I was thinking about this a couple of weeks ago seeing as it's a year since we last did it, and especially with everyone posting about how tight things have gotten with mortgage/grocery/petrol/rates increases, what a great time.

So my proposal is this - from the 1st May - 31st of May I will go back to my Rampant Consumerism rules. That means no non-essential spending (coffee out, disposable nappies, takeaways etc. etc.) for one whole month. Last year I saved $700 over the month. How much can I save this time?

Who else is with me? Go on, you know you want to!

No coffee?? But they are the one thing I am allowed!!!! Maybe we could negotiate an exemption for those...

Also would things like my personal trainer come under bills do you reakon?

I'd be keen to go again though.

Why not start from today Emma?

Nah but if u have cloth nappies like me, then u shouldnt be buying sposies also! I will so join even if its just for that, and my coffee dates!

It starts on May 1st coz I have to get baby's cot and some other bits and pieces so will do that before then, it's gonna pretty much drain my savings And coz my Aussienana soakers should be here by then so I can do night nappies.

You can start before then if you want!

I can do McCafe Mel, will just have to be one HC instead of breakfast!

Yeah I'm in but I'm counting one coffee and one breakfast a week as essential or I'll go crazy My DH will be stoked that you've pried me away from online shops.

I'm in. now i'm actually earning enough to fritter away, i shall stop frittering.

I'm in, apart from a small break from the 15th - 18th when I'll be in Sydney.........I can hear the shops calling me already!!!

I neeeed to be in. i so do.

In may we have ayja's birthday, mum's birthday, in june mike wants to buy a new car, in august we have paris's birthday, in november the wedding. and somewhere in there, ayja might actually finally finish her 100 night goal for staying in bed and then we have to get her the new bed we've promised (which she'll sorely need by then )

Therefore, this involves, 1- paying off daycare bill from over xmas when subsidy was cut. 2- paying off credit card - i told mike the only way he gets a car is if that thing is GONE! (is about $3,000)

And from there on out should be good, for the wedding etc, if we stop spending needlessly we can do this killing credit card thing really quickly (expecially with the amount of overtime/nights/weekends i'm seemingly lined up for at the mo). we keep saying we don't have money to pay off things as quickly as we could, but just counting up how much money we've spent on eating out together in the last month, and on pressies, and family outings and just stupid stuff. i'm not going to say the total, but it could cut the card down by about 1/3 to 1/2 (GASP I KNOW). We went for nearly 4 months with NO money, and since we have had it back, we've done nothing good with it.

Ok, am joining in.

The only thing i can buy for now is paris's birthday in august - ayja's pressies are done. hold me to it.

Edited by mum2paris

I'm in from July thou. And mine will be from July to December and only times I get a break are my trips away . I might try May but i'll see how I go.