rampant consuming 3
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Topic: rampant consuming 3
Posted By: aimeejoy
Subject: rampant consuming 3
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 1:11pm
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Funny how this was such a hot topic not that long ago!! Hows everyone getting on? I have been buying stuff, but not as excessively or for stupid things. Except food all the time (snack stuff) but I blame that on being preggy!
Anyway, I have decided that doing a no-spend month is too daunting to start with and things usually come up that you forget about, so am doing a no-spend week this week. So far has been no problems but its only Tuesday!  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 1:24pm
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I'm so in! I have been shocking lately! Altho still commmitting money to savings regularly and have managed to build up a decent supply of 'emergency' money.
I can't really afford to spend atm anyway with our trip to Palmy next week and then the mega meet up. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 1:38pm
Yikes I've been a shocker! Just bought 2 nappies off 2 lovely ladies here. Darn internet banking making it SOO easy!
Only area I seem to be doing well in is not spending money on food. We've set a budget and are trying to do groceries fortnightly except for fruit and veg and although we have kinda estimated it a bit low (so have gone over by about $30) we're not wasting nearly as much money as before. We are going to Rotorua this weekend so next week I think I'll try to have a no spending week once we're back. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 1:46pm
I'm in! I pledge not to buy anymore cute nappies or clothes for Sam until she actually fits the next size
We have actually been doing really well on the grocery etc front, but need to start putting money away for christmas and a skiing holiday next year!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 2:15pm
I think everyone got bored with being good 
I could do with getting back into this after a couple of expenses recently - a present for my new niece ( ) and new clothes for my new job (luckily lots in the sales). My holiday pay-out from this job will cover about half to two thirds of the cost which is good, but I still have the other bit to pay for. DH has had a stock-up on clothing too which was expensive, but at least we got that organised in the sales.
I've started poking bits aside for Christmas (AARRGGHH!!) - we have lots of nieces and nephews now, so it's getting hell expensive. So, we're trying to collect things as we see them. I did a pantry/fridge clean last weekend and hardly chucked anything (and what I did chuck, we'd had for aaaagggggeeeessss ) which means that we're planning groceries better - yay!
Oooo ... and there was that awful patch where the local rates, water bill AND regional rates came in at once *shudder* All in all, doing ok, but could be doing better. ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 2:21pm
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ohhh we are soo trying to be good and paying off the credit cards, because we know that by next year we will NEEED a new car, ours is very slowly and surely dying a sad death (re: spent $1000 on it last warrant, dreading the next one next month) plus getting back on track with the wedding saving.
we are terrible with groceries now, i think it's because at least one of us is home most days and we are going through more food. I also think we need to re-budget as our grocery bill was set when the girls were little and Ayja wasn't eating real food yet, now both eat like horses, so i think it needs an overhaul. other than that i've been good........ other than buying myself an eliptical strider cos i'm a lazy sod and don't want to pay for a gym. (fairly though, i have saved up the little dots of money over from sleeping bags to pay for that so it was something for me - oh-baby helps me stay in shape, lol) ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:00pm
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I just want to but in- coz thats what i do LOL
Im Organic 1)Have a buy nothing day each week & I be bold & leave the packaging there 2)Before you buy something write it down then after a month if you decide you still want it.. then buy it, JM50cents worth tho ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:29pm
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Janine I have noticed that with our kiddies too! The prices have gone up overall though too, but what we spend on groceries (and we don't buy nappies) would be way different from if we were childless!
I hope you are planning to have a new car within 6 months?  (next next warrant)------------- |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:39pm
| If I had to spend $1000 on a car that was dying I would be ditching the car and buying a new one for $1000 lol |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:48pm
id buy a bike
but id look silly coz everyone has cars & i couldnt get 2 baby seats on the back ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 4:30pm
Totally OT, but isnt it better to take the packaging home then you know it is being recycled rather than the shop chucking it into landfill? ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Glow wrote:Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 5:20pm
Actually you can! I saw them on trademe.. one goes on the front and one on the back. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 6:50pm
But do you really want to waste water to wash it & then find out that it cant be recycled.. Plastic isnt that fantastic.. "Shop" put the packaging on, so then recycling is their prob (job) If they did it well.. You only wanted/needed the product, not the packaging/frills ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 6:52pm
But then id want/need 2 things, bike & seats... And have to wait a month to the day instead of 3-7days as in Auction ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 11:44pm
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......anyway.....
We were on track in march to have everything paid off by october in time for new baby and were planning on getting a nice mummy van, then it all turned to crap basically, we lost baby, things broke, new houses were required along with other expenses we couldn't avoid, plus a few moments of needing some well-deserved retail therapy (spent on the girls, not me). so here we are now, trying to get back on track with paying off stuff... so a car is in there somewhere in the near-distant future. lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:59am
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I'm terrible.
Back back on track now I have spending out of the way (and no money left to spend anyway!!) I read somewhere the other day about SFD (Spend Free Days) and how this person tries to amass a certain amount each week and either better it or maintain it. So yeah, starting tomorrow, back to bringing lunch to school (which is my biggie) and cutting down on money spent at supermarket. Guess that means I can't go buy the snowflake I've been dreaming about since I went to the uni cafe this morning? (though i did just eat a whole packet of reese's pieces - it's the chocolate time of month. I needed them.) |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 12:59pm
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Always have a few coins lying around for chocolate!
Me and Daniel just went out for lunch as mum has Han for the day, but it was already planned before I decided to have a no-spend week. It was delicious by the way 
So far no burning desire to buy stuff, tho have remembered a few things I need to pay next week like OB lunch and accomodation. Best I got put some stuff on TM so I can pay for it... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 1:25pm
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well, i was supposed to be going into town today to have a "me" day as we had an appointment that got cancelled and mikes got exams all day, the girls are in daycare (they're staying home tomorrow). lol, but ihaven't done that, so i guess i've curbed the urge and ability to spend really. although mike did just email me and say he'd meet me at the daycare at 5, so that means i better get my bum into gear and actually go have a shower. So yes, no more bumming around on the computer, might go do some retail therapy. ... lol.. does that make me the first official drop-out.
bah what was that, 1 day of not spending?! lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 1:30pm
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ha ha I am the opposite of all you lot in here, I have $10k in the bank and I'm on a mission to spend it!
Although I do have good reason, though, its the wedding fund... (do more nappies count as wedding expenses, though?) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:40pm
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Feck. Just spent up large on nappy making fabric. Why? I do not know.
And I did buy that chocolate bar in the end
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:56pm
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Did I say that I'm still baking the dogs' treats? In theory, we're saving a fortune, as they cost about a third of buying treats, and it's so much better for them.
As long as you don't factor in the $100 for a new blender after the last batch ... ahem. And no, not just because I felt like it. There was smoke and fire. Enough said ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |