Budgeting
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Topic: Budgeting
Posted By: ginger
Subject: Budgeting
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 1:56pm
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I'm working on our single income budget at the moment, and I have two things to say ...
Firstly, I have a headache 
Secondly ... it's more a noise than anything ... *gulp* !! 
------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:02pm
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*passes Ginger the rescue remedy*
No more exorbitantly priced, lovely kitchen utensils for a while huh? It will be ok, you'll be too tired to eat or go out or stay awake for a movie and when you are conscious and coherent you can just sit there being completely entertained by your wee bundle of cute. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:05pm
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Mel's right. Soon you'll be wondering how on earth you ever managed to spend so much money. -------------  
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:14pm
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haha i'm wondering that now that i have a 5 yr old that eats us out of house and home and am the only breadwinner till march!
lol Ginger, they are right though - you do find so many things to cut out that are wants not needs, and then you look back and go "man, why the heck didn't we save all that money back then!" ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:22pm
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Just make sure you budget in some of those yummy itti bittis -------------  
 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:29pm
Erm ... Noooo ... 
Actually, it's been quite a good year for us, in a *very* roundabout sort of way - we've had some big and unexpected expenses, and DH's work put a ban on overtime about 6 months ago (right around the time we decided that we could afford our obstetrician with a bit (Heh. A lot!) of overtime to help out ) and so I've been cutting back all over the place.
I just have to try and stay away from Nature Baby and hope that I don't grow out of any more maternity clothes until I've finished work - it doesn't matter if my stomach hangs out at home ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
caraMel wrote:Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:30pm
Uhhmmm ... I have a fair idea
ETA: My other idea is to make DH stop eating. I just have to pitch it to him the right way ... ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:32pm
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I totally agree. While working out our budget when I was still pregnant there was no way I could possibly be a stay home Mum. But in reality it ended up being quite different.
I have no idea what we used to do with all our income, especially now that 3 of us are living on less than half of it!   ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 2:45pm
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I have an alternative food source for DH...... BREAST MILK!!! If it's good enough for the baby surely it's good enough for DH. Breast milkshakes, breast milk icecream, creme of breast milk brulee, bread and breast milk pudding..... the list could go on. -------------
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 3:01pm
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PMSL Jo!!!
------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 3:04pm
 . Thanks Jo. Will make sure I suggest it to DH. He's already paranoid he'll use one of the breast
milk icecubes instead of the water ones by mistake! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 18 November 2008 at 3:05pm
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See, that would be funny if I didn't know that it wouldn't phase him in the slightest Plus, if his son's apetite is anything like his, there won't be any blardy milk left to make anything with ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:36am
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Im just working out a budget from going from one income to none ...
------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:47am
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Julia, will you qualify for an accomodation supplement etc? -------------
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:53am
Eek! I will stop complaining instantly
I know it's probably not the best suggestion, but could/would/is it worth your DH even flipping burgers for a few months while you are on maternity leave (and at home) to boost your income? Would that affect things? Or are you better to go through WFF or something like that? ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:55am
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Oh, and Jo, the husband just blinked at me and looked at my boobs far too curiously when I told him he was being put on a breast milk diet next year
So, I'm opting for making our own muesli instead, for a start ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:56am
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LOL! My DH is completely grossed out by the idea and treats them as off-limits when they're producing. -------------
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 10:56am
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We did think about it .. but luckily we can manage to save enough between now and when I go on maternity leave to tide us over till I return to work
(Although definately no swanky or even budget kitchen utensils for us)
*Ginger you might want to stop reading ... * I remember how hard a newborn can be .. so Im thinking I will forgo kitchen utensils for an extra pair of DH hands to help  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:04am
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I know what you mean, I'm so glad DH will be around in the mornings to help out then I just have 6hrs from when he leaves for work and when Michaela goes to bed and I've already decided to alter our main meal of the day to lunchtime when we're all together so dinners will be simple. I'm dreading Michaela dropping her daytime sleep though. Currently she has 2hrs+ when DH leaves for work. That would be one of the advantages of having them close in age, the chance that they'll both sleep at the same time so you can too. Then again Michaela's really good and there have been a couple of times recently when I fell asleep while I was meant to be playing with her and she didn't destroy the house -------------
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:05am
No kitchen utensils AT ALL?  
See, telling a (or at least, THIS) Ginger to stop reading is like putting up a red flag saying MAKE SURE YOU READ THIS BIT FOUR TIMES!!!
I feel so sorry for you that your newborn was hard work - mine is going to be perfect ... I'm not even going to have to go through labour, he'll just be in his cot, tucked up asleep one morning. AND he's going to sleep through the night, and never cry. I'm so lucky ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:07am
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Bless!
Jo .. I quite often fall asleep on the sofa when Im "playing" with Isabelle .. she usually bonks me on the head with one of her toys to wake me up
Luckily DH is being rather supportive and I have a nap when I get in till when Issy wakes from her nap...bliss
Oh and we should hopefully get some accomodation supplement help .. we get $10.00 at the moment  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:09am
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Whatever drugs you're on Ginger, I want some I've decided that since I had a hard baby last time I am due to have a nice easy baby, and if I don't it's not going to be the shock of my life. I feel really sorry for the parents that have a nice easy baby first up and then get a hard one for their 2nd. -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:13am
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Oh dear
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:15am
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Golly ... you just bought tears to my eyes!
I cant wait for the placenta to kick in ... Im soo over feeling 100 ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:16am
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Heh.
I was saying to someone random the other day that baby brain is hiseous, but nowhere near as bad as drug brain (meaning IVF drug brain). I forget that not everyone in the entire world knows I did IVF ...
I had a bit of explaining to do ... ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:19am
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LOL, that's classic. I can just imagine the sideways glances and whispered "did you know she was a junkie". -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:21am
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I know, she's totally gorgeous and makes my heart burst. The night before last, when I was throwing up, she came running from her bedroom at the other end of the house to say "right mum?" and rub my back. -------------
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:30am
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Hehehe ... luckily I havent had the vomiting problem ... I just generally feel crap.
Funny thing happened the other day with her ... SD after having his "momentary lapse of reason" had Isabelle sitting on his knee and he burst into tears ... and she erupted into laughter. I think she thought Daddy was putting on a funny face for her
Ginger .. I think I would have looked at you sideways too! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:33am
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That's really cute! I bet it helped cheer SD up too. -------------
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:46am
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Brains? What are these brains you speak of? ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 6:48pm
Oh when? I am so over feeling so tired all the time!!!!! My budget scares me, I still have not finalised it. -------------   
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