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Paws
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 2:11pm |
We said we'd be in charge of the lawns and outside maintanence at our property so it bought our rent down!
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kebakat
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 3:14pm |
I wish that we could go down to one car but it's not practical for us. I was without a car for a few days and it drove us near insane. We live on the edge of town so to walk takes over an hour which isn't fun when it decides to rain on you! lol
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meow
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 3:38pm |
I often cook a big meal and have it over two nights, or let DP take some to work. Yeah, it sounds boring having the same thing two times in a row, but once you have an active toddler, you don't really care
I search op shops for bargins, have found alot of good quality, barely used clothes for Ella there (incl lots of PP).
I used to bake alot. When I had time lol! I make birthday cakes as presents, people appreciate the effort involved and it is a yummy gift
Be careful with buying pants for bubs for the next season, The Warehouse esp have big sizes and Ella will never fit the size she is meant to be. I really like PP pants for the adjustable waist. Also don't stock up too much on summer gear! If this summer is anything to go by lol.
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Andie
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 6:35pm |
Oh yeah - good point about the adjustable PP pants! Ella has one pair from there and they'll last her ages! They'll make cute 3/4 pants as she grows (she's so long most are on her anyway!).
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lizzle
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 6:56pm |
the PP pants ARE fab. Jake is Still wearing a size one pair (usually in 2-3) just because I could adjust the waist.
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 7:25pm |
Have to agree with PP pants. Andrew is still in size 1 pants from there and in between 2-3 with the rest.
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fattartsrock
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Posted: 12 January 2007 at 7:26pm |
I agree. like i said earlier you can often get new and near new pp off trade me. We only have farmers here, and I am a great beleiver in some cheap things are just a false economy. I paid $10 for a pair of pp adjustable near new pants off trade me, that jake is still wearing (size 0, perfect length at moment)when my $12 farmers jobbies were worn through and waaaaaay too small after a couple of months.
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Rachael21
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Posted: 13 January 2007 at 1:37pm |
*make your own baby food and freeze it.
*Bring a list and calculator to the supermarket and only bring the amount or money you will be spending. -I found I saved $50 each time I went shopping doing this.
*Start putting a little bit of money away weekly for christmas.
* You don't need much newborn clothes and people will prob buy smaller sizes for presents anyway. You need way more clothes for crawling age and above beacuse they get so grubby.
* If you are going disposables I found once Jack got to about 6 months any nappies were ok for daytime and we use budget but Jack does have a butt of steel and hardly ever gets nappy rash.
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Paws
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Posted: 13 January 2007 at 1:47pm |
See if you can join up with a Freecycle group. I'm part of one and it's been excellent. I have got a bean bag and a whole lot of pots for gardening which is great! Plus your junk may be someone else's treasure!
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busymum
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Posted: 13 January 2007 at 2:20pm |
RachandJack wrote:
*Start putting a little bit of money away weekly for christmas. |
oo yes we do this and it's great! Also for car maintenance, WOFs etc.
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shelleybean
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Posted: 13 January 2007 at 10:31pm |
Great idea's girls. Also put money away weekly for rates - rather than trying to find the lump sum!
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Posted: 14 January 2007 at 2:31pm |
i heard the warehouse is doing xmas club this year! we are planning on putting $150 away on it. Figured that even if we don;t use it for xmas pressies for the boys - we still have three nephews, and two nieces, as well as Taine's birthday, so might come in handy!
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Posted: 14 January 2007 at 9:36pm |
i do a xmas club thur my bank putting away $5 dollers a week will give you around $500 in time for xmas and the great thing is that you cant take the money outtill xmas time i will be tighting my purse string shortly outhuerwise we will nevr get to perth
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Posted: 15 January 2007 at 8:17am |
We've started to put my salary into our savings account to try and build up a bit of a buffer for when I finish work.
My DH also has a "spending too much on lunch" problem. He was raking up around $80 a week at the cafe at work. They take it straight from your wages, so he never feels like he's spending money! But $300 a month on lunch!!!!! And he's not even a big man!!!!
He's back at work today, and has taken his lunch. I made a few treats to go in his lunch box to make it a bit "special" (it's like he's five!) I have the best and easiest recipe for Banana muffins if you want it!
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Posted: 16 January 2007 at 2:38pm |
Well done Sparkle! What I've found with DH and packed lunches is that if there is enough variety (from day to day), it will work.
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Posted: 27 April 2007 at 1:29pm |
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Posted: 27 April 2007 at 2:15pm |
Hand me downs don't have to be with the same family, my SIL swaps with another mum whos kids are similar age to but different sizes.
Use the Toy library, and the park instead of buying or going to paid activities. Growing your own vege is good savings, and a lot of fun too. Buying lunch is such a waste of money, its amazing how much you can save. Not spending $50 a week is a savings of $2600 per year!
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Posted: 27 April 2007 at 2:15pm |
fattartsrock wrote:
I agree. like i said earlier you can often get new and near new pp off trade me. We only have farmers here, and I am a great beleiver in some cheap things are just a false economy. I paid $10 for a pair of pp adjustable near new pants off trade me, that jake is still wearing (size 0, perfect length at moment)when my $12 farmers jobbies were worn through and waaaaaay too small after a couple of months. |
just a P.S on this, I just sold these jeans and another pair for $25 on trade me! Which is more than I payed for them...I felt bad, so I threw in a couple of pairs of dungarees we never used as well. So proof that it can be worth buying PP as it sells well second hand.
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Posted: 27 April 2007 at 4:38pm |
I do xmas club stamps for supermarket shopping-get whole lot of nice stuff at xmas time without breaking the bank. & I find it better than chrisco & the likes.
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heaps of great ideas here
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Posted: 27 April 2007 at 6:36pm |
I worked out how much all our bills cost each week eg power, phone, rates, insurance, car maintenance etc and then I transfer a weekly amount into a special account. that money is only for bills and it means that we have money sitting there for our rates and our cars service already.
slowly getting everything else together and I think these suggestions are great. It is good to go without some of our luxuries and focus on what is really important to you. We do live in a world where you buy whatever you want whenever you want it so you end up with lots of stuff you really dont need. We have discovered this as we are shifting.....too much crap!!!
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