No Buying Toiletries in April Challenge!

Hi all

I started posting on the january thread and then somewhere along the way got lost with the Feb and March thread, occasionally popping in and out but not posting.

I have still been trying to keep to the challenge and am slowing working my way through my stash, or I was until yesterday when my teenage daughter had a clearout and dumped a large carrier bag of toiletries on my bed stating it was my fault for buying her too many :eek: I feel like I have gone back a month or two now but am determined to keep it up but I think its going to be a long haul.

I have had to buy a couple of things DD ran out of over the past couple of months and have picked up a few freebies/cheapies along the way but I have definitely changed my ways and for the better. Also taking a similar outlook with regard to other things like food I overbuy so I am sure am saving quite a bit, though I haven't been keeping a record.

I will try to keep up with this thread and thanks for the good feedback on things to buy/avoid.

hello, ive just been reading this thread and would love 2 join u all.
im desperately trying 2 save some money (£8000) and i need it 4 my new house by sept :eek:.
i have plenty of things in my airing cupboard for at least this month, so unless i run out of toothpaste i am not buying anything!!!!!

so well here goes.................

~welcome **sde*~:)

everyone is really friendly here. some of us are doing really well, others (like me!) are work in progress. There are different ways people save, some of us put money in a put when we use something up, some are really pleased if they resist a spend and total up that. either way, the gameplan is to use what you have, use it well and don't buy anything that you don't need. welcome aboard.

I'm off to do a bit of pampering, with a hot bath and some Elemis. :A

Meant to say, thanks for the hair test thing lir, I will try that out over the weekend!

Hi ladies, thanks to bronnie for the lovely new thread and welcome to all the newbies. My challenge is £5 budget this month, there is a good chance i will need to buy tooth paste and eye make up remover but hopefully that should be it.
To those that have been selling on ebay well done and isnt it fab, ive saved around £300 from doing some ebay as well as the no spending on toiletries so have already started putting money aside for my car insurance ans tv license in oct:T.
Now someone was going to a ball( sorry carp memory at mo) how lovely and hope you have a great time. Eklynne (sp) hope all goes well with uni and nice to hear from you. Sales addict glad to see hear from you too and forget the M&S face cream you have saved yourself some dosh, and something better always comes up:).
Well ive been so busy, which is great but going out on schools nights has taken it out of me this week. The kids are all of until the 21st april now and must say am dreading it, not because i dont enjoy having that at home but this is only the second longish period of time the whole family inc ny husband have been at home together and theh last one ddid not go well (xmas) plus Dh's meds are being changed as we speak so how thats going to affect his behaviour nobody knows. So im praying the weather is good and we can escape out doors for most of it.

Nab
xx