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Sami_Bee

yeah searching they're giving me a headache
I'm just waiting for my ebay stuff to finish for my final total

searching_me

:rotfl: :rotfl: sami x

searching_me

hey sami just wondering outside of your ebay fund how much you managed to set aside for bub? x

Sami_Bee

whoop whoop!!!

Total for items 1-6 £45.20, inc p&p £62.50

Edit: SM I saved almost £900 for baby stuff (started saving £10 a week when I we decided to ttc around april last yr until my JSA stopped) but have spent most of it on the pram, scan and some other bits, think I've got about £250 left

searching_me

how much are you hoping to to of saved by the time bubs is born for after? or are you not depend on savings after since your OH works... i only ask coz im worried about the mount i have saved and wheather it'll be enough ... im always worried we dont have enough x

Krystaltips

Searching, if it makes you feel any better, we haven't saved any money for when the baby comes... We have the pushchair money but we were completely ready to surrender that for the cat if we needed to... And we have a couple of hundred in savings for the wardrobe that we always seem to end up dipping into for other things... We have all the equipment we need for the baby and above and beyond that, the baby will just have to fit in to our usual budget...

searching_me

cheers krystal im so worried about accounting for another person spent the last 7 years making sure i have enough for the 3 its gonna be odd fitting in a forth x

Sami_Bee

I'm not saving anything else TBH Hubby is the one that worries coz he pays the bills the only thing he's worried about is if he should take 2 weeks stat pat or 1 SP and 1 holiday as we only have his income so that month if he took 2 wks SP he would be down around 1/3 of his usual wage

Krystaltips

They don't really need to cost that much more hun, once they're here... I'm sure things will just slot into place...

searching_me

sami im the only one who works in our house OH has had so much trouble finding a job its really getting to him but hes trying and thats the main thing (TBH i think hed take anything that paid just so he felt like he was helping) so when i go on ML on friday my pay it taking a £100 hit but my CTC and CB goes up of course means i'll loose my housing and council tax benefits but its ok as we'll be able to pay it but i still worry ive got about £300 (was more but poop happens) i was hoping for £400 but what can you do ... im always worried its never enough does my head coz OH is always telling me to stop stressing but cant help it x