Mrs Sparkle's sparkly debt diary

Mrs_Sparkle

Yeah, I don't think that many people read mine but I don't take it personally- it's very therapeutic for me and keeps me focused even if everyone else finds it boring and self indulgent! Your diary is one of the ones I look out for too. We can be each other's kick up the bum...

scottishspendaholic

Mrs S - did you find out the sex of the baby - dying to know!

I hope the scan went well!

scottishspendaholic x

adypem

Mrs Sparkle,
Keep up the good work....
I've just had a quick read of the diary, and one thing I noticed that you might want to do is start a little basket for the new arrival.
When you go shopping pick up 1 item of shampoo/wash/cream etc.. and put it away for the baby. That way you won't notice it so much. We did that with our second, but it was a little easier as we would buy the BOGOF offers and squirrel away the free one.

Mrs_Sparkle

adypem wrote:

Mrs Sparkle,
Keep up the good work....
I've just had a quick read of the diary, and one thing I noticed that you might want to do is start a little basket for the new arrival.
When you go shopping pick up 1 item of shampoo/wash/cream etc.. and put it away for the baby. That way you won't notice it so much. We did that with our second, but it was a little easier as we would buy the BOGOF offers and squirrel away the free one.

Thanks for this! I have a bundle of Boots money off vouchers for baby stuff and have to use them by end of October but I don't get paid until 29 September, so only another week and I can start buying baby stuff. That's a great tip to buy a little every month- I will try to stick with this.

Mrs_Sparkle

scottishspendaholic wrote:

Mrs S - did you find out the sex of the baby - dying to know!

I hope the scan went well!

scottishspendaholic x

Hi hun, sorry to disappoint you but it's next Tuesday! I will of course let you know though. I think I'm going to find out what the sex is now as it should assist me in getting the right baby stuff in the January sales

Hope you're well x

kathfisch

Oooh, now you didn't say on your other thread you were pregnant, congrats!!! :T February is a good month to be born, if I do say so myself!

I'm sure you can still keep up the dfw ways though... there is so much advice about parenting in a moneysaving/dfw/old style way around - you'll still be reading when the baby's due!! I've been reading all this advice for some reason lately.... getting broody :eek: but no babies for me for a long while yet... I'll have to be content with cheering on other people! :j There must be something in the water round here cos there seem to be loads of pregnant posters at the mo or perhaps I'm just noticing them now

Have you seen the MSE Pregnancy Club over on the MoneySaving in Marriages, Relationships & Families board, there are lots of members there and tips on where to get things cheap etc.

Sorry.... I'll stop waffling now

Best of luck with everything :T

Mrs_Sparkle

Hey... you found my diary! Yep, I'm 20 weeks pregnant so halfway there. Funnily enough I'm also a February baby- the 13th, when's your birthday Kath?

I have found the marriages, relationships + families board and it makes interesting reading. I've collected a few baby freebies in the last couple of months and have got loads of money-off vouchers. Childcare is going to be my biggest expense so I'm cutting down my spending drastically from now so that I get into the habit of living on less.

Thanks for reading and you watch those broody hormones, they can get the better of you

kathfisch

Mrs_Sparkle wrote:

Hey... you found my diary! Yep, I'm 20 weeks pregnant so halfway there. Funnily enough I'm also a February baby- the 13th, when's your birthday Kath?

Thanks for reading and you watch those broody hormones, they can get the better of you

It's the 3rd of feb I was due in January actually but obviously thought I'd hang on as long as possible :rotfl:

As for the hormones - don't I know it!!! Its getting worrying now... and I'm only 22 :eek: And I've just I can't believe I'm saying this applied for a job in Baby Gap, pmsl :rotfl:

Anyway.... sorry for hijacking

Mrs_Sparkle

Awww you're just a baby! Well done for being more clued up than I was in my credit card balance building 20s

This one's due on 8th Feb so we'll see when it turns up. A job in baby gap would be fab- all those cute clothes to drool over! Bad for your hormones though honey

southernscouser

Thought I would come and hijack on here!

Just wanted to say keep up the good work Mrs S. It will all be worth it!

Have you worked out a debt free date yet?