Drowning In Things

3KIDSNOMONEY

Anybody Else Feel As Though They Are Drowing In Possessions.

Mainly Toys In My House But I Am Sick Of It.

Keep Clearing Out But The House Is Still Full. Really Difficult To Get Rid Of Things Now That The Kids Have Them, So I Blame Myself For Buying Too Much In The First Place.

Just Feeling Like A Moan.

nodwah

Totally - and my 2 kid's birthdays next week - depressed at the thought of more unneccesary plastic coming into the house

Ytaya

eBay is your friend! Maybe you could ask relatives to pay into a savings account for the kids for birthdays/Christmas? It saves accumulating 'stuff' (where does it all come from?!) and you can teach the kids about managing money, too! (if they don't already know)

larmy16

Same here. And the clutter begat clutter! I am not so keen on ebay. Tried offloading my stuff but so hit and miss in selling and just ending up with fees to pay! Charity shop and dump is the way to go. I can barely find anything and end up re-buying stuff I know I have. I am thinking sellotape, nail clippers etc.

It is my aim and dream to be organised. Everything in its place and put back immediately after use. Sympathy in buckets to you OP.

squeaky

larmy16 wrote: »

Same here. And the clutter begat clutter! I am not so keen on ebay. Tried offloading my stuff but so hit and miss in selling and just ending up with fees to pay! Charity shop and dump is the way to go. I can barely find anything and end up re-buying stuff I know I have. I am thinking sellotape, nail clippers etc.

It is my aim and dream to be organised. Everything in its place and put back immediately after use. Sympathy in buckets to you OP.

www.uk.freecycle.org

The dump? Eek! Why not just give them away? There's bound to be someone who will want some of them - and they'll collect from your door!

You can find your local group using this link:

http://freecycle.org/display.php?region=United%20Kingdom

larmy16

I appreciate what you are saying Squeaky but when I say dump I do mean things that are really broken! Anyway I understand there are scavengers at the dump too

ShirleyPark_2

Definately freecycle, our freecycle list is full of kids stuff and it goes really quickly.

mah_jong

I decided years ago, that when my grandchildren arrrived, that in todays society of stuff, I would just give a book on birhtdays/christmas and put a gift into a savings account!

I still think this is the right choice for me, though others deem this to be mean!! Parents/kids seem happy enough!

Lola23

mah_jong wrote: »

I decided years ago, that when my grandchildren arrrived, that in todays society of stuff, I would just give a book on birhtdays/christmas and put a gift into a savings account!

I still think this is the right choice for me, though others deem this to be mean!! Parents/kids seem happy enough!

I think that's a great idea and most parents appreciate it.
My mum and dad did the same for our kids and they were allowed to make some purchases (with permission from gran & grandpa) when they were older.
I don't have grandchildren yet but I would like to do the same.

3KIDSNOMONEY

unfortunately some grandparents seem it necessary to buy unneccessary items. The amount of clothes my children have had from one particular grandparent and they have never worn them (i have sold them on at a reduced rate). it would have been so much better for them to have bought a new pair of shoes, or paid towards swimming/music fees. Unfortunately in my case suggestions like this don't go down too well.

rosh12

We've got a baby due (actually overdue...) and I don't want to sound ungrateful but I am worried about the amount of "stuff" we are going to get! A lot of our friends have older kids so people are really excited about our new arrival- we got quite a bit of tiny baby stuff at Christmas before I was 20 weeks pregnant! People are so kind and generous and love to give gifts but it's hard to know what to do with it all!