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Title: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: dbanta on January 22, 2014, 10:45:16 AM

Came across this article today and thought I would share.  A woman shares her story of trying to spend $0 on her 2 year old for a year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/10211090/Successful-parenting-without-spending-money-a-mothers-story.html

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: Ottawa on January 22, 2014, 11:00:29 AM

Thanks for sharing!
An interesting blog for sure!
http://www.freeourkids.co.uk/category/rules/ (http://www.freeourkids.co.uk/category/rules/)

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: tpozywio on January 24, 2014, 08:10:50 PM

Thanks!

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: soccerluvof4 on March 12, 2014, 01:01:06 PM

Its a good article. Kids clothes seem to be so easy to get from family and stuff for nothing. We have 4 kids and never seemed to buy many. We also were not big toy buyers because they seemed to play with them for a day and then be bored anyhow. A little creativeness can save a fortune.

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: Milspecstache on March 12, 2014, 05:36:24 PM

Fantastic article.  The author has a real talent for writing!

I knew she would mention the cardboard boxes...  even when I was a child I sometimes preferred the big boxes to the toys themselves!

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: Cwadda on March 12, 2014, 05:48:42 PM

Good article. My gift for my first Christmas was a pair of slippers. Why? Because I didn't need anything else, and I wasn't old enough to even know or care what was going on.

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: Mark31 on March 12, 2014, 06:00:38 PM

This is fantastic!! Thank you for this link.

I'm expecting another baby in August, and I've had it in my mind to have a "$100 baby", to spend no more than $100 in/for it's first year.

This site should definitely help with ideas and motivation.

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: SisterX on March 17, 2014, 03:21:13 PM

My daughter is 4 months old and I really can't imagine spending anywhere $1000 each year on my child.  (Yes, I realize the article was in pounds.)  Or even $500, and I'm keeping a spreadsheet of what we have had to buy for her. 

Title: Re: Interesting Article on Minimalist Child Spending
Post by: ABC123 on March 18, 2014, 01:25:13 PM

I didn't read the article, so if this was mentioned I apologize.  But I think it would have to depend on what is being included.  Are food or daycare expenses included in that?  Or is this just talking about clothes and toys and trips to the zoo type of stuff?  If you take out food and daycare, we spend very little on our kids.  We get oodles of hand me down clothes, and we could probably clothe the entire daycare if needed.  And very generous grandparents provide more toys and games and puzzles than they can play with.