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May results, June goal, spending the surplus, cloth diapers

June 1st, 2010 at 04:15 pm

I'm very pleased with our May debt repayment of $1125, especially since the goal was $900.

I'm setting my June goal at $1000. I won't be able to confirm the last few June payments since I'll be on vacation, so to make sure I get to that amount before I leave, I'll make an extra payment to the credit card. Even though we're concentrating our extra money on getting the house fixed up and a few other luxuries, I can set aside $150 for the credit card and it won't get in the way.

We've been having fun with the budget surplus, planning to get some better-functioning furniture, including organizational tools for the closet. IKEA has some really great storage solutions. It might take some wrangling to get everything we want within the amount of money I've earmarked, but I think we can do it with a little creativity.

Our cloth diaper service ends today. We decided to go it on our own after the trial period. We have more energy and confidence now, so hopefully we can handle cleaning them ourselves.

The service loaned us liners and covers, and they're picking everything up today, so now we have to get our own. Luckily one of NT's co-workers gave us several covers that should suffice. Good cloth diapers are about $2 apiece minimum, and we use about 10-12 per day, so we need 30-40 to have several days' supply. So we were looking at $60-$80. AS suggested that she could make us some, so we went and bought some towels and flannel sheets at thrift stores. She also had some flannel fabric that her mom had given her. She was able to make about 35 diapers this weekend! I'm nervous about taking care of diapers ourselves, but we have a sprayer attachment on the toilet now, so hopefully it won't be too gross. I'm proud of AS for not only saving us money but using reclaimed materials instead of new. Now wish me luck getting through the first day of diaper cleaning on my own!

5 Responses to “May results, June goal, spending the surplus, cloth diapers”

  1. Phenomenal Woman Says:
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    Good luck with the cloth diapers. I am looking foward to finding out how it goes for you. We have a little one on the way and question if we can handle cloth diapers ourselves. We might not be able to do it because we both have to return to work and I have not found a sitter or caretaker that would be willing to handle cloth diapers yet.

  2. MonkeyMama Says:
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    I never understood how clothe diapers were any more gross than disposable. It's all gross! LOL.

  3. ceejay74 Says:
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    PW, we lucked out with the daycare provider. She said she'd use cloth diapers as long as she didn't have to clean them! So I just hope it's not too bad, cleaning them all at the end of the day when we get home. We'll see.

    MM, you're so right! As if to illustrate the point, shortly after I read this AA had her biggest diaper blowout yet! I didn't have to wash the diaper liner because we're still on the service till they pick it up, but she'd gotten it all over her pajamas, so I wasn't immune. If I can wash out poopy pajamas without too much trauma, I'll be able to handle diaper liners. It's all gross, but it's all manageable. Smile

  4. Looking Forward Says:
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    I think you can do it! You're a mom now so gross things will become routine. Wink

  5. whitestripe Says:
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    DF's sister uses ones made out of bamboo fibre, i forget the brand but there are a few who make similar styles. They are shaped like an ordinary disposable nappy, but they come with liners, and you can wash them. They're quite expensive, but very easy to use and wash - most likely what I will get when we start that journey of our life Wink

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