Stop spending money!!

[5 Little Monkeys]

Oh I definitely would have bought them haha. I buy things and than resell to make a bit of extra money. I watch too much storage wars..........

I also check pinterest for a lot of DIY stuff. I'm not at all crafty but even I can make some simple things with a guide/reference!!

Instead of buying a train table for example, I just painted a large piece of cardboard and glued the train tracks to it. It fits nicely under my spare room bed when we aren't using it if I don't want it out in the playroom.

[superfun]

5LM, have you had any success ordering from Walmart.Com? it never works for me because I don't Jane an American credit card.

[5 Little Monkeys]

You can't order from walmart.com and have it delivered here to my knowledge. My SIL does it all the time though and gets it delivered to border crossings and picks it up from there and than sometimes has to pay duty at the border. I have ordered it to go to Walmart in Bottineau and than picked it up from there though. I'm not sure what credit card she uses...I'll ask! (you might have to remind me lol)

[Emma H]

If you want it just buy it! It will look so cute and not a lot of people have it!....I noticed the kids don't play much with it unless they are pulling the nobs off or trying to climb inside lol I wish I was crafty like that I just bought a used kidkraft train table and bought the train pieces from ikea (super cheap). Another thing that I can't seem to get off my mind are the tipi tents for kids!

[5 Little Monkeys]

If you want it just buy it! It will look so cute and not a lot of people have it!....I noticed the kids don't play much with it unless they are pulling the nobs off or trying to climb inside lol I wish I was crafty like that I just bought a used kidkraft train table and bought the train pieces from ikea (super cheap). Another thing that I can't seem to get off my mind are the tipi tents for kids!

I was wondering if the kids would actually play with it or not. There are a couple ideas I've seen that use cardboard boxes. Maybe we will do that this summer outside and see if they play with them first.

Seriously, I'm NOT crafty!! Find a really good guide and anyone can do it!! Once you get started it's much easier.

A tipi would be cool. My kids love tents so I'm sure they'd love a tipi. Another summer idea....

[superfun]

We have a teepee! They seem to like it a lot, but it's still pretty new.

I was trying to order from Walmart.com to be delivered to a us address. One of my daycare families picks stuff up for me whenever I order it. I would love to know how your sil does it.

[5 Little Monkeys]

We have a teepee! They seem to like it a lot, but it's still pretty new.

I was trying to order from Walmart.com to be delivered to a us address. One of my daycare families picks stuff up for me whenever I order it. I would love to know how your sil does it.

That's odd. I can't imagine why it would matter if your credit card was american or not. I've never come into that problem when ordering online from other countries. Something that I thought of that might be the problem....my husband can't use his credit card in the US unless he tells the bank ahead of time that he is going down. I wonder if that has something to do with it?

[superfun]

That's odd. I can't imagine why it would matter if your credit card was american or not. I've never come into that problem when ordering online from other countries. Something that I thought of that might be the problem....my husband can't use his credit card in the US unless he tells the bank ahead of time that he is going down. I wonder if that has something to do with it?

I know. I didn't expect it to be a problem either. I shop on amazon.com regularly, and a few other us websites. But Walmart didn't work.

[Fun&care]

Hi everyone

I am relocating into a bigger space (from condo to house) and I just want to keep buying things for the daycare! I think I have an addiction to shopping so when I tell myself it's just an investment for my business it makes it okay lol but its not okay. I keep spending so much money and I cant seem to figure out what's worth the investment and what isn't.
For example I spent around $400 dollars on a felt board/felt stories/felt learning material and some multicultural lessons. Another $300 on the new Melissa & Doug snack&treat cart. I am obsessed Etsy so I thought it was a good idea to buy a felt garden with a mini felt apple tree for $200, wooden washing machine for $250 and a play pantry that "goes perfect" with a $350 Melissa & Doug play kitchen that I just had to have.
Ugh, I regret spending my money because parents just really don't seem to care but at the same time I think everything looks so much nicer. I am already planning on spending $2000 on kid's furniture/storage (and other cr@p, of course) once I move.
I would really like to know what you would spend your money on and what you wouldn't. I did have to spend more because I don't have kids and didn't have anything to start with but now I feel like I am just buying too much.

2000$ on furniture and storage sounds like waaaaaaayyy too much (for me). Even looking on how much you spent on felt stuff etc just seems like quite a lot. Does your husband not completely flip out?!?? Lol! Mine would have a heart attack and drop dead if I told him I spent 2000$ on daycare stuff! He freaked when I spent about 400$ on IKEA toy storage units!

I don't want this to come off as rude but if I had the money to spend on all those supplies...I would instead just keep it in my pocket and not bother running a daycare at all

The only item I spent big on was my table and chairs because I wanted a quality one not a flimsy IKEA set. I spent 450$ on that. Almost everything else was bought second hand or on sale for CHEAP.

I guess it all comes down to how much you can afford, and also how long you plan on doing daycare. The other thing to consider is wear and tear...it can be surprising how quickly kids can completely ruin toys/furniture, they are just so rough and I would be stressed right out if I had spent that much and they just ruined it

[mickyc]

Must have- egg chairs from ikea!! We totally renovated our space and made a trip to ikea! $1500 later on storage cupboards, chairs, tents, train tracks etc. must husband saw the egg chairs and said you HAVE to get those! They were $80 each - I got 2. I wasn't sure how they would last but the quality is amazing and the kids LOVE them.

I just need to find a new kitchen for my crew but my Walmart order got cancelled as they ran out of stock. Not impressed. I am too cheap though to spend more than $300 on one.