What's a semi-reasonable diaper budget?

jteneback

I don't need any diapers, I really don't.  But there are so many cute ones, DD doesn't have many girly ones, and there are new brands I want to try.  I don't spend much on anything else so financially it wouldn't be an issue, but I have a hard time justifying buying diapers we don't need, especially when you are talking in the $28-35 range.

If you give yourself a diaper allowance, how did you come up with the number?

MyBdayPresent

I don't have a "diaper allowance" we just have x amount of money set aside each month to spend on J.  I would think that a reasonable number would be less than what you would spend on disposables each month.  Have fun shopping!

sophabelle

i won't spend more than $4-5 on a used diaper and i won't spend more than $12 on a new one.  i hardly ever buy new ones or diapers in general.  i use what we have and only buy more when we need it.

i'm only buying diaper stuff now bc we didn't cd ds until 6 months old, so we don't have any newborn stuff.  

Alirebco

Right now I only buy diapers and wool out of my paypal whose balance is just from selling other diapers and wool  

Before DD was born though, I just bought diapers out of our checking account.  

jteneback

MyBdayPresent:

I don't have a "diaper allowance" we just have x amount of money set aside each month to spend on J.  I would think that a reasonable number would be less than what you would spend on disposables each month.  Have fun shopping!

That would be what, $80/mo?  Interesting idea!

ademc05

When the cloth vs. disposable cost would equal by use, I'm open to more. For example: If a disposable diaper equates to $0.20 each, I would have to use my $10 cloth diaper 50 times.

jteneback

Alirebco:

Right now I only buy diapers and wool out of my paypal whose balance is just from selling other diapers and wool    

I'm thinking if I can sell some stuff on eBay that could be my diaper money...

Copernicus08

Alirebco:

Right now I only buy diapers and wool out of my paypal whose balance is just from selling other diapers and wool  

 

This is what I've started doing, now that I have a decent stash up and running. It's so much more convenient that way, and DH doesn't have to see any more $ leaving the checking account ... I just have to explain the fluffy mail to him :-)