BeautyQueen

 Newborns don't actually need a lot of things, surprising. This is a list of my favourite newborn products that I'm glad I got for my baby. I'm not going to go into essentials like clothing or anything like a pram etc. those are things that are needed no matter what. Large diaper bag : I love having a large diaper bag because it means I have more space to put things in, and I can keep a spare top for myself to change into if I need. Co-sleeper (next to the bed): I got a cosleeper instead of a coat or bassinet. (it does double as a bassinet, though) and I found it so handy. It has a storage shelf down the bottom which I loved because I could keep everything I needed through the night right there, and I didn't have to get up. Diaper caddy:  This was a live saver. In the mornings instead of taking five trips into the bedroom to move us into the living room I could easy put everything I need for the day in the diaper caddy and then take it into the living room while carryi...

 Now that I am a mum, I find our money doesn't last as long as it did, which makes sense, but it got me thinking about how I am managing for us to still save up to buy our own house and how other people could use my way to save money themselves. I have made a post a while back on how to budget , which plays a key role in how I save money now. Any money we want to spend in the fortnight is accounted for in our budget.  After creating our budget, I work out how much money we have leftover after bills each pay.  Say we make $1,300 a week, but have to pay $1,000 a week on bills (Random numbers as an example). It would mean we have $300 leftover each week to put into savings. I make a list of everything we need to buy or spend money on soon in order of urgency, and make sure that I include an overestimate price so that we are not short when it comes to needing to spend the money. I also include when we need to spend the money by in the case of appointments etc. Take the car to...