Curse Thee Economy.....

[Backindiapers]

I realize everyone makes a different amount of money. Some of you are well off and others are as poor as I am. Well I wonder in these trying times of the economy crapping on us all, how do you afford to wear 24/7 or even several times a week? What's the trick? Is anyone else hurting in the diaper area like me? (ya know misery loves company) So hook a brother up with some awesome details about your diapered existence. Do you have a diapered fund? Or do you spend frivolously and not pay your bills to have diapers?

I'm one of those folks who forgoes the slightest convenience for the sake of certain living arrangements. Like I haven't bought beer and diapers in couple of months....and I love both dearly. But I still have the internet...lol. I love my high speed. Well next month I might not have it if I don't get some more hours at my job. Ok Share:

[Yuki Koneko]

I have been wearing a bit more often, mostly each night during the week and almost all day on weekends. I wear Abena X-Plus so that's kinda expensive. Since I mostly enjoy just wearing the diaper, I rarely wet or mess it and during the winter time, I don't sweat as much so in the morning, my diaper is still pretty dry. So I reuse them as long as I can. I add a liner to each diaper too, I feel it not only adds to the bulkiness (something I really enjoy), but it seems to prevent bunching of the actual diaper material.

As for how I afford it... I do budget my diaper spending. I have a budget for everything. I'm probably pretty fortunate to not be in a pinch despite the hard times. All I can tell you is prioritize and make yourself a budget, then stick to it. Being careful with your money, especially now, is a very very important life skill. All the money I save gets invested in CDs and money markets so it grows. That's another thing. If you have money sitting around (you might not... but, if you do have left over), invest it in stuff that pays you back.

For your particular situation, beer + diapers might be overdoing it. Both are expensive habits, but if you want them, you either need to work a job that pays better, or save the money you do make and be smart where you spend it. For example, how often you do go out to eat for lunch? Every day? Just a few times a week? That adds up, I mean, the cafeteria at my office is terrible, a co-worker told me he paid over 10 bucks for a salad!!! A SALAD!!! Run to your local Target or Wal-Mart and buy a couple frozen entrees. They are always on sale for like $2 each. Or buy rolls and lunch meat and make your own sandwich at home. If you do just this, you'll suddenly be saving about $20-25 a week right there. That's a bag of diapers a week!!! (In terms of Abena diapers, that's 14 snuggly X-Plus's!!!)

Same thing goes for dinner time. Don't go out to restaurants or for fast-food each evening. It's not healthy in the long run, and it's expensive. Instead, again, I like the frozen entrees since it's rough cooking for one, but I also learned how to prepare a few different meals. If you cook yourself, you'll save easily 50% what you'd pay in a restaurant.

Wow, this actually turned into a long post, but, I hope this helps you and maybe gives you some ideas to think about. Try it, get into the habit of making your own meals, and also try tracking where you spend your money (I use Quicken - and BTW, they now offer a FREE online version). Develop a new habit to save your hard earned paycheck, as much as possible. Put that money in the bank, in an account that earns YOU money! Good luck and stay dry ^__^ (or not heehee)

[babylin]

DITTO to what Square_Duck said!

Cloth is the only way to save big time. Another load of laundry is just pennies.

I made my first purchase of the year last week and got two new pair of KINS plastic pants for less than $20 (s&h included).

Some of my older diapers are showing some wear, so maybe next year I'll have to buy another dozen diapers when needed.

No big deal. What expense?!! I just can't see throwing money in the trash after I piss on it.

HAPPINESS IS WEARING COTTON DIAPERS

[PhilDL]

I know the feeling!

I diaper trained myself years ago at night. I've been unemployed since June with no sight of this ending. I need to order 2 more cases of diapers next week.

So the fact I trained myself to wet at night I still need diapers even though money is tight. Cloth isn't an option because it's expensive up front plus I don't live alone.

Maybe Obama and the rest of the socialist who run this country will give me a diaper bail out!

Phil

[Darkfinn]

For me it is really an exercise in budgeting... especially since I wear 24/7. I have tried a lot of diaper brands and found that Abri-forms are probably the best value on the market when it comes to comfort and capacity. However I always keep an eye on e-bay and craigslist for good deals. I just recently scored 2 cases of Attends from craigslist for $60... all I had to do was drive out and pick them up. Attends aren't my favorite... but it was a good value so I don't mind. I find myself passing on the fancier brands like Bambino now just b/c cute or not $75 for a case of only 48 diapers is rediculous IMHO.

[tndyperboy]

I use cloth diapers at night; have for years so the investment was made a long time ago. I did start to wear more during the day as my income increased. Now, 24/7 isn't a financial problem. My b/f does tease me about how much my "hobby" costs but then his is about the same and not near as practical.

[tonysplace]

The National Health Service gave me a very nice district nurse who talked to realised that it would be more cost effective if I didn't make a big puddle in her office.

So every 6-8 weeks I am allowed another supply.

Thank the lord for our beloved NHS and long live socialism. Its nice to know that if I become incontinent I'll not have to worry about paying for nappies and seat protectors.

[little princess]

Well.. I know most love disposables... but one trick is to either buy cloth diapers and plastic pants, or make your own if you have sewing skills, saves tons and tons of money.

[DiaperBigBoy]

Well.. I know most love disposables... but one trick is to either buy cloth diapers and plastic pants, or make your own if you have sewing skills, saves tons and tons of money.

me too, i love disposables

[Loveable_guy]

I’m not promoting Wal-Mart but you can’t beet the prices on their Assurance brand of disposables. I use the pull on briefs. You get something like 18 in medium size for $9.00

Cloth is going to the cheepest hands down and if you air dry or hand on an outside clothes line you'll save even more.

[storzech]

Money is good for me, if you lived close and especially if you were a girl I would give you some diapers. I suggest if you want to be in a booming industry you need to look into the nuclear industry or start a business.

[sarah_ab]

it sounds like you are on the right track with forgoing things like beer and diapers...

as was suggested i would look at how much money you spend on other things. a cell phone bill.. for example, perhaps downgrading to a less expensive plan and learning to not text as much, or send longer texts instead of many short ones.

we used to eat out all the time, but instead invested in a 50$ a year costco membership. Now instead of spending a couple hundred a week for eating out, we spend 50$ a week for our lunch's for work.

making up a very detailed, comprehensive budget, including gas, food, all your bills, your entertainment budget etc... might make it so in a month or two you'd have enough money to buy a case of diapers. I say case because it will be more diapers, you'd only be paying sales tax once (depending on what site you buy from) along with potentially only paying one shipping cost, and by the time you've used them all up, you should have saved up enough to buy another case.

[boy ricky]

I realize everyone makes a different amount of money. Some of you are well off and others are as poor as I am. Well I wonder in these trying times of the economy crapping on us all, how do you afford to wear 24/7 or even several times a week? What's the trick? Is anyone else hurting in the diaper area like me? (ya know misery loves company) So hook a brother up with some awesome details about your diapered existence. Do you have a diapered fund? Or do you spend frivolously and not pay your bills to have diapers?

I'm one of those folks who forgoes the slightest convenience for the sake of certain living arrangements. Like I haven't bought beer and diapers in couple of months....and I love both dearly. But I still have the internet...lol. I love my high speed. Well next month I might not have it if I don't get some more hours at my job. Ok Share:

Some people have said use cloth! That works very well, though you do need a place to do the laundry then. If i were in your position, i think i would try using depends or some cheap store brand and use a towel as an insert or use a big towel as a diaper. If you have plastic pants the cloth will work, if not then you need to use the cheapest disposables available.

Watch for sales on baby diapers too. You can use them as inserts making a depends or wal-mart or some other cheaper store brand go further. As to the beer, when we are in North Carolina Daddy gets me Miller High Life. It was $11.49 for a 24 of beer. It has the Daddy seal of approval for adult babies!

[babykeiff]

If you wear 24/7, cloth is an option for night wear, and stuffers of baby diapers (even the generic ones work) will make a disposable last longer / absorb more.

If you are worried about the high cost of adult sized cloth diapers, why not get yourself some cotton crib sheets (as the outer), and use baby sized cloth diapers folded inside the crib sheet to make one or two multi-layer cloth diaper. Also, discount bath towels work just as well as pre-made adult cloth diapers.

[Backindiapers]

Well to all thx for the advice but actually most of your suggestions I already do! I just happen to have a job working for a premiere catering company here and when we are busy money is great. But when its slow my hours get cut to nothing. My wife is superb at budgeting. We have the lowest cell phone plan we can have. We hardly EVER eat out, due to lack of funds. And when I work I get free lunch. I work about 16 miles from work and my wife works just 1.5 miles away. But the problem is we just need better jobs. But in this job market its hard.

Its funny we watch shows on tv about cutting the budget and stuff and we seem to do most of these things. We just have jobs that are retail in essence. So hours are random and not steady. The only bill we can cut is no cable....and that is a big no no!!! We must have some fun. We don't go out and haven't seen a movie on the big screen since...I think summer. I didn't wanna come here and complain...LOL. I just wanted some company in these hard times. Oh and cloth doesn't seem like the nostalgia of disposables for me. I would rather go without and than wear something I don't like. Not gonna wear crappy disposables either. I won't go with dial up internet either. Would rather go without.

So? enough of my depressing tirade!! On with the discussion! On the other side its good being at home with my wife. We get a chance to bond a little better than normal. We get to wake up next to each other and take showers together. And I get to do all the housework, YAY!!! No not really, but she's working more than me so its only fair. Yup a man who does dishes and cleans the toilet!!

[tonysplace]

I wouldn't celebrate just yet skip, it depends on the primary care trust that operates in your area. For example, I live in Primary care trust S, but my doctor is with Primary care trust D. PCT S does not offer support for incontinence, conversely PCT D does not offer NHS based support for transgender operations. PCT D offers revolutionary cancer drugs not available across most of the UK, however it does not unlike S offer surgical procedures claimed as 'preventative measures.'

You need to asses your own PCT in order to find out what it does and does not offer so you're not stung with a heavy bill in the future. All treatments are free IN hospital, it's upto your PCT what you get out of hospital.

The NHS doesn't provide nappies, they provide pads you slip in your underwear and almost none of the PCTs offer seat protectors. You gotta buy those yourself.

You have Clement Atlee to thank for the good times and Margaret Thatcher to thank for the bad times.

I think my local Primary care trusts only criteria for surply of all-in-one incontinence pads (tena slip range) is that you meet the following, 1) Your suffer from double incontinence which all the other treatments have failed, 2) Your terminally ill, 3) You have severe learning disabilities, the latter two menaing that you don't need tests to underline the reason for incontinence, its called 'diagnostic overshadowing. Other them that you need a damn good reason to get the Tena slips out of them but its possible.

[Baby Bethany]

I only wear about 3 diapers a week, and sometimes that's cloth diapers. So a case of disposables lasts me for months.

Beth

[Guest]

I do what I've always done, I shop at thrift stores. You can find great deals there. I never pay more than $6 for a pack, and they always have the good brands.

[jmcnappy]

Mine supplies the relevant attends following a series of tests. I went through a flexible cystoscopy, a diuretics test and a couple other involving a painful assault on my manhood. In conjunction I'm on vesicare, but I might as well swallow tic-tacs for the good they do me. Then they said come back in 11 months, which they changed to 6 months. 4 months to go.

I might see if I can get me one of those probes for kegal exercises because this is annoying me now.

i get 5 packets of tena slip maxi a mouth(NHS) but i have been under the knive 4 times/the 1st 7 hour op & septisemea afterwards...then a superpubic cathater 4 over 7 years til i told my DOC no more pain &infections iwill stick with nappies and thats it

[redneck diaper boy]

I have worn cloth diapers for most of my life.

I haven't felt the problem yet!

[Aurelius]

My spending habits are Spartan with the exceptions of my computer, clothes and education. I have little money even living with parents (for a few years to come still, this is okay) but enough to buy a pack from time to time. I can hardly complain but I know in future good adult diapers may become scarce with tougher economic times and various turmoil. Still, always live for today and contentedly.

[Guest Wet n' Poopy in NC]

I haven't seen anyone mention "Sam's Club" diapers.

They are amazingly absorbent and very cheap at $20.00 for a box of 60 diapers.

The outer material is cloth like, and the tapes are re-fastenable, for those times I want to wait until I can fill it up from both ends at the same time.

[sarah_ab]

while i think almost every state has wal marts, not all states have sam's clubs... it seems out here on the west coast costco is more prevalant.... but i've never tried the kirkland brand of adult diapers... do they even make them?

[Yvhuce]

My personal method has served me well for the past 8 years. Use gift money to stock up on them. Unfortunatly, I can't buy stuff online, due to the possiblitiy of it being delivered somewhere other than my house (one of teh drawbacks to living in the country), but with my name on it. Most often, things wind up being delivered to my mom's workplace (the local doctor's office). And she's a snoop, so there's no chance of even unmarked boxes going without inspection. Also, I have no knowledge of fabrics, so I really can't make more than a makeshift cloth diaper (better than nothing, but doesn't really cut it for the comfort factor [which is the primary factor of my diaper wearing]). So I'm perty much restricted to Wal-Mart and Walgreens in the next town over. Every once in a while, I may scrape together some spare money and spend it on diapers, instead of pizza or a DVD. Most of my earned income goes into bills, groceries, and dogfood. I don't drink, so there's one less money sink. I also don't really go anywhere apart from home and work, so that cuts down on gas consumption (a full tank of gas can last me a couple of months). I also tend not to use my diapers, so that extends the life of my stockpile. It may not be an ideal life, but I'm able to get by and still sometimes scrape together some money to get a new movie or a few pizzas when they're having a special. Also, I'm not above joining my folks or grandparents for supper. Allows for some more variety and saves grocery money. Fortunatly, my dogs are happy with cheap dogfood, too. Former strays tend to not be as picky as spoiled dogs. And I make due with dialup. There's no way I could afford higher speed internet, here. It's cheaper for people who live in town or in a city (my best friend lives in KC and actually pays less for high speed internet than I pay for dialup, but it costs an arm and a leg, out here in the sticks in farm country).

[Pazolus]

Well......I have a ton of diapers anyway, and I rarely actually use them up.

But honestly, whenever I'm thinking about buying some more, I think to myself, "You have a problem if you're going to spend more than $xxx on diapers or are going to spend $xxx rather than save it or spend it on $xxx. You already have enough." And I do that so I don't start truly having an issue.