Hellobee Boards Topic: If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 23:59:54 +0000 Springtime on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1553244 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:01:50 +0000 Springtime 1553244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our financial situation has changed since having kids. I miss random shopping trips, date nights out, and mini vacations. looch on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1553231 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:58:07 +0000 looch 1553231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Gosh, so many things. We just got a tree cut down in our backyard, we just redid our laundry room, etc. Those things would for sure be the first to go because they are nice to haves. Katrocap on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1552175 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:07:05 +0000 Katrocap 1552175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Traveling. We make travel a priority by forgoing/skimping on other things, but international trips would definitely be scrapped if one of us lost a job! mrsbookworm on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1552094 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:30:47 +0000 mrsbookworm 1552094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I miss not thinking about money, if that makes sense. Before, if I wanted something I bought it or did it. Now, I have to step back and justify the cost. It's worth it for me to stay home with LO, though. reverie on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1552059 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:11:05 +0000 reverie 1552059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ cable... especially HBO. it's worth my husband staying home, but I miss that mindless viewing. Vacations and going out to eat were kind of gone for us anyway since we don't have a baby sitter nearby. regberadaisy on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551968 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:16:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1551968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think the biggest thing I miss is getting take out more often. But besides that we lived pretty frugally. Which is why it was hard to find areas to cut when I got laid off. Lindsay05 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551864 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:20:16 +0000 Lindsay05 1551864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely vacations. We travelled a lot when we were both working full time and pre-kids. Now we are going to TRY and save to go on a cheap vacation in a couple years. bushelandapeck on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551822 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:53:25 +0000 bushelandapeck 1551822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would miss having the ability to only work part time, or not at all. I would also miss my daily Starbucks and being able to buy most things (within reason) without worrying about it affecting our finances. LovelyPlum on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551819 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:51:55 +0000 LovelyPlum 1551819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Running Elley: EYEBROW WAXES. When we have to cut back, this is the first thing that goes, and every time, I cry a little bit inside. I *love* getting my eyebrows done, but I mean-I *can* do them at home, so it's hard to justify the extra expense. Someday, when I'm not on such a strict budget, I'm setting up recurrent brow wax appointments just because I can. googly-eyes on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551815 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:51:08 +0000 googly-eyes 1551815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are on dh's income and couldn't live without it. He does, however, work for the most underpaid department in our area (or at least one of them) so he could possibly get a higher paying job. If he became unemployed we would move and work for te family business which wouldn't be terrible but then even on two incomes in that area and with insurance going up we wouldn't have room for pretty much any extras. I'd miss trips, take out/delivery, shopping... We spend more on food than we should. :/ Mae on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551813 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:49:00 +0000 Mae 1551813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @pui: Same. We live pretty well below our means at the moment because I put a premium on savings, so if our situation changed a lot probably the biggest change for me would be losing the feeling of security I have about putting a good % of our income into savings every month. sera_87 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551812 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:49:00 +0000 sera_87 1551812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My daily iced coffee. Running Elley on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551808 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:46:36 +0000 Running Elley 1551808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We took a cut when I started staying home after DS was born. I really miss clothes shopping and getting my brows done at the Benefit brow bar. Sigh. lol gingerbebe on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551797 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:43:27 +0000 gingerbebe 1551797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Very relevant question for us since I'm currently pregnant with our first baby and due in September. We currently make a good income, but we've been trying to pay off our copious student loans ASAP, so we've been living on about 25-30% of our income for over a year now. We already live on a strict written budget that we write out monthly, we don't have cable, we live in a modest rental, and don't really spend money on hobbies or stuff. Our one splurge is usually a nice vacation for about a week in the summer. Since we live pretty frugally, going part-time or becoming a SAHM wouldn't affect our day to day very much, except that we wouldn't be putting extra money towards our loans and I would be contributing less or no money towards my pension. And we'd probably have to scrap our vacation or at least downgrade it to somewhere local. Since getting pregnant, we've eaten out a lot more frequently because I have no energy and I have a lot of morning sickness. To offset some of that, I have stopped getting gel manicures twice a month and started getting haircuts a lot less frequently. I stopped using expensive shampoo and conditioner. I just recently got my hair cut at Supercuts too, and it was just fine. We also cut out expensive presents or dinners for anniversaries and birthdays. I think the biggest thing for us will be the mental aspect of actually having less money rather than choosing to spend less. While we are very disciplined about our finances, there are plenty of times we splurge on little things because we technically have the money to do it. By the end of this year we'll be on a reduced income while I'm on maternity leave, DH will take a paycut by moving us all over to his health insurance, and we'll have daycare costs to think about once I return to work. So it will definitely be a change! avivoca on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551643 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:26:05 +0000 avivoca 1551643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Cherrybee: Yep, this is us. We share a vehicle, and I miss the extra 30 minutes to get ready in the morning. My hair looks like crap every day because I barely have time to brush it, let alone style it. avivoca on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551640 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:25:03 +0000 avivoca 1551640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I miss being able to buy things whenever and do lots of craft projects. LovelyPlum on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551591 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:12:26 +0000 LovelyPlum 1551591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Cherrybee: this is us-we only have one car. If we needed to cut back to no cars, it would definitely be a challenge! Mrs. Pen on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551535 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:59:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1551535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ if I got laid off I would be crushed because I would likely have to drop out of school. my paycheck pays for daycare so that I can stay in school. that's pretty much all it's used for. I make a small amount, but it is needed. Now if DH got laid off... we would probably have to move in with my parents because we definitely could not live off of my income. We would give up everything. Alivoo01 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551522 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:56:44 +0000 Alivoo01 1551522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Eating out! We spend way too much money eating out due to convenience. Cherrybee on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551431 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:41:38 +0000 Cherrybee 1551431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would miss having two cars. My BFF and her hubby share a car and it was so difficult for her while she was on maternity leave - she was trapped in the house and felt so isolated. Now she's back at work, her hubby drops her at the office, then drops the baby at nursery, then goes to work himself - it adds about an hour onto their commute (an hour she could have been spending playing with her son). kml636 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551374 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:27:43 +0000 kml636 1551374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DillonLion: It's a total splurge, but I'm not giving up my hair :) DillonLion on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551170 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:41:48 +0000 DillonLion 1551170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kml636: agh nails...and hair! Miss that. kml636 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551152 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:39:11 +0000 kml636 1551152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Right now I have cut back from FT to PT and I have cut out personal trainer, getting nails done, shopping all the time, BIG vacations, stuff like that. If I go from PT work to full time SAHM I hate to say it but travel is going to be what I'll miss the most... SOB! snowjewelz on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551146 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:38:34 +0000 snowjewelz 1551146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We def already have to budget, but at least we are not freaking out about eating out once in a while, or if unexpected expenses come about. With a baby on the way, I feel like our financial situation will change drastically and we'll have to cut back on all of our fun stuff and funnel that money into baby expenses instead! mrs. bird on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551135 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:35:44 +0000 mrs. bird 1551135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i miss my housekeeper & going out to eat all the time! swurlygurl on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551134 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:35:01 +0000 swurlygurl 1551134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If having (almost) 2 in daycare counts as drastically changing... I miss being able to spend whatever we wanted (within reason) without stressing. We were all over house projects, never giving a second though to whether or not we had enough to be able to do what we wanted to do (nothing over a couple thousand at a time, not like we were constantly remodeling a fancy kitchen or anything). But now we don't know if we're going to be able to build our last retaining wall this Spring, because of all the other financial obligations we have. We don't even know if we'll be able to fully fund our HSA this year, and I haven't started contributing to my 401K at my new job yet, AND I only have salary based life insurance at the moment. These are all things that wouldn't have been an issue pre-kids! LovelyPlum on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551094 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:29:07 +0000 LovelyPlum 1551094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I miss being carefree and spending without checking the bank account. There were a few years before I went back to school that we each had well-paying jobs, and it was so much fun to get stuff that we liked, even if it was a little pricey. Now, I don't know that I would do that, even if we had the money, because we're both much happier trying to live with less "stuff". But I do miss the freedom of knowing that one purchase won't upset the budget! pui on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551090 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:28:39 +0000 pui 1551090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not stressing about money. Currently, we don't stress about money at all. For instance this month has been terrible for cars and both of ours have been in the shop multiple times. We don't like having to spend money on all those things that inevitably come up, but it isn't stressing us out. cmomma17 on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551088 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:28:31 +0000 cmomma17 1551088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sunny @dillonlion OMG it was soooo much fun. We were also younger, cuter and skinnier back then ;) sorrycharlie on "If your financial situation drastically changed what do you miss the most?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-financial-situation-drastically-changed-what-do-you-miss-the-most#post-1551083 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:28:02 +0000 sorrycharlie 1551083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we used to go out to eat a looooooot.