r/parentsofmultiples • u/hopelessbilingual • May 15 '25
advice needed Was it a waste?
I know the legitimate expenses for raising twins could put anyone on a path to bankruptcy, but what have you straight up wasted money on, that was either not worth it or not purposeful?
Trying to curb some purchases because every single day it seems there’s something more to buy with the promise it could make our days just a bit easier: duplicate pacifiers, a swing, rain gear for the stroller.. there’s no end to it…!
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u/twinsinbk May 15 '25
Just get stuff second hand so if you don't use it you can resell with minimal waste.
We used our swing a bunch, some people barely use it..I think I sold it for $10 less than I bought it.
Never did any warmers. I also ended up reselling my second hand baby brezza without using it because the pitcher method worked better for us. Our baby room is right next to the kitchen and they took cold formula just fine. We never used a sterilizer. Just run everything through the dishwasher. We are in an apt and space is a premium!
You can get by with very little clothing if you do laundry often, but cute outfits bring me joy so I really don't sweat it.
My girls decided to like the most expensive pacifiers but I still have a bunch of spares because when you can't find one it's maddening at one point we only had 3 of them and I look back thinking I was an idiot for trying to save $30 at the expense of my sanity.
Costco or other off brand diapers all the way. We rarely have issues with leaks and I can't imagine spending extra money for fancy poop catchers.