Name the 10 most recent things you bought - does it reveal your income level?

[allquiettonight]

Do you think by listing the ten most recent things you bought and for whom (apart from food, transport/petrol etc) over what period that you would be able to tell a lot about someone? This is since the being of Jan - here goes:

• cello spike holder for dd
• Uni law textbooks for ds
• Skin cream for DM
• Toothbrush heads for me
• Toothbrush charing cable fo rme
• Jewellery case for DSIL b'day
• Card for colleague who has just had baby
• Present for baby
• Vinted Whistles dress (bargain at £10)
• Bunch of tulips for DM

Lip balm for DD1
Craft kit for DD1's friend's birthday party
Birthday card for the party
Beard oil for DH
Tulips for DM
Tinted moisturiser for me
Ballet leotard for DD1
Raincoat for DD2
PE skirt for DD1
Big pack of hair bobbles for the DDs

No clue if you can tell my income level from that?!

• 2x pairs of trousers for DD from h&m
• Tshirt for DD from h&m
• Cake ingredients and sweets for a birthday
• Toiletries (moisture hand mask and lipbalm) for a friend going into hospital
• Scratchcard
• Vichy Moisturiser for me
• Ultra Violette foundation for me
• Chocolate hearts from flying tiger for the kids on valentines day
• ginger biscuits from the co op for a vomiting child
• jakemans cough sweets for me

I think it indicates the fact I have children who keep bringing bugs home more than my income level! I suppose you could have a guess and I'll let you know if you're close...

(Also have bought a lot more food but tried to exclude the standard, basic shop and only put in the extras)

Checked shirt for DP - BNWT from the PDSA shop but originally from Gap
Arket alpaca knit for me
Empire biscuits from a coffeeshop/bakery that is a community project for adults with learning disabilities
Hairball paste for the cat
Valentine’s card for DP
Box of heavily reduced Christmas cards I saw when buying the Valentine’s card
Lisa Eldridge lipstick for me
Loads of £1 Daffs for round the house
A thimble
Spot stickers from Boots

You mean you think the cello and the law book reveal that you are terribly MC or.. what?

£175 Garmin for DS birthday
6 boxes of Rooibosch tea
£50 new Fitbit for me
4+ swimming sessions
1x skating session
Lot of Cat food £74
Dental treatment £400
A power lead (1 to 4)
=meaning= I like exercise & cats?. In last 2-3 weeks.

T shirt for dh b day
Puzzle for dh valentines from charity shop
Vintage teapot from antique shop
Teddy for dd
Flip pad for dm
Twig tree for Easter
Wreath for crafting
Yarn for dd crafting
Comb for cat groom
Mug for friends bday.

Gift experience for AC's big birthday
Valentine's card for my husband
Magnifying glass (family member)
Teeth whitening gel (me)
Hand cream (me)
Lip glosses and mascara for teenage granddaughter
leggings and a top for the baby in the family
toys for the baby
bird food (garden birds)
hair conditioning mask (me)

All within the last week

Since January:
Earrings - silver, secondhand
Earrings (base Metal)
Body lotion
Handcream in dispenser
Dress from Lidl
Valentine card
3 x daffodil bunches mine/DM/mine
Notebook

I haven’t included “going out” costs but in reality had about a dozen coffees, lunches or pub visits.

In the last week:

Sash windows for our house
8 Radiators
Pret sandwich
New socks for myself
A pack of batteries
Aveeno moisturiser
Greggs cheese and onion pasty
A chest of drawers (free- neighbour give away)
Pack of toothbrush heads
Club chocolate orange

Pair of boots from Next
Bunch of daffodils
A Tesco food shop
Sushi deliveroo
Starbucks piece of lemon cake
Sandwich from Spar for dc
Small toy from Smyths
Child’s Farm moisturiser from Boots
Mcdonalds Burger for dc
Driving licence for teen

-2 new sheet sets and a new duvet cover from George at Asda
-3 pairs leggings from George as Asda
-pack of 10 wax torches from Amazon
-Mystic Flames sachets from Amazon
-2x 1ltr pyrex dishes from Amazon
-2kg mixed game meat from the farm shop
-20 duck eggs from the farm shop
-a bundle of clothes from Sainsburys in the Tu sale
-a new 32inch frying pan from Sainsburys
-some sugar free biscuits from the garden centre.
-some new Moshulu slippers.

Bit of a mixed bundle. Don't really think it says too much about my income levels.

2 hours of parking (notable because it was 7 sodding pounds.
For work:
Socks
2 Lego sets
Peppa pig house

That's all I've bought since January other than food/petrol.

Interesting....

Dog poo bags from Amazon £10
Birthday party venue for DD age 8 £230
Dog groomer £50
Residential trip for DS with school £180
Whisky gift set for Bil £90
Maternity leggings for me £25
Birthday banners, decs etc for DD £80
Slippers for DH £120
Kettle for kitchen £170
Car replacement wing mirror £430

Mine says 1. I've been unlucky with things breaking/not working lately and 2. I'm pregnant with twins.

• air fryer
• hoover
• toaster
• laptop
• headphones
• maternity clothes
• twin travel system
• twin feeding pillow
• Warhammer models for DH
• Video game for DH

Wrong @theduchessofspork that is literally all I have bought since December apart from food as totally broke as DH is unemployed. The books were actually from a charity shop and reflect more my worry that I can't buy them in one go so trying to buy one or two a month. Writing the list made me a bit sad as realised I can never buy anything for myself and not seeing things change anytime soon but at the same time happy I can still provide for my kids. DD plays cello as instrument given to us by family member.

Since January

Fermenting jars
Cat food
Landmarks (Robert Macfarlane)

1.Mario rash vest for DS1

1. Swim shorts for DS1
2. Chinos for DS1
3. Alexa trousers from lucy and yak for me
4. Backpack from lucy and yak for me
5. Captain America costume for DS1
6. Rainbow vans from vinted for me
7. Bundle of clothes for holiday from vinted for DD
8. VR game for DS1

10. Havianas from Vinted that DS2 lost on holiday 2 years ago

DS1 has additional needs and gets DLA, I don't only buy him everything 😆

In terms of my income level, I don't think it matches. I think the list makes me look like I have more money than I do.

Cat treats
polyfilla
Silicone sealant for the bastardised leaky bath
new plastic back for my smashed wing mirror
pink cotton thread
sewing needles
bike maintenance handbook
paracetamol
windscreen wipers
train tickets

i think this says I’m trying to fix / repair stuff myself rather than pay someone else to do it. And that my car, bike and bathroom are all probably in need of replacement

Several 99p Kindle books
CeraVe moisturiser and cream
Joggers in Bam sale
Vitamins

I don’t think I’ve bought anything else other than food this year.

• Dress from charity shop
• Books from charity shop (random novels)
• 2 CDs from HMV
• Books from Waterstones - 1 x art book and 1 x history
• Coat from charity shop
• Birthday card for relative
• M&S bras
• Perfume (Hugo Boss)
• Vintage French ornament from flea market
• Vintage style metal sign from same market as a birthday present for relative

Red wine
Biscuits
White wine
Festival tickets
Candle
Birthday card
Lip balm
Conditioner
Bread
Milk

No idea what this says about me other than I like wine.

OP you do sound peak MN middle class from your list 😅

Mine:

• velvet dress in monsoon sale for me
• walking boots for me
• plane tickets to Rome for family
• Clinique moisturiser for DH
• cold medicine and tissues for DH
• Audible Dickens collection for DS
• Posh biscuits for DF
• filament for the 3D printer for DS
• 15 trees for me
• a large oil painting

Edit: in January

A denim dress for me
A new backpack for me
Trainer socks for me
A cookbook for my dsis
A Nike tracksuit for dd
Aftershave for dh
School shoes for ds
Trainers for dd
A down jacket for me
A new hairdryer for me

Actually lots for me but that's because I have a new job and have been skint for the last 15 years while working pt

A jigsaw puzzle from a charity shop (first one, never done one before)

120 toilet rolls from groupon

2 litres of gin, bog standard though, nothing fancy, for me

butterfly garden kit for DGD birthday

job lot of cat food, 120 pouches

bulldog mens toiletry gift set for next Christmas present, 75% off

new duvet set from Dunelm for me

yeah, pretty much shows I’m a bit tight and like a bargain, not necessarily related to income though