A mother who vowed to go a whole year without buying anything new for her and her children has succeeded - for the second year in a row.
Thrifty Katie Musgrave, 34, from Loddiswell, Devon, made the pledge on December 1, 2016, after becoming sick of the amount of barely-used equipment, clothing and toys that were being stored in her home.
She banned herself from purchasing anything new for herself or her three children Eliza, five, Ariadne, three, and Daniel, 11 months - apart from food, nappies and essentials.
In 2017, Katie managed to survive the whole year by buying every item 'preloved' except for buying her daughters a pair of shoes in summer - and this year she's done even better.
Katie Musgrave has successfully gone a second year without buying anything new for her children aside from nappies and food. Pictured: Katie with her three children (l-r) Eliza, Daniel and Ariadne
The devoted mum said she managed to go the whole year without buying anything - except for a school uniform for her daughter, Ariadne.
Katie has even had a frugal festive period, and has gifted family and friends with home made food hampers.
Although she admits she did splurge on one item - a pair of socks for her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Musgrave, 56, which cost £6.
Katie, a GP registrar said: 'We've had another year of not buying anything new for the children.
Katie made the pledge back in December 2016 after becoming frustrated at the amount of money she was spending on barely used equipment and instead relied on charity and 'junk' shops for their needs
Christmas saw the children receive preloved toys that were purchased second hand including an interactive walker (left) costing £5 from eBay and Bead Maze (right) a snip at 50p from the Devon Air Ambulance shop
The mother-of-three purchased this rocking dog for £5 on eBay and says there is no need to buy anything new
Katie was compelled to act after realising how expensive it was to raise children. Pictured, a wooden alphabet toy costing £1.50 purchased from a charity shop
'This Christmas we've been making presents which we will give to family members and friends.
'The children have been making gifts and things for their bedrooms, things don't have to cost a lot to have meaning.
'For Christmas I bought both daughters a puzzle, and one of them got a microscope and the other has a spirograph.
'They've also got clothes and shoes, all preloved. My newborn has got a push walker - a little dog with a jumper on.'
Katie, who has this year had her third child with GP husband Chris, 37, managed the whole year with only one blip.
Katie had just two 'blips' when she had to buy her daughter new school uniform and purchased her mum a £6 pair of socks for her Christmas present
She bought a new school uniform for her youngest daughter, who started education this year.
She continued: 'We've mostly stuck to nothing new, my daughter started school so we had to buy a uniform.
'I'd say we've spent maybe £50 in the whole year, I'm sure I have saved at least £1000 over the course of the year.
'We've still bought food and everyday essentials, but we use charity shops mostly.
'It's a habit that we've gotten into, you can find pretty much anything in charity shops or on eBay, you don't need to buy things new.
'The children are always excited when I come home, I bought my daughter a jumper with alpacas on it and she loves it.
'It doesn't have to cost much for it to matter to them.'
Katie said that with just a little effort they were able to live a life better than when they were more frivolously spending money.
Speaking ahead of Christmas she said: 'We've put together a hamper of food and we've got my mother-in-law a pair of socks.
'They were a certain kind so I bought them brand new, they were £6.'
Katie changed her lifestyle and became compelled to act after she was shocked at how expensive it was raising small children.
She realised that her children were getting through clothes at a lightning pace, and that her garage and attic were quickly filling with discarded items that had barely being worn.
But then it dawned on Katie that other mothers were likely experiencing the same thing, and that there must be a treasure-trove of barely-worn children's clothes out there.
Katie launched her web project called One Baby Owner as a place for parents to sell nearly-new items that their young ones have outgrown.
But now Katie has had to put the website on hold as she focusses on raising her own three children.
She said: 'I've had to put that aside for now, I'm too busy raising my children. I hope to pick it up again sometime soon.'
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Main photo article A mother who vowed to go a whole year without buying anything new for her and her children has succeeded – for the second year in a row.
Thrifty Katie Musgrave, 34, from Loddiswell, Devon, made the pledge on December 1, 2016, after becoming sick of the amount of barely-used equipment,...
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