Saving money; period
Saving money on your period. Menstrual products can be quite expensive, particularly when you think how many periods you have a year and how long you’ll have them for. Here’s a look at how you can save when it’s that time of the month. The cost of a period How much does your period cost? Have you ever really thought about it? Obviously, the length of a period varies from person to person. But let’s have a look at some average figures: The average period is 6 days long. For most women, it does get lighter towards the end. Tampons should be changed every 4-6 hours and certainly not worn for longer than 8 hours at a time. That means on average we will get through four tampons a day. For most people, that’s between 24 and 28 tampons a period. (Based on an average length period and average flow. You may well need to change more often at the start.) Tampons on the countdown website today cost between 16 and 50 cents each. They come in packs of between 16 and 20. ...