Budgeting Bloggers: April

April budget breakdown

 

Well friends, it was another epic month for my wardrobe. I got so much new stuff, it doesn’t even all fit in this collage. Of course, money doesn’t grow on trees (and even if it did I’d be out of luck because I can’t keep a cactus alive), so how did I swing a nearly $700 budget? Well, I chug away at this blog thing everyday and pick up a few cents at a time through affiliate links, waiting to hit the minimum, and the stars happened to align this month and give me two nice payouts. Plus, I sold off more old stuff, including a Marc by Marc Jacobs bag for almost $100! Finally, I didn’t spend all of last month’s budget, and I got to add all this to my modest starting amount of $150. Here are the details:

April Budget

  • +$196 ($150 starting amount + $21 unspent in March + $25 for shoes I returned)
  • +$285 (blog income)
  • +$212 (sold old clothes)

         = $693

This was my biggest budget yet! Next month’s should be significantly smaller because I don’t expect any blog income, and I don’t have much left from this month to carry over (only $4). I just swapped out my winter clothes for summer over the weekend, so I have a couple bags of clothes to try and sell. Still, I’m sure that won’t add up to a huge amount. It will definitely be a challenge to take it down a notch and spend, you know, a normal amount on clothes.

What I Spent

  • -$74 on a floral baseball cap and black panama hat from J. Crew (total orig. $116, both purchased during special promos)
  • -$12 on round oversized sunglasses from Nordstrom
  • -$141 on white jeans and windowpane jacket from Ann Taylor (total orig. $264, both purchased during promos)
  • -$110 on colorblock heels, gold sandals, and silver bag (not pictured) from DSW (total retail $238, DSW total price $157, minus $20 off during special promo, minus $10 rewards certificate, and the bag was on extra sale!)
  • -$59 on cobalt dress from Madewell (orig. $130, on sale plus additional promo)
  • -$171 on Rebecca Minkoff bag from Nordstrom Rack (retail $295)
  • -$40 on crop top from Kate Spade Saturday (orig. $45, got 15% off for signing up for newsletter)
  • -$42 on cobalt pumps from 6pm.com (retail $89)
  • -$22 on snakeskin pumps from Target (orig. $30, Kristin and I both got shoes during a BOGO 1/2 off deal and split the cost)
  • -$18 on floral clutch (not pictured – similar ones here) from C. Wonder (orig. $48, on sale plus additional promo)

         = $689 (total retail value…drumroll please… $1,267!)

What I Received (gifted items)

Keep an eye out for Fran’s next budget post to see all the other budgeting bloggers’ posts! I’ll be linking up with them.

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17 thoughts on “Budgeting Bloggers: April”

  1. Good luck with trying to sell winter stuff right now. Here in Alaska they do not accept it any more before late August. As soon as the snow is gone, everybody runs around in summer clothes no matter what the temperature is.

  5. Holy cats, Sarah! Awesome haul of goodies! I have those Target snake heels, and while I have only worn them a couple times, they seem to go with almost everything!

  6. Hi Sarah! I just found your blog and am loving it. So much that I’m now several pages back in the archives haha. I’m realizing you’re in Indiana — I live in Bloomington! Love this budgeting post too… I need to work on being better at budgeting sigh.

    xoxo
    Mariel

  10. dang girl. between the blogging incoming and how much you sold, you really had a great budget to work with. I look at that blue madewell dress at least twice a week and want it so bad! I just wish we had a store near here :/

  11. wow, you did amazing lady! i love all your pieces. i want all of them already but im trying to be strong 😉 that blue dress & mint bag are my fave!

  12. Oh I’m jealous — I’ve been eyeing that mint RM! Also, been looking for new snakeskin heels… I had a pair from Target that last me for three years! Need these asap!

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