Budgeting Bloggers: July

Well, if there’s one bright side to spending all of July studying, it’s that it kept me from blowing my budget! I mean there was no point in buying a ton of new clothes when I was spending most of my time at home in sweats. But let’s not talk about the Bar anymore – IT’S OVER! Instead, let’s take a look back at the good part of July: the shopping.

My budget:

• +$93 ($150 starting budget minus $57 overspent in June…whoops)
• +$103 (blog income)
• +$32 (sold old clothes)

            =$228

What I spent:

• -$59 on an embroidered chambray dress from Madewell (orig. $148, on extra sale)
• -$37 on a floral top and skirt from J. Crew (total orig. $226, on extra sale, plus I had a $50 gift card!)
• -$30 on a striped maxi dress from Target (of course NOW it’s on sale)
• -$67 on a striped tee, pineapple tee, and polka dot tee from Ann Taylor (orig. total $123, minus $50-off deal, minus $20 credit card rewards)
• -$28 on a cork clutch from C. Wonder (orig. $54, on sale)

           =$221 (total retail value: $581 (I’m awesome))

What I received:

• Rainbow pastel watercolor Moroccan tote bag courtesy of Redbubble
• Jeff Koons for H&M balloon dog bag courtesy of H&M
• I also won the orange suede sandals pictured above from Shoemint! Lucky me!

As usual, I’m linking up with the other Budgeting Bloggers at Franish.