Ah, September. The month where magazines gets thicker, and it’s time to buy all of the fashion. And this year, it was also the month where I found myself still unemployed and with a dwindling savings account. Great timing, huh? It was the perfect time to start a Le Tote subscription (you can read more about that here): I wore fun new stuff practically every day I left the house, and I barely paid anything for it! And, of course, I did take advantage of a couple sales and added some more permanent pieces to my closet. With all that, plus a few gifted items, it really wasn’t so painful being on an extra budgety budget this month. Here’s how it all worked out…
My Budget:
- +$150 (normal starting amount)
- +$20 (returned a bracelet I bought last month and never wore)
- +$33 (sold old clothes)
- [note: I did have blog income this month, but I didn’t add it to my budget like I usually do – willpower!]
= $203
What I Spent:
- -$85 on a cropped sweater, necklace, red satchel, and black pants from Target (orig. total $104, used 20% off code)
- -$53 on blue flats from DSW (retail $79)
- -$44 on a graphic sweatshirt from Madewell (orig. $70, got on sale, plus additional student discount)
- -$24 on a Le Tote subscription (normally $49/mo., but I used a 50% off code during a Labor Day promo)
= $206 (total retail value: $302)
What I Received:
- Marc by Marc Jacobs earrings and Steven mules courtesy of Shopbop
- Sunglasses courtesy of SEE Eyewear
See the other Budgeting Bloggers over at Franish!
Hi, I found my way over here after linking up with Franish. Great additions this month. I’m completely in love with those pretzel earrings!
Aren’t they adorable?! Glad you found your way here!
I’m loving your Target finds! That red purse is fantastic- I have to avoid going there anymore or else I just want to buy everything they have!
xo Julie
julieupstairs.wordpress.com
Nice work dear!!!! I’m agree with your choices….flats and sunglasses are really beautiful!!! Kisses,
Eni
http://eniwherefashion.blogspot.it/
Love the Marc Jacobs earrings! The Madewell sweatshirt is also a great find
Loving that graphic sweatshirt. I evidently missed it completely. Way to go for not including your blogging money. I’m always pulling money from where ever I can.
Love your Target items, and those pretzel earrings are adorable!
Stopping by from Fran’s linkup- xoxo jenna @ sincerely jenna marie
PS- I’d love for you to stop by on Thursdays to link up!
I was just giving another blogger some feedback last week about her lack of transparency when it comes to her ‘intentional simplifying’ of her wardrobe.
She said she saved for two months to redo her fall/winter wardrobe and bought 5 pairs of shoes, 5 sweaters, 5 shirts, 5 jeans, 5 skirts, and she said she was planning on doing that for the rest of her family too. Just her was like $1500.
So anyway, thanks for being transparent with your budget! That is awesome and it wish there was less guilt/shame/secrecy with other people and their money. But, I work in the financial services industry so I’m used to it.