Budgeting Bloggers: April

 

 

Budgeting Bloggers: April

Row 1: Shoes (c/o Shopbop) // Skirt // Earrings

Row 2: Top (sold out but check eBay) // Earrings // Dress (c/o Shopbop)

Row 3: Bandana (on sale) // Hat // Top

Don’t mind me, just sitting at home eating a spoonful of peanut butter, putting together April’s budget shopping post! I’m verrrry happy to report I stayed within $13 of my budget, and I actually got quite a few more items than you see above, but a lot of them were on sale and are now sold out. Sorry boutcha, but I hope you found some good deals of your own this month.

April’s Budget: $394

($150 starting budget – $61 overspent last month + $136 blog income (minus taxes) + $169 selling old clothes)

April’s Spending: $407

I hit up the Victoria Beckham for Target collection and got 4 items which all appear to be sold out online, but it never hurts to check your local store. There’s definitely a bold, mod look to everything, so it may not be everyone’s style but it’s most certainly mine! Would I have bought all that stuff if it weren’t made by a Spice Girl? No. But at least I admit it.

Pretty much all the rest of my money this month went to keeping J.Crew in business, but how can you blame me when everything is so cute and springy? Stripes and gingham out the wazoo.

Linking up per usual with Franish – show the other budgeting bloggers some love!

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Budgeting Bloggers: March

Alternate Title: What Happens in NYC Stays in NYC

Budgeting Bloggers: March

Row 1: Bag (c/o Shopbop) // Sweater // Jacket // Dress

Row 2: Dress (on sale) // Top (sold out, but similar here) // Sweater (on sale) // Shoes

Row 3: Top  (c/o Tobi) // Jacket (c/o Tobi) // Dress (c/o Shopbop)

March Budget: $250

($150 starting budget – $6 overspent last month + $106 blog income)

March Spending: $311

So here’s the thing. If you ignore what I did on Friday, March 24th, I wasn’t too far over my budget for March. But the 24th was my last day in NYC – the conference ended on the 23rd, and I designated Friday a “me” day to gallavant around the city and do whatever I wanted before heading home.

I went to the MoMA in the morning, took myself to brunch, then went down to SoHo and shopped to my heart’s content! I mean, I know I can buy all these things online, but there’s something magical about bopping around the greatest city in the country, going from store to store, enjoying the sunshine and admiring the Flatiron building in between.

So let’s just agree that my NYC shopping spree doesn’t count, K? If you can cut me some slack, I’ll reward you by showing you all the goodies I got on the 24th! Check ’em out below!

NYC Shopping Haul

Row 1: Shirt // Necklace // Cardigan

Row 2: Earrings // Sandals

Row 3: Bandana // Dress // not pictured: this lace top

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