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Budgeting Bloggers: February

 

 

Budgeting Bloggers: February
Row 1: Jacket (on sale) // Dress (on sale) // Shoes
Row 2: Shoes // Necklace

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February’s Budget: $367

($150 starting budget – $124 overspent last month + $256 blog income minus taxes + $85 selling old clothes)

February’s Spending: $373

I’m quite proud of myself for making up for last month and keeping within $6 of my budget for February! Good job, me. I always knew I could do it, if I could just be so busy with other things that I didn’t have time to shop. Yep, that’s exactly what happened.

My other goal for February was quality over quantity. A whirlwind Target trip kept me from really sticking to that, but at least part of that trip was covered by a gift card I got for Christmas (thanks, Cindy). A gift card also covered most of these amazing Cole Haan suede wingtips.

My bigger ticket items were this suede moto jacket and a pair of fabulous 70s-esque sunglasses (which aren’t available online but you can see them in action here and here). But who knows – maybe my impulse-buy $13 Target earrings will stand the test of time better than the $100 jacket. I’ve already worn both pairs of earrings twice!

What did everyone else spend their hard earned money on this month? Looking forward to linking up with the Budgeting Bloggers Queen, Fran!

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Budgeting Bloggers: January

 

 

Budgeting Bloggers: January

Row 1: [almost the same] Bag (c/o Shopbop) // Shirt (on sale) // Necklace (on sale)

Row 2: Dress (on sale) // Stole (on sale) // Sweater (on sale)

Row 3: Earrings (only $10) // Boots (on sale)

Gotta love January – according to the retail calendar, it’s time for spring, but according to the real world, it’s very much winter and very much time to take advantage of buying clothes on sale that you can actually wear the next day.

The unfortunate side effect is that most of what I purchased this month is now sold out so I couldn’t include it in this post, but everything pictured above is still available (at least as of this moment) and mostly still on sale!

January’s Budget: $259

($150 starting budget + $109 blog income)

January’s Spending: $413

I can explain. There was some blog income I thought I was getting this month, but it turns out it won’t technically hit the bank until next month. Rest assured my “overdraft” will carry over to February and I’ll do my best to make it up! I feel a little guilty that this month I mostly got random fun stuff and not a lot of good-quality staples. My goal for February is quality over quantity.

Along with the “real” money I spent, I also used my saved-up Shopbop credits to get a new Rebecca Minkoff bag (exact version sold out, but here is the newest version) and a pussybow chambray shirt (seen here). I also had a Nordstrom gift card from Christmas and I used about half of it to get these chunky boots. They’re a little different from my usual style but still cool, and more importantly they won’t get ruined by yucky weather (#MidwestProblems).

As usual, I’ll be linking up with Franish and the other Budgeting Bloggers. Check those ladies out too!

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