Budgeting Bloggers: October

 

Budgeting Bloggers: October

Row 1: Bag* // Skirt // Oxfords (on sale)

Row 2: Turtleneck // Pumps* // Jacket*

Row 3: Flats // Sweater // Booties (c/o Dansko)

Row 4: OTK Boots // Scarf // Navy Pants // Orange Pants (on sale)

You might think in a month I called “Frocktober” I would have bought some dresses. You might be wrong. The point of Frocktober was to remix the dresses I already had, and then spend too much money on other things. Duh.

October’s Budget: $441

($150 starting budget + $20 unspent in September + $132 blog income minus taxes + $139 selling old clothes)

October’s Spending: $508

So I went over. But it’s fall and all the pretty things are out and I’m just a human woman with no children and access to the Internet. I saved up my Shopbop credits (they’re a blog sponsor) and put them to good use during a big sale this month and got a gorgeous Rebecca Minkoff bag, suede pumps, and an insanely cozy jacket. I did spend some of my own money, but what would have been $500 normally I got for only $170.

I had an unspent J.Crew birthday gift card that I also used during a sale to get more bang for my buck (I had my eye on those cap-toe Gemma flats for weeks). And how about those cream Clarks oxfords?! Not a style of shoe I get that often, but they were too cute and comfy to pass up and were only half the normal price at Nordstrom Rack. Clearly it was a shoe month – I had to make up for the lack of shoes in September, obvs.

And…OK…I have to admit something. I cheated. I’m a cheater, cheater, pumpkin-pants-buying cheater. I bought 4 pairs of pants at Ann Taylor (2 of them pictured above) and decided not to include them in my budget. Why? Because I’m a big fat cheater. But also because I really do need more work pants for the cold-weather months and I always have so much trouble finding ones that fit well (again because of the whole being a human woman thing). I hit the jackpot at AT during a 50% off sale, so I just went for it even though I had already spent my budget for the month. I hope you’ll forgive me. It’s OK as long as I admit to it, right? Just say yes. Thanks.

Want to see some other budgeting bloggers who probably didn’t cheat? Head to Franish!

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Budgeting Bloggers: November

November Budget Breakdown

 

Hey, friends. I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday full of good food, family, and fun. OK, enough about you. Let’s talk about me and what I added to my closet this month. I didn’t get a huge number of things, but several of my picks were things on my “shopping list,” meaning they were somewhat more practical and not just “oh-hey-this-looks-fun!” purchases. I wanted to get more office-appropriate pants, and I got 3 pairs! Go me. Plus I replaced an old black turtleneck that bunched up strangely at the elbows. But don’t worry, I still had fun purchases like the blue camo loafers and mint coat. Here are all the dirty details…

My Budget

  • ~$111 ($150 starting budget minus $39 overspent in October)
  • ~$198 (blog income)
  • ~$70 (sold old clothes)

        =$379

What I Spent

        =$363 (total retail value $474)

What I Received

Per usual, I’m linking up with the other Budgeting Bloggers on Franish!