January: Shopping on a Budget
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A very popular question I get is, “how much do you spend on clothes?” Or a similar derivative, “who pays for all these things you get?” I always talk about shopping on a budget and paying for only what I can afford. After thinking about it, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to share my monthly clothing purchases/gifts. I’ve not been the best at it but I’m hoping that by sharing this publicly, I will be better motivated to stick with my goal. I loving Mint.com to keep track of most of my expenses. I also carry over expenditures as an incentive to spend less on one month so I can indulge more on other months (like Black Friday in November or after New Year’s sale in January). Here are the things I got in January:
Zara ankle boots: $70, on sale for $30 (not pictured)
I got all these shoes from ShoeDazzle completely free because I was fortunate to be chosen as a brand ambassador as a result of my love for their products. So depending on how much I choose to do in terms of brand promotion, I receive store credit to buy whatever I want from ShoeDazzle. Every now and then, I still end of spending a pretty dime on the site when I don’t have store credit. That’s the reason some of the ShoeDazzle (and JustFab) posts I share do not have the c/o (credit of) next to the product detail.
I’ve been searching for longline coats for the longest time! The ones I found (on H&M, Forever21, and Asos) were out of my budget. I was just about to give up when my girl, Frilancy stunned me with her Forever21 coat during our blogger collab photoshoot (here). I went hunting again and found these two lovely coats at Missguided on sale and extra 25% off. I was initially only going to get one but free shipping was only available on orders over $80. (On going promotion: 50% off at Missguided with code LOVE50).
I classify Zara as high-end, {mostly} affordable street style. This is one of those stores where you can get genuine leather goods for $9.99 (on sale). Zara’s quality and style are impeccable and you get good value for your money. But even at that, I choose to wait until January and June when Zara does it’s semi-annual sale to scoop up a few pieces. I mean I live in Alaska, who’s going to care if I wore last season’s clothes? #NoOne.
I have been stalking this Asos metal belt for at least one year! At $58, I wasn’t so sure if I’d be able to put it to great use. I had spent a bit of money getting this lovely River Island belt and I can count how many times I’ve worn it 🙁 I wasn’t going to let the same thing happen a second time. But when I spotted the belt with a bow and price tag of $28, I knew the universe had aligned. The fishnet socks was frankly an impulse buy. (Asos on going promotion: 20% off with code LINCOLN).
I felt very honored when both Shabby Apple and eShakti reached out to me for a product review collaboration. For Shabby Apple, I chose this maxi dress and it was delivered straight to my doorstep. For eShakti, I was able to choose and customize my dress so I picked the contrast hem velvet dress and went for a 3/4 sleeve and increased the length of the dress. Stay tuned as I will be sharing my looks in coming posts.
Last but definitely not the least is my purchase from the local thrift store, Value Village. I got a cashmere shirt, two scarfs, a sweater collar, and vintage dress. I’ve been listening to your feedback and I am working on another blogger-blogger collaboration with these thrift finds.
