April was a fantastic month, both for my social life and for my non-shopping resolution. I have had numerous people ask me each month, "How much money have you saved by not shopping?" I never know how to answer that question, because I never had a shopping budget in the past, so it's hard to know how much I would have spent had I shopped at will. I decided to make a guess at what I might have purchased this past month had I been shopping as usual. I'm going to tally up how much I saved, as well as share what I did spend money on this past month.
Money Well Saved
So I tried to stay away from the fashion blogs, I really did, but I failed at that. I just love reading blogs. Not just fashion blogs (cooking, mom life, interior design, organizing, etc.), but I couldn't quit that category altogether. There were many items this past month that caught my eye (hello spring!), but I resisted them all. Here are things that I'm guessing I might have purchased. And I'm purposefully not linking these items or telling you where they're for sale, because if I can't have them, then you can't either!!! ;-P
$29
$29
$42
$23
$60
$38
$13
Obviously I'm just guessing and who knows if some of those would have actually fit correctly, but that totals up to around $250. I know I would have definitely used my employee discount to grab a new tank or 2 and leggings at my barre studio, so that adds another $100 I would have spent. So I'm going with $350 dollars I saved last month! Cha-ching!
Money Well Spent
So what did I spend money on in April?
A wine date with 2 of my best girlfriends!
A special double date birthday lunch with a dear friend and her sweet girl who is 3 weeks older than Beckett!
Beckett's 1st birthday party!
And a crazy fun girls weekend at a rental house - 12 of us met from all over the country!
I even convinced them to learn a choreographed dance to make a One Direction music video. #FREE
I can confidently and happily say that those were all meaningful experiences that enriched my life. MONEY. WELL. SPENT! It feels good to not only save some skrilla, but to also use what I do spend on things that are truly important.
For April, I thinned out my PJ stash.
I had gone through this drawer pretty recently, so I didn't have as much to purge, but here's what I donated in April:
I hope you are spending well so far this year!
