I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of February: Purchases: ~ I bought a birthday gift for a friend at Ulta - does not come out of budget ~ I repurchased my husband some dental floss (does not come out of this budget) at Sephora and got a Bobbi Brown lip gloss as a point perk - $0 ~ I purchased a full size of YSL Libre perfume since I loved the sample so much (giving myself grace on this purchase this month) and got the UD brow enhancer brow gel in "Brunette Betty" on sale (counts as a replacement since I destashed my other brow gel when it went bad) ~ ABH Jackie Aina palette - it was on sale at Sephora - I used a $20 gift card so I spent $14.10 Books read ($1 per 100 pages) ~ Cress by M
I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of January: Purchases: ~ I impulse-purchased a nail polish at the grocery store - $5 ~ Too Faced Sparkling Pineapple eyeshadow palette - another Marshall's find - $15 ~ Pacifica nail polish "Abalone" - I had a coupon at Ulta - $7 Books read ($1 per 100 pages) ~ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 322 pages ($3.22) Exercise ($1 per workout class attended or $4 per hour of other exercise) ~ 1/2/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/3/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/6/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/8/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/10/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/13/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/15/20 - Orange Theory class