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 November:
Purchases:
~ Sephora VIB Rouge sale order: gifts x2 (won't list in case I ruin any surprises), Drunk Elephant C-firma serum set (considering this a replacement, since I just finished one), Replica "by the fireplace" travel size perfume (with the sale $22); Dyson air-wrap styler (hair tools and appliances weren't necessarily required to come out of the budget so I'm going to say it doesn't; suffice it to say I'm set on hair appliances for a good long while)
~ Mario Badescu glycolic foaming cleanser - this was a replacement, so it doesn't come out of the budget (I finally made it through my backstock of cleanser!)
Books read ($1 per 100 pages)
~ Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 466 pages ($4.66)
~ Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George - 594 pages ($5.94)
Exercise ($1 per workout class attended)
~ 11/4/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/8/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/10/19 - 1hr walk outdoors x2 - $8
~ 11/15/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/16/19 - 1hr walk outside - $4
~ 11/20/19 - 1hr walk outside - $4
~ 11/21/19 - exercise class (free, for an event) - $4
~ 11/25/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/27/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
Purchases:
~ Sephora VIB Rouge sale order: gifts x2 (won't list in case I ruin any surprises), Drunk Elephant C-firma serum set (considering this a replacement, since I just finished one), Replica "by the fireplace" travel size perfume (with the sale $22); Dyson air-wrap styler (hair tools and appliances weren't necessarily required to come out of the budget so I'm going to say it doesn't; suffice it to say I'm set on hair appliances for a good long while)
~ Mario Badescu glycolic foaming cleanser - this was a replacement, so it doesn't come out of the budget (I finally made it through my backstock of cleanser!)
Books read ($1 per 100 pages)
~ Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 466 pages ($4.66)
~ Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George - 594 pages ($5.94)
Exercise ($1 per workout class attended)
~ 11/4/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/8/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/10/19 - 1hr walk outdoors x2 - $8
~ 11/15/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/16/19 - 1hr walk outside - $4
~ 11/20/19 - 1hr walk outside - $4
~ 11/21/19 - exercise class (free, for an event) - $4
~ 11/25/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 11/27/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
Money available to spend: $30.48
I think I'm cutting myself off from non-replacement purchases for the rest of the year. The holiday season is full of enough indulgence (food, time with friends, etc.) and I don't need to add any in the form of shopping. Any shopping I do should be for gifts for others, not myself. At least, that's what I'm going to try to remind myself throughout the next month.
I think I'm cutting myself off from non-replacement purchases for the rest of the year. The holiday season is full of enough indulgence (food, time with friends, etc.) and I don't need to add any in the form of shopping. Any shopping I do should be for gifts for others, not myself. At least, that's what I'm going to try to remind myself throughout the next month.
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