Oh. Kay.
I've been writing and deleting and pondering this all day. I think I'm ready to come out and say it.
I'm not going to spend a single dollar on clothing in the month of August. And I'm extending this into accessories and shoes.
I've never officially done this before, because I'm totally afraid I'll miss out on something wonderful. I've always given myself loopholes. Made excuses for why something doesn't count and therefore should definitely get purchased.
But with the increase of daily blogs I read, and the Nordstrom sale, I've gone a little crazy lately. Or totally overboard, if we're being honest here.
So I'm committing on this blog, right here right now, to not spend a single dollar in the month of August on anything clothing/accessories related.
I have a handful of items that need returning and I'm going to take care of that tonight and tomorrow so that I can't even cheat on "it was an exchange, so the money was already spent."
So here it goes! Wish me luck and I'll be updating you on my progress as we move through August!
(Back tomorrow with a real post. Sorry for the inconsistency the past few days!)
You can do it! I think I am going to start a no shopping challenge soon. It's really not as bad as you might think!
ReplyDeleteThanks Andi!! Shopping is such therapy for me so I'll have to start roaming without my wallet!
ReplyDeleteLove it, can't wait to see what you do
ReplyDeletenext! Come check out my blog, maybe we can follow each other!
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I went from before december to march without even realizing it...its totally doable... u make those clothes look good, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I'm so glad you posted this, because I decided to do another ban too (also as a result of totally overspending in July thanks to the ridiculous sales!). I did give myself loopholes this time (gift cards are ok), but only if it's something I really, really can't live without - I'm still going to try to aim for buying nothing new. Gah, even with loopholes it's a scary thought! We can do it though, I love the comment from alyssa above that we make clothes look good, not the other way around - such a great way to think about it!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That's great! I'm definitely committed to this and that's a great mantra :)
ReplyDeleteHooray! Glad we can do it together!!!! Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteYesss! You can totally do this, I shop ALL. THE. TIME. and I put myself on restriction for the month of June. It was surprisingly easy! Also made me view my current clothing stash in a new way. You can do it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh good!!! Thanks so much for the support! :) Day 1, here we go!
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