Spending Ban - It's a start

I must admit, I look at my 'collection' sometimes and wonder "do I really need all this?" I have a lot of make up and clothes, some of which are hardly used, others which have never been worn, or worn once and never again.

I then look at my bank balance each week and think how wasteful I am - the odd £10 in Boots add up to quite a lot over time and really I only have one face. Coupled with that, the boy and I are desperately trying to get enough together to put a deposit on our dream home, we've spotted a couple and would love to own rather then throw away £900 a month on someone else's mortgage.

So from today (Friday 5th April) until the 5th of July, I am on a spending ban.
Terms & Conditions of the spending ban
- only essential beauty items will be purchased (deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste) if there are non available in the stash.
- nail polish does not count as essential!!!
- clothing is not needed
- the makeup stash will continue to be 'shaken' each week as blogged on a Sunday.
- samples will be used and reviewed in a post (hopefully)
- All loose change will be collected and saved, no more dumping pennies!
- withdraw £50 on a Monday and it MUST cover everything until the following Monday, any left overs will be stashed on the piggy bank, not spent!!

Coupled with this, I'm also in the process of a massive clear out of my wardrobe and drawers - so an ebaying session will commence soon. I have far too many unloved shoes and clothes - will link them on here :)

So from now on, if you see me in a shop, lusting over Nailpolish, or just generally wasting money then you have permission to slap me! I would love any money saving tips you have, so let me know, or if you want me to do a half way update or any other posts then let me know!!

Are you saving at the moment?!




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September Spending Ban

Morning lovelies, hope you well. Today marks the last weekend before we teachers head back to school, a new year, new children, new shoes. It also means I've spent far too much over the summer - far too much time to shop!!

When I saw that Jess over at http://livelifesavemoney.blogspot.co.uk is on a spending ban for September, I thought that this is exactly what I need - me and the boy are currently saving for a flat of our own and we need a winter car as the poor Mini won't cope if it gets too cold.

So from today, I am on a essentials only spending ban. This means that no new items, no spending far too much on nail polish - everything you see on the blog for September will be things I've bought before today.

Also, I will try and post outfits of the day over on my instagram, KnickersanNails, using what I have and mixing it up, especially for work :)

I might even throw in some money saving posts, along the way, but from today the spending ban has begun. If you want to join, head over the Jess's blog, leaving your name, blog and twitter so we can create a list! 

 

Xx