Friday, February 26, 2016

HodgePodge Clothing Budget

Normally there's a trend to my clothing budgets, but this is a bit of a mashup. Partly because I'm including a few items that I normally wouldn't. In the past, I've always kept two separate budgets. One for regular clothes that I keep strict track of here. The other budget included what I endearingly refer to as adventure gear (for hiking, camping, workouts, etc.), that I sort of tracked, but not really. As I've become more active, I have been spending more in that category and I need to reign it in so I'm combining my two budgets. This simplifies things. I missed sharing my January clothing budget (oops!) so below are my purchases from both January and February 2016. 
Anthropologie Seenebec Dress  - original $138, on sale for $24
I'm certainly not a tall thin Scandinavian girl like the model above, but this dress is so flattering to my figure. I fell in love when I tried it on last summer (anthro dresses just work for me), but I wasn't prepared to spend +$100 on it. When I randomly found this on the sale rack, grabbing it was a no brainer. 

Anthropologie PostCard Tee - original $58, on sale for $18
Sorry this one isn't in the collage, finding high quality images to use can be a struggle. 
J Crew Pom Beanie - original $60, currently only $30, purchased with gift card  

Anthropologie Mittens - original $30, on sale for $6 X 2 pairs = $12
I love these mittens so much I bought two pairs! Aside from being cute, they are lined with fleece (super warm), making them the perfect winter accessory.  
The North Face Ski Gloves - original $55, on sale for $27

Brixton Fedora - original $58, currently on sale in this cute color 
January/February Total: $139
Last year, I was $300 under my yearly budget. But this year, I'm actually increasing my budget to accommodate for adventure gear. That being said, I'm setting this years budget at $1750, which is just shy of $150 a month. I spent less than that during January and February combined, so it seems that my 2016 budget is off to a great start.  

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6 comments:

  1. That dress is really pretty! Perfect for spring!

    Christina :: Simple and Delish

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  2. I'm very impressed with your budgeting dedication! I"m starting to budget now and it's HARD! I might need to dig through your blog for some tips ;) Happy Friday!

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  3. That dress is so fun! Before I even read what you said about not being a Scandinavian model I was thinking how good I bet those colors look on you!

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  4. I haven't stepped foot in an Antropologie store for years. That dress is tempting me to go see what sort of treasures they have in store

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  5. Those mittens are absolutely adorable! Loving the confetti colour palette!

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  6. I love that you include "adventure gear" in your budget. You got some great stuff--I love the hat and that dress is gorgeous! Yay for fun sale finds!
    Shea | www.shealennon.com

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