“No Buy August” Update and Progress!

Hey everyone!  Hope you are all having a fabulous August!  SO SORRY that my posting has been sporadic the past few weeks.  I’ve been having major writer’s block, and have been working crazy hours, and it’s just been hard finding time to write and film for my YouTube channels.  Hopefully in the next week or so I can get back on track. J  That being said, if you have any video or blog request please let me know!  It would be an immense help!

So for today’s post I wanted to update you all on my “No Buy August” progress.  And for those of you who are participating along with me – I hope you are all doing well.  Overall, I’m extremely well.  I haven’t bought one single makeup or clothing item, though the temptation has been extremely high, being that I work at Target and am around those items constantly.  And now that it is tax-free week for back to school and there are amazing sales going on it is even harder.  But I’ve kept my eye on my goals and have resisted. 

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been working crazy long hours.  Which is interesting because it puts me in more contact with the temptation items, but wears me out to the point that I just want to go home and lounge around when I am not working – so the shopping desire is ultimately eliminated.  So working has been a great tool. 

Now that we are halfway through the month (how on earth did that happen?), I’m looking toward the future.  In the upcoming months, I know that shopping for me will resume.  I can’t not shop forever.  It’s part of me, and I love doing it.  So I need to set a strict budget and continue to coupon and look out for awesome sales and deals more so than I did previously.  I’m hoping that by doing this I can spend more wisely and not break the bank as I have done in the past.  Not that I wasn’t doing these thing before, but I can definitely step up my game.  Especially in the budget department.

How do you set a shopping budget each month?  Or do you set it by year?  What are your spending tips?  Let me know in the comments below!  I’d love to get your advice so that I can better plan my finances for the future!

Talk to you soon!  And happy saving!

Allison