For those of you who are unaware, for this month (August) I
have decided to challenge myself to a “No Buy August.” This essentially means that I’m not going to
be shopping, particularly for clothing, accessories, and most importantly,
makeup.
I decided to embark upon this journey after spending quite a lot of money the past few months
on the previous mentioned items. While
some things like clothing, were essential after my weight loss (I obviously
needed clothes that fit), things like more makeup, aren’t needed. While I still have many, many things that I
want, I recognize the difference between wants and needs. So, I’ve challenged myself, and I highly
encourage you to do so. Your wallet will
certainly thank you!
Here are my basic rules that I’ve developed for myself:
1.
No purchasing any unnecessary goods at any time.
(including but not limited to jewelry, makeup, clothing, snacks, Starbucks)
2.
Continue to clip coupons weekly in order to save
money when I do start buying again
3.
Build up a Birthday wish list (my bday is in
September) instead of going out and purchasing unnecessary items
So there you have it.
That’s the general gist of what will be in store for me this month. Those rules may completely change and develop
over the next week or so as I really get into the ‘no buy,’ but for now, these
are the basics that I’m going to live buy.
Currently, the only exception that I may have to make for
the challenge is clothing. And this is
only because I may need to purchase more interview and workplace appropriate
clothing as I get more job interviews and hopefully start working. However, this is a more practical and needed
purchase so I think it can be justified within my guidelines – as long as I
look for deals and don’t go overboard.
So what will I be doing in the meantime? While I don’t spend a ton of time shopping, I
do tend to build up a generous list of things I crave to own. So, to prevent this list from getting to big
and in order to keep my mind off of temptation, I’ll be throwing myself harder
then ever into more productive things.
What does this include? I’ll be
writing and posting more on my blog (so keep checking regularly!), working on
YouTube videos, and most importantly, pushing harder than ever to finding my
‘big girl job.’ I want to increase my
photo and video editing skills, and learn to make those super cute banners and
backgrounds that everyone seems to have on social media sites. I’ll be using my social media a lot more in
the coming months, starting now, so be sure to check me out!
That being said, if you have any requests for YouTube videos
or blog posts that you’d like to see, please leave me a comment on a video,
blog post, or tweet me and let me know!
I’d absolutely love to make some of your ideas happen! And if you’ve forgotten or do not know my
social media links, here they are:
My main channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvYW93dheSu1IbKcy2YL8cQ
My Vlog channel: allisoncomments
Blog: http://constantcomments1.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/allisoncomments
Instagram: allisoncomments
Tumblr: http://alagonigro91.tumblr.com/
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/allisonlag/
Keek: @allisoncomments
I’ve gotten rid of some of my older media outlets, but have
added some new ones (Keek, Wanelo) so if you are on those platforms,
follow/subscribe to me! I’m in the
process now of revamping all my social media so expect some great changes!
If any of you decide to participate along with me in ‘No Buy
August,’ or decide to do the challenge during another month, let me know how it
goes! I’ll be updating you guys
regularly on YouTube and on my blog so you can all see my progress.
Thanks for reading and checking out my blog, and as always,
have a fantabulous day!
Allison
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