Friday, February 15th: I did so well today, in that I went into the city and bought no clothes, beauty etc. however, I did have an expensive meal out and paid my bestie back for getting us tickets to Julia Michaels. So it was speedy, but no on everyday occurrences.

Saturday, February 16th: Work, work, work and shop in my mind lolll!

Sunday, February 17th: No buy except for groceries which are necessities!

Monday, February 18th: Work = no buy!

Tuesday, February 19th: Ok, so my good habits were undone by another city adventure today. Cafe, Priceline (I bought vitamins and took advantage of that Lanolips buy one, get one free- too good to miss!), Ikea (food) and Cotton On Body where I bought the satin pillow case an eye mask set (which I’ve had my eye on!)- however I used my $10 voucher (which was due to expire) and so got it for a bargain. Pretty restrained lol.

Wednesday, February 20th: Spent money on food- what’s new. (But no beauty- despite the temptation!)

Thursday, February 21st: Worked and so, did not spend!

Although I am still buying things during my No Buy, they are definitely considered purchases.

If I had’ve tracked my spending from last month, you would understand that this is an improvement! Looking back at the amount I used to buy honestly makes me feel sick! I am proud of my efforts so far- and will definitely be continuing with these restrictive habits once February is over.

I thought I would splurge come March 1st, but that will definitely not be the case. this is because two things have become to clear to me during this No Buy: 1) money is hard to earn yet easy to spend and 2) my drugstore purchases are healthier for my bank than luxury. I have never purchased anything over $20 from Mecca or Sephora… I know! The reason for that is, simply, I can’t bear to part with $80 on a facial moisturiser, especially when working in retail, that would have taken about 8 hours to earn.

I definitely have a long way to go when it comes to spending, but I’m getting better. Perhaps next month I should focus on reducing the amount I spend on food… dun dun!

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