Friday, March 28, 2014

Fiscal Fridays: March clothes budget

Well guys, this month was not the prettiest on the clothes budget month. I went over my $100 budget by more than half, but I'm really not beating myself up over it this time. I started the month with the plan of going to Burlington Coat Factory and stocking up on some much-needed winter wear from the clearance rack, and I knew I'd probably go over-budget in getting all of it. But dropping $130+ at Burlington sure beats spending three times that much next winter, when everything's full-price, so in the end it's all good.

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1. (BRAND) (WOOL?) dress coat. Because all my coats are ridiculously casual. | $40.
2. (BRAND) synthetic fill winter coat. My down one is starting to wear out, and it fits all wrong; the elastic usually hikes up and exposes my lower back. This one covers my butt AND has a fur-lined hood. Win. | $40.
3. (BRAND) rain coat. This was a bit of an impulse buy, but I didn't have any decent rain gear. This one has a warm partial lining on the inside, and the hood is removable. | $40
4. Infinity ring from Amazon. I bought this teeny little ring to wear as a placeholder for my engagement ring on rock climbing trips. I tend to get anxious when there's nothing on my left ring finger now. It's ridiculous. Anyway, this ring is small enough that it doesn't get in the way when I'm climbing, and I can leave my real ring securely locked away someplace safe. Lately I've been wearing it daily on my right hand. | $11 {exact}
5. Merona chain crossbody bag from Target. I had pinned this as a "future purchase," as I seriously lack in the "fancy purses for fancy situations" category. Then Pinterest emailed me to tell me that the price dropped by half. Needless to say, I snagged it. (Though it later went on sale by another $5. Womp womp.) | $13.50 {exact}


Grand total, with tax and without all the rounding I did above: $153.95. Hey, I'm not complaining.

11 comments:

  1. Love the color in the raincoat. And that's interesting about wanting a placeholder-ring; never heard of that before.

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  2. I've developed this habit of touching my thumb to the inside of my ring finger...just kind of checking to make sure I haven't lost it, haha. But when I'm not wearing it--climbing, swimming, prepping raw meat for dinner, in the shower, etc.--I subconsciously touch it and get nervous for a second, haha. I knew a long weekend without it would make me go crazy :)

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  3. I just got my ring cleaned and for the 5 minutes it was gone I was like super panicking, so feel you there! Love the stock up jackets, because the Midwest winter was the worst this year!

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  4. And I have that purse in red! You won't regret it...love it to death!

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  5. You're telling me! It was so brutal--I'm kind of hoping for an extra-hot summer to make up for it :)

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  6. I love buying winter items in march - the deals you can get are amazing! And then you forget about what you bought and it's will be like getting all new clothes when it's cold again!

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  7. You hit the nail on the head! Though with this extended winter the Midwest is getting, I've been able to wear all three coats in the last two weeks. Not quite sure if I'm happy or sad about this, haha.

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  8. i think you got some great pieces for your money! and i agree with Ashley completely - its like new clothes when it gets cold again!

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  9. Those coats are great staples! Definitely money well spent.

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  10. That's a great idea to look for coats on sale for next winter! I may have to do some sale rack browsing this week...

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  11. Happy shopping :) I find that late February and early/mid-March are the best times to go--that's when stores are trying to clearance out their winter stuff to make way for swimsuits. I know Target put out their bikinis just after Valentine's Day this year o.O

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