Budgeting Bloggers: July 2016

I'm back with my monthly shopping haul!  July meant a new quarter, meaning $500 for the next three months.  I spent a little more than I planned, but that's mainly because I needed to use some credits AND I got charged for a service I was trying.  Here's what I bought.

1. Pinup Couture Amanda Dress in Red White & Blue (originally $142, paid $114 during sale):  Since I attend so many DAR events that scream patriotism, I'd had my eye on this dress for a long time... especially since its the namesake dress of my IRL fellow Nashville blogger Amanda!  The dress is perfect, and I love the lining and weight... I'm going to have to buy more dresses from PUG in the future!
2. Fab Floral Designer Blazer ($70):  I had a ModCloth credit from last year to use, so I used it here... but I'm charging it to this month since I never charged it to Budgeting Bloggers last year!  I had been looking for something on ModCloth for which to use the credit, and I thought this blazer was perfect for work.
3. Chloe + Isabel Geovista Convertible Pendant Necklace (originally $52, spent $0 with Poshmark credits):  I saw this necklace (which matches my earrings and bracelets from June) but it sold out during the Semi-Annual sale from the brand.  So when I saw it on Poshmark, and had plenty of credits to get it for free, I said why not?  It was only $18 on clearance, but I missed it...  oh well, because Poshmark credits are FREE!

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• Le Tote fee ($64 w/tax and shipping):  Check out my review of Le Tote here.  Meh.  I wish this hadn't hit my budget this month, brutal "loss" in my opinion.  Didn't keep anything, either!

$248 spent -  $52 sold = $196 total spent in July
Quarter Budget: $500 - $196 in July = $304 remaining
Overall, I love the pieces I ended up buying, because I think I will really use them!  I've got my eye on more dresses because the quality of the PUG dress was so good.  I think it was last year I thought about buying one dress per month, but I never ended up sticking to it.  Maybe I'll go back to that.  In the summer, all I can think about are dresses, because they allow for more air circulation.  It's been hot as Hades lately.

What did you buy this month?
Check out the rest of Franish's budgeting bloggers here!

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• cmesko
• affableolive
• jyih
• vbattjes

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