Controlled Spending

I have recently put myself on a shopping ban. During my ban, I am not allowed to buy ANY new clothes/shoes. I realized that even though I was getting good deals on all the clothes I was buying, I was spending way too much money on clothes. It seems as though there are always clothing tags on our bedroom floor, and I'm always buying new hangers despite the fact that I donate clothes to the goodwill on the regular. Aside from buying NO clothes/shoes, I also curtailed my other spending including food and random things that I just like buying. I have done really well so far. I told TheCount I wasn't going to buy any new clothes until March and I really want to extend past March- but we'll see. Now when I decide I need something I type it up in my phone and begin my research and take my time before I buy it.

 

I have some purchases that I get to make soon and the amount of research I'm putting into them are ridiculous! Today I'm going to go buy a power drill so I can put my bookcase together- but I have a $25 gift card and the drill I want is $35 so spending $10 is reasonable. With the new bookcase, I can finally get my huge stack of magazines/cookbooks off my kitchen counter freeing up space for me to move things around. I have to fix my spice cabinet. It's above the stove, quite small, and it's packed! Every time I cook I find myself trying to duck and dodge the bottles that are flying out of the cabinet. I've been on the hunt for affordable spice storage solution- it's not easy. I have around 50 spices in my kitchen and all the racks I've seen hold 16 or 20 spices. I'm not buying 3 $40 racks- there's gotta be a better way. Anybody found a cool, neat way to store their spices? When I find it, I'll post my before and after pictures. I also need a new cutting board, TheCount killed the cutting board I used for my veggies.

 

The purchase I'm most excited about researching is my bridesmaid dress. I'm in a wedding in June and she wants us to wear fuchsia short dresses that don't look like bridesmaid dresses. I'm going to start my search today. If anybody has a good place they find party dresses- let me know so I can search there too.