#lowbuy

[leannadalton]

June & July Beauty and Makeup Empties | Low Buy and Declutter

[katlowbuynobuy]

I attempted a low buy last year and did pretty well until the second half of the year. I didn’t set very good rules last year. I didn’t have them accessible on my phone to be able to easily see them. I didn’t express to people how much I needed to stop buying so many things. I wasn’t successful to sticking to my low buy rules but I did much better than I did in 2019 and I feel like I learned a lot about my triggers. This year I feel more confident about my ability to stick to my rules. I have stricter rules and more numerical rules.

Items I have a problem with: clothes, books

Items I don’t have a problem with: makeup, skincare

RULES:

If it’s a clothing item that isn’t for working out, for an event, or underwear, it must be on my wishlist for at least a month.

Strict no buy: jeans, plain/basic t shirts, lipsticks, books, vitamin c serums

Allowed to use rewards, gift cards, and codes that work like gift cards.

Must stick to $83.33/ month fun budget ($1000 total for the year). Whatever isn’t used for that month will rollover to the next month allowing me to save up for bigger ticket items.

For clothes, one in, at least 3 items out

For makeup/skincare, only buy things that can be finished/well-used before it expires.

Necessary items such as body wash, body lotion, shampoo, conditioner, cleanser, basic face lotion, and sunscreen do not have to be taken out of the fun budget if they are not expensive and if they are to replace an item and not stock up.

GOALS/ WHY?

I want to be more self-disciplined. I want to be able to control my wants and stick to my monthly and yearly fun budget.

I want to want less things. I want to become less obsessive about items.

I want to be influenced less. I don’t want to feel like this one item will be what makes me look better, feel better.

I need to save up money. I will most likely need to buy a car this year. I also really want to get Invisalign. Both of these need a lot of money and if I hadn’t wasted so much money on clothing, I could’ve probably had one of these already.

I want to have a 3-6 month emergency fund. I have a $1000 emergency fund but I want to feel more stable.

I want to travel. I would like to pay for a trip out of pocket and not on credit.

I feel good about this. I know I’ll be able to do this. I know it’ll be hard, but I think I have a better support system this time.

[88frostfromfire]

My February & March budget

I just recently posted a photo of my budget tracker, but last night I made another purchase, so my budget for the month is pretty close to gone now. So, I think it's a good time to discuss what I've spent and how I feel about it.

Originally, my idea was only to include shopping from certain categories (beauty, clothing, accessories, and homewares). However, as I was shopping on my trip to Toronto, I bought a few things that still felt like "shopping" even though they weren't part of these categories, so I included them.

Overall, I am happy with my purchases. Even with the budget and replacement-only rules for makeup/skincare/haircare, I felt like I was still able to have fun and enjoy shopping. The key difference is that I wasn't able to make mindless purchases because I had a limit for how much I could spend. This gave me a good mix of carefully planned purchases, as well as a few spontaneous purchases. I expected traveling to be difficult because I normally shop a lot on trips. I know that I still want to want, so coming home from the trip with a few new things that weren't planned in advance really satisfied that desire, but I know I didn't go over my budget, so I don't feel guilty about it. The main question I have is whether that desire will fade over time. Honestly, I don't know if I want to stop shopping entirely. I just want to be more mindful about it and be happier with what I already have.

This contains all shopping between February and now (today is March 23). My trip to Toronto was March 14-18, so I decided to mark all the purchases made during that trip with *

Sephora: I originally wanted to go on a "no buy" and save my entire Feburary and March budget for the trip to Toronto I took in mid-March. However, I am glad I bought this colour corrector locally instead of waiting to buy it. It works well and gives me more confidence that some of the redness in my face is minimized.

*David's Tea: Even though this latte mix technically falls under "food" and not the categories I laid out to include in my budget originally, I bought it because I wanted to buy something. It was something I specifically planned to buy and I'm glad I did. I've already had a couple cups of it and it's really delicious. It's pretty pricey for what it is, though, so I don't think I'd get it again.

*Rohto Lycée eye drops & breath care: I bought these Japanese eye drops from 2 different stores (I decided to buy 2 packs of it) and am happy I did. I did research into them before purchasing and I happened to come across 2 different stores that sell them. I bought 1 pack at the first store, then tried them and by the time I went to the second store, I decided to purchase ... A BACKUP! (I know backups are frowned upon in the spending less/minimizing community). The reason I decided to get a backup is because eyedrops are perishable and for hygienic purposes cannot be kept for too long, and also, because I know I don't have access to these drops at home. I also purchased some Japanese breath mints. While I don't regret buying them, I can pinpoint exactly why I got them. I was in an Asian beauty store, and before going in I'd planned on purchasing only 2 things (the eyedrops and Beauty Blender cleanser). They didn't have the cleanser and I wasn't allowing myself to buy any other beauty/makeup/skincare items that I don't need. So when I found a cute looking bottle of mints, I jumped on it.

*Starbucks mug: My list included a Toronto Starbucks mug (I have a Montreal one and thought it would be neat to collect as a practical souvenir). However, I go to Toronto fairly often so when we went to Niagara Falls and I saw a mug there, I decided to get it instead and was very happy about that! I paid with my Starbucks card, so it didn't cost me anything (most of the money on my Starbucks card was from gift cards at Christmas).

*Lush: This was a carefully planned purchase, as I only allowed myself to buy bubble bars (I got 2), a facial scrub (I got the smaller of the 2 sizes available), and a solid shampoo bar.

*Muji: Even though my purchase at Muji was just 2 highlighters for school, I decided to include them in my budget because I didn't actually need highlighters. They will be useful, but I bought them mainly because I wanted to buy something from Muji for myself (I also got a gift), and they didn't have the other 2 things I was looking for.

*Nordstrom: These were both somewhat impulse buys. I love checking out Nordstrom's Pop-Ins, which is a little "pop-up" shop inside their store, and it changes every couple months. I checked it out one day, and then at the hotel that night, I read reviews of the 2 items I'd been interested in. Again, similar to what happened at the Asian beauty store when I got the mints, almost everything else at the Nordstrom Pop-In were items I can't buy right now (like skincare, haircare, and makeup), so I bought a brow serum and a lip plumper, 2 items that I don't have. I honestly don't regret buying either one. I had read reviews before buying and I also made sure they fit into my budget. But it also felt a little like finding a loophole in my own rules.

Pusheen box: During my trip, I got an email that the charge for my quarterly subscription box went through. Because it also is a form of shopping, I included it in my budget.

Sephora: During the trip, it was a bit too early to pick up my free birthday gift at Sephora, so I placed an order last night for it. I also got the Glow Recipe Watermelon face mist. I don't want to call this an impulse buy, because I waited a while to buy it, but I wanted it the instant this product launched. I also am very low on the existing face mist I have, so I'm going to use that one up first.

[swatchmystash]

To combat my serious makeup addiction, I've created a pan for a 12 month low-buy and a project pan

[chicgeekblog]

Interested in hearing about why might have have failed a no buy? Check out my youtube channel!

[mumamsterdam-blog]

Yes it’s happening! In mijn YouTube video deel ik 20 dingen die ik niet meer koop. Van nagellak tot scheermesjes. En Ik vertel je waarom!😅 Zoals je weet, ben ik bezig met het verduurzamen van mijn kledingkast. Daarnaast ben ik ook mijn leven aan het verduurzamen. De laatste jaren heb ik interesse gekregen in het #minimalisme. Ik probeer te houden van de dingen die ik heb en daarmee tevreden te zijn. Een lesje in dankbaarheid, zal ik maar zeggen. Dus check mijn video. De link vind je in mijn bio. En laat me hieronder weten, welke dingen jij niet meer koopt. 👇🏼 Ik ben benieuwd! Fijne dag! • • #slowliving#slowlife#koopgedrag#koopminderdraagmeer#koopminder#dankbaar#dankbaarheid#innerlijkerust#koopiknietmeer#nietmeerkopen#lowbuy#lowbuy2020#nobuy#nobuyyear#nobuychallenge#nobuy2021#nobuyyear#nobuyyear2021#nederlandseblogger#nederlandsebloggers#nederlandseblog#mamaishblog#mamaish#minimalistlifestyle#minimalistwardrobe#minimalistlife (bij Bos En Lommer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMT5ZVpjLX9/?igshid=1p85k1xupyntj

[nailartbyqueenie]

PAN!!!!!!! I’m so excited!! I literally yelled woohoo!!! 😂 Its a banner day here in the Queenie Kingdom!! 💛😊👑 . . . . . #makeupqueenie68 #physiciansformula #pfbutterbronzer #butterbronzer #physiciansformulabutterbronzer #panporn #projectpan #panthatpalette #panningcommunity #projectuseitup #useitup #shopyourstash #nobuy #lowbuy #panitall @physiciansformula @physiciansformulaau 👑💛👑💛👑💛👑 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SjNujhH1t/?igshid=jad18x2rnnik

[furiousrascalhorseherring]

This is my introduction to my very first project pan! I’m excited to start 2020 with a positive attitude and the resolution to use and enjoy the things I have in my collection. I would love it if any of you wanted to join me in this journey, let me know in the comments what products you’ll be focusing on using up this year. . My First Project Pan | 2020 Intro https://youtu.be/ttth0FiV6jY . #projectpan #projectpanner #makeup #panningcommunity #projectpan2020 #projectpancommunity #useitup #projectpanning #makeupcollection #panporn #makeupflatlay #panning #makeuplover #shopmystash #empties #beauty #lowbuy #makeupuseup #panningmakeup #hitpan #shopyourstash #skincare #panthatpalette #usewhatyouhave #projectpanningcommunity #projectuseitup #makeupaddict #makeupinventory #makeupjunkie #beautyvloggers (at The Beauty Expert) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JRvFHJhWN/?igshid=1ns4e2m0nfar1

[1200adayok]

🌟 Empty 🌟 Used up my Elf Illuminating Eye Cream. I bought this a while ago from the ELF website. It's very thin, silky and sinks in nicely. I enjoyed using it. I actually applied it with a foundation paddle brush and it felt super nice that way. There isn't that much in there and it's super light so I apply a lot. Even though it was only $5 I don't think I will repurchase it. For now I'm going to DIY an eye cream with a mix of moisturizers and coconut oil. I'm going to reuse the jar. 🌟 #empties #empty #beautytrash #useitup #usewhatyouhave #nobuy #lowbuy #projectpan #panning #playbeautifully #elfilluminatingeyecream #eyecream #illuminatingeyecream #elf #elfmakeup #elfbeauty #eyeslipsface #drugstoremakeup #drugstorebeauty #makeup #beauty #beautyblogger #mua #canadianblogger #canadianmua #beautyhaul #drugstorehaul #newatthedrugstore https://www.instagram.com/p/B10EraJJqpr/?igshid=1jrvbz1y4a12

[teresasbigo]

How can I be expected to stick to a low buy when @colourpopcosmetics releases a #villains collection?! @disneystudios #disneycollab #disneyvillains #ursulaismybitch #littlemermaid #seawitch #poorunfortunatesouls #justyourvoice #lowbuy #outthewindow https://www.instagram.com/teresasbigo/p/BvR1mgXp-cd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7vyculworpfk

[katlowbuynobuy]

feelings are changing

It has only been about 3 weeks since the year started, but this past weekend, I felt a change. When I saw things on Instagram, I didn’t feel a strong want for them. I have been looking around for what to get to use a $30 reward that was set to expire this month. The search for just the right item made me so tired that I no longer felt excited to shop for an item. For weeks, I had planned on getting a sunscreen with the reward since it’s an item that I use daily and I consider it extremely important to my well-being. For some reason I thought that I should find something else to use the reward on. I searched and searched and I got so tired I just finally got the sunscreen. I felt a wave a relief afterwards. I no longer had to look and I knew I’d be satisfied with what I chose. 

After that, I stopped wanting things as much. I started to feel overwhelmed with the amount of clothes in m closet. I had been holding on to clothes for because I thought I would wear them, but I finally accepted that I need to let go of them. I’m now planning on getting my clothes posted to sell this weekend. I have also accepted that I will lose some money selling these items, but it’s better I sell them than have them sitting in my closet unused.

I have also been more into doing things that don’t involve looking at my phone. I found that looking at Instagram started to bore me. I was more keen to read a book than just scroll through social media apps this past weekend. I was actually able to finish a book! I do hope this change in mindset sticks. I love how I’m feeling. I still have a bit to work on, but I feel like I’m on the right path.

[sugarbites21]

Happy Monday!! My recent @ultabeauty #haul 💖 I had to get the @anastasiabeverlyhills Sultry #palette because it was on sale 🙊 how could I not? lol 🥰🥰 #ulta #ultahaul #ultabeauty #abh #abhsultry #makeuprevolution #makeup #makeuphaul #makeupjunkie #lowbuy (at Sunset North, Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/BumEMzElRrp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oe3ks6rkobph

[yourhealthwikihow-blog]

What are your tips for staying on a no- or low-buy? What are your tips for staying on a no- or low-buy? I’ve touched on my tips and tricks in longform with a recent post on…

[chicgeekblog]

Interested in hearing about the palettes I have not yet used this year at all? Check out my youtube channel!

[my-daily-health-tips-world-blog]

What are your tips for staying on a no- or low-buy? What are your tips for staying on a no- or low-buy? I’ve touched on my tips and tricks in longform with a recent post on…

[nailartbyqueenie]

***NEW VIDEO*** Todays video is update #9 in my rolling project pan for getting use out of my non cruelty free items. I became a cruelty free channel back in May 2019 with the intro video and am slowly but surely using up my non-CF items and sharing my progress with monthly updates. This month is a HUGE UPDATE!! Tons of progress, roll in's, roll outs, empties and 2 purges to share with you! I hope you'll enjoy, like and subscribe and don't forget to chime in on the question of the day! I look forward to hearing from you! XOXO 💛🥰👑 . . . . . #makeupqueenie68 #panporn #projectpan #panthatpalette #panningcommunity #projectuseitup #useitup #shopyourstash #nobuy #lowbuy #panitall #roulettepancollab #projectpanning #panningmakeup #goingcrueltyfree #crueltyfreeprojectpan #rollingprojectpan #goingcrueltyfreerollingprojectpan #crueltyfreechannel #crueltyfreemakeup 👑👑👑👑👑👑 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QeMjFhoNE/?igshid=q0drezbzb95e