No Spending Rule Plan

I once read a news in Yahoo about "How a Chinese Woman who lives in New York practice frugality". One of her tip was "not spending on any clothing for one year". Woohh, Kaya ko ba to ?

So I set a "no spending rule" last January for these five items only but I failed.
I did'nt include this in my goal list but I wrote down all the expenses I made this 2014 to track down how much I spend on my personal apparels for 1 year.

1.) Footwear - total expenses = P 1,446.00 
I bought 4 pairs of shoes & 2 pairs of slippers already.
* Silver shoes - needed for my brother's wedding @ P 540.00 bought @ Landmark last February.
* Wedged Shoes -  @ P 550.00 bought last April. It's my mother's influence that made me bought this shoes.
* Flat Shoes - got two pairs already @ P 129.00 each = P 258.00 (sale kasi e) bought last May.
* Slippers - got two pairs again @ 49.00 each = P 98.00 (I really need this esp it's rainy season now & flood is everywhere-"pang sugod baha ika nga") bought last July.

2.) Blouse - total expenses = P 149.75
I  bought two blouse already.
* Red Blouse - needed for the bridal shower of my sister in law (red blouse is required) - P 99.75 which I bought @ Landmark last January.
* Sleeveless Blouse - @ 50.00 only bought @ Market Market tiangge last April.
3.) Undergarments - total expenses = P 200.00
I bought two items here @ 150.00 & 50.00 last February.

4.) Pants - total expenses = P 398.00
I bought 2 maong pants already @ 199.00 each, it was on sale @ Market Market last May.

5.) Bags -total expenses = P 569.00
Just as I thought I succeeded on this one - I just bought 2 bags this month.
I admit bags are my weakness. I've been controlling my expenses this year but when I saw this two items I just cant resist. Well, I need to reward myself once in a while anyway it's within my no-spending rule above P1,000.00.

My New Bags

*First Bag - it's my office bag replacement (pa-sira na kasi yung luma kong bag) for 250.00 only (it was 599.00 before-last item sale).

*Second Bag - it's a buddy bag for only 319.00 only (it was 399.00 before). I also bought another one for my mother (the blue one is for her).

I do splurge once in a while to reward myself a little. Life is short & time is valuable. We should also invest some time & money with our loved ones. No amount of money can compensate the delight it gives once in a while.

I'll be going back on this blog at the end of this year to sum up all the expenses I made on personal apparel.