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    • Budgeting Bloggers Q3 2016
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    Budgeting Bloggers Q3 2016

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    I admit it, I spent way too much this quarter. As far as budgeting bloggers is concerned, I threw my budget into the wind, decided it didn’t exist, and did whatever I wanted. Not good for my wallet, but also not the worst thing ever. Let me explain: Before I left my job earlier this year, I set aside quite a bit of money. I put together an emergency fund that should sustain me for about 6 months if everything in my life falls apart. That’s not getting touched. I also put aside some spending money. I knew life was going to be…

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    Budgeting Bloggers Q2 2016

    With June being over, we are officially over half way through the year. It’s a great time to reassess plans and budgets that were made (or make new ones!), since things change over the course of a year. I’ll be honest, I didn’t really set myself a strict budget for anything this year. We’ve been pretty lax to being particular about our spending, especially with a big move and so many changes taking place. But now that we are pretty settled into our routine, we’ve reassessed our finances, and are re-establishing a budget. Moving forward I’ll have $100 to spend each month…

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    Budgeting Bloggers April & May 2016

    Even though I track my spending by the quarter, I thought I’d do a little check-in with one month left. My goal was not to spend anything in April, but with a $40 rewards card and a 20% off my entire purchase coupon, I headed off to Loft Outlet and did a little shopping anyway. For less than $50 I ended up with 5 new additions to my wardrobe, all of which have gotten more wear in the last month than anything else in my closet. After that trip I didn’t head to a store again until a couple weeks…

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    Budgeting Bloggers Q1 2016

    We are a whole quarter of the way through the year, and one thing I haven’t really stopped to think about until recently is my spending. As 2016 started, I knew I wanted to make some updates to my wardrobe, and I started by cleaning out my closet (you can read a little more about that here). With my closet pared down, I had some space to add. I was lucky enough to get several great gifts for Christmas, allowing me to make some purchases at the start of the year that I wouldn’t normally be able to justify. But…