I'm linking up with
Franishh for my October Budgeting Recap! This is my second month on a budget and I can say I've made some improvements. I spent much less on food and dining than last month - this was partly due to several lunches with my bosses where they paid, and partly because I made an effort to not go out to expensive dinners every weekend. There are still 4 days left in October though so I expect to spend a little more on food, and I'm going out tonight so I'm expecting to use up the rest of my entertainment budget.
The clothing budget is still in the red because I decided to carry over the extra from last month to encourage me not to spend more this month. I was VERY good this month, but I gave in to Forever 21 a few days ago and I purchased some cute dressier black flats and a J. Crew lookalike bracelet for ~$20. I love the J. Crew version but I just cannot justify spending $125 on a costume bracelet at this time.
This month I also FINALLY went to the tailor and dry cleaner. I spent a whopping $180 at the tailor, but I got 2 shirts for work re-worked so I could actually wear them (the sleeves were constricting before so I had the tailor cut them off), I got 4 pairs of pants hemmed (and one of them was wide-legged style and I had the tailor taper the leg to be straight - they are now my favorite pair of work pants), and I got 2 skirts taken in so they fit at the waist. Basically I have an entire new work wardrobe and I couldn't be happier.

In terms of beauty, this month I'm in the red because I purchased a laser hair removal treatment for ~$199. I have to tell myself it is necessary/worth it because it's working already, and I can't wait to have smooth legs all the time! I spent $10 on an eyeliner kohl from Sephora, and Sephora was running an online promotion where whatever you bought you got 5 free samples. I decided I really wanted to try some new fragrances so that is really the only reason I bought the eyeliner. I'm loving the Tocca, Marc Jacobs, and Marchesa fragrances, but Angel by Thierry Mugler is the most disgusting thing I've ever smelled in my entire life - and I am not exaggerating, lol. The reviews online are very 50/50. Some people love it, and some people adamantly hate it. I fall into the hate it category. To me, it smells like a mixture of urine and body odor...but that's my opinion!
Head on over to
Franishh's blog to see the other Budgeting Bloggers and read about how we managed our budgets this month!