STATEMENT CLUTCH

Dress: Kendall & Kylie - here in black, sold out in white (SUPER similar here for $59!) | Heels: Sam Edelman | Clutch: old, ASOS (similar here & see below!) | Earrings: J Crew

As I was putting up pictures of this post I thought I would give you a short recap of how my "no shop April" went! Let me first say.. it was hard. 

Every time I would get an "SALE" email online or walk into TJ Maxx or Target.. I would have to mentally tell myself I had a commitment to keep to. It's HARD when you have the "liketoknowit" email coming at you every time you double tap a cute photo too! And I think the hardest things to pass up are things under $30. You can always justify a cute top or sandals for $24.99 or $16.99. Those are hard to pass up deals!

I will confess I slipped up toward the end of the month too. It was only like one more week and I saw these adorable $28 earrings. (SEE! UNDER $30 ITEMS GET ME!) I justified them because I was somewhere I don't frequently go and I felt really guilty about buying them as I walked out of the store. Once I had got home, I had made up my mind to take them back the next day but when I looked at the receipt it was no returns/ exchange ONLY within 7 days. NO LIE. So I kept them, and only wore them after the month was over. I still wish I wouldn't of bought them though!

The best part about it was it felt freeing. I wasn't online browsing as much, or when I did go into a store, I knew I couldn't buy anything so I looked without eagle eyes and just enjoyed myself more. It's freeing not trying to make sure your spending your "spending money" on just the RIGHT item. I can do that to myself SO often, when I have a little spending money, I can take forever to pick out what I think is just the "perfect" item for my closet.

I think overall it's given me some refocusing on spending and a great reminder that I already have a ton of really great clothes in my closet that I love. I'm really glad I did "no shop April" and really would like to make smaller spending budgets for the rest of the summer and continue to do "spending fasts!"

xo, ash

All clutches below are under $50!!! Happy Shopping!! :)))