2012 budget & spending

last year i shared how i did on my total clothes, shoes, and accessories spending for the year so i thought i would do the same for 2012:

month	total spent	# items bought	# thrifted
january	72.59	17	13
february	98.39	21	10
march	79.93	18	15
april	107.80	19	14
may	86.30	18	8
june	48.70	12	7
july	56.84	18	11
august	45.10	19	17
september	134.96	18	5
october	81.69	13	10
november	69.08	17	7
december	48.68	16	8
	$930.06	206	125

a few statistics:

·  i bought more clothes this year than i did last year, 206 items to last year's 149

·  the least expensive item i bought was a pair of thrifted tights (new with tags, don't worry) for 50 cents and the most expensive item i bought were lela rose for payless pontevedra pumps for $31.99 (i better start wearing them more often!)

·  i brought 31 new pairs of shoes into my closet.  my mossimo varana shooties were my favorites by far, they were $4.99 new target stock from the goodwill but still available at target.com (i am thinking about buying a backup pair i love them so much)

looking forward:

in rereading that post from 2011, i told myself that i wanted to stick around $50/month, but sadly, that did not happen (september, i'm looking at you!).  i feel it is important that i hold to a firmer budget in 2013 and pay more attention to what i am buying, when/if i wear it, and if it is something that fills a hole in my closet (how many printed cardigans in pink tones do i need?  i have like, four.  but i don't have many solid colored skirts, for example).  if anything, this post is to hold myself accountable and so i do hope to make some changes in 2013.  how did you do with your spending for the year, if it's something that you track?

thanks for reading!