I've been very restrained this month. I had a charity shop rummage at the beginning of the month with Sophie and Kezzie and usually I buy rather a lot!



This time around I purchased this orange jumper for £2.50. That's it. (I say that's it. That's it on the clothes front, I did buy books, I can't go charity shopping and buy nothing at all, that's simply unheard of!)

It's originally from Tu, is soft, slouchy, and very comfy. I wore it almost immediately, and not just because it was getting chilly, but because I also was excited to wear it.

I left behind a navy polka dot shirt, a fine knit grey jumper, a skirt, and two Monsoon dresses. I hardly recognise myself.


LAST YEAR




I purchased most of these items whilst out with Sophie and Kezzie too!  Everything is second hand.

The boots were £12.00 and were exactly what I had been looking for. They were worn a lot last winter.

Striped short sleeve knitted top, £4.00, originally from Next. This sat weirdly around my hips so found itself on ebay. I wish I'd kept a record of how much it sold for...

Fatface sweatshirt, £5.00. This was always going to be a 'chuck on over anything as the evenings got cooler' kind of top. And it was, until I managed to get paint on it. Now it's a DIY top.

Tu dungarees, £10.00. These still had the tags on and ended up on ebay after I realised I had no desire to wear them.

Joules trousers, £3.00. I bought these for meetings, or occasions when I needed to be a bit smarter than usual. I haven't worn them yet, so they might go in to the ebay pile.

Oasis stripe top, £3.00. I really like this dual pattern top, it's only been worn 10 times but it'll stay in my wardrobe for a while yet.

Raglan sleeve stripe top, £2.49. This sat uncomfortably around my shoulders and ended up in the charity bag after one wear.

New Look shoes, £5.99. Only worn once so far, but lovely, comfy and a good staple to have.

Zara shirt with red detailing, £7.00. I haven't worn this, it's a bit boxy, and has been waiting to be listed on ebay for a ridiculous amount of time.

M&Co jumper, £1.87. This is a great little jumper, it has decent length sleeves (hurrah!), and has been worn a dozen times so far...

Full skirt, £3.50. Worn a few times this summer, I'm going to be layering it up so I can wear it now.


Total for November: £2.50

Total so far for 2019: £364.35

Total at this time last year: £559.18

Left of £500.00 budget: £135.65

Items purchased: 63 (pre-loved: 56 / new: 7)
I made a slight miscalculation last month and thought I'd purchased 1 item fewer than I actually had. My purchase this month means I am level with my lowest number of items purchased in a year since records began. So I need to stay away from the charity shops in December! Of course it won't really matter if I don't, but it's nice to have that magic number motivating me, and it's not as if I need anymore clothes.

Also, look at my yearly total, I'm well within budget!!


For the fourth year running I'm keeping track of my spending on clothes and accessories with A Buyer's Archive.