Graduation Fun!!!

Saturday was the graduation ceremony for my Master's degree. My sweet family and friends gave me cards, presents, and cash for this momentous occasion. ;) I decided to save 50% of the money and use the other 50% to blow on whatever I want. I loooooooooove clothing and fashion, and I have been very good lately and have not spent much on clothes. I have banished myself from purchasing expensive clothing, with the only exceptions being cashmere sweaters (I'll pay $40-60), tall boots (up to $100), heels (I have weird feet- up to $50) and winter coats (up to $150). However, I only purchase maybe one of each category per year, with the exception of heels. The last article of clothing I bought was a white and green butterfly print dress for next summer that was $5.97 at J.C. Penney.

I didn't really want to sink all of my "fun" money into one thing (like one piece of jewelry), so I decided to give in to two of my weaknesses: Neiman Marcus and Anthropologie. I never shop at Anthro online anymore because the shipping is ridiculous and they pretty much never offer coupon codes. Also, their "sale" prices aren't what I consider cheap. But I do have such a weakness for their girly, frilly circle skirts thatI ordered the two above. They were on sale (duh! I haven't totally lost my mind!). The blue was originally $118, and I paid $40. The orange was originally $88 and I paid $25. The cute shoes are from Neiman Marcus. I ordered online and was able to go through luckymagrewards.com and get 4% of my total purchase back. I also got free shipping with the coupon code BEST. The shoes were $56 down from $225!! I still feel guilty about spending so much, but I have to say that it is fun to do every once in a while. I also have some money left to spend, so I will keep you updated on my next purchases!!

(Note: I always purchase clothing on sale for the seasons ahead. That is why I am purchasing summer clothing in October ;) ).