Greetings from the Dark Side!
And welcome to Week 1 of my No-Buy!
Week 1 (January 7th-January 13th) is the first week of my Project No-Buy, a project to reduce spending on beauty products and to go through a system of rewards in order to save money in order to buy new products. If you haven't check it out yet, go to my introduction post of this for a detailed account of this project. But let's see how my No-Buy has been so far!
Week 1's Rewards
Let's start by adding up any rewards from this past week.
1) Weekly goals:
Week 1 did not have any weekly goals so that is $0 for this week. (+$0)
2) Grades:
I just started my quarter, and I have not had any assignments yet. (+$0)
3) Reading:
This week I read:
-The Catcher In the Rye, 214 pages (+$7)
-Compilations of history of texts in Latin America, 45 pages (+5)
Money earned for Reading: +$12
4)Language Learning:
The words that I picked for this week were words in Spanish that came from my readings that I did not know. The five words are:
-amerindias (indigenous American/native American
-aporte (input)
-hazañas (exploit)
-baluarte (citadel/ stronghold)
-inédito (unpublished).
I was actually able to learn these really well because they came up on my readings very often! ^_^
Money earned from language learning: +$5
5)Empties:
I have 1 empty products this week, my Paula's Choice BHA Resist 9. I love this stuff! I actually need to re-purchase this >_> but maybe I'll wait since I have other skin care products to use.
Money earned from empties: +$1
Self-Control:
I managed to have a good start on my No-Buy! I have not purchased anything since I posted my No-Buy! Yay! As I mentioned on my FB, my mother offered to buy the new Shiro Cosmetics Hobbit collection for me as a late Christmas present. At first I thought this might go against my No-Buy, but many of you insisted that if it is a present, then it is okay. :) So no money reduced for breaking my no-buy!
TOTAL REWARD MONEY EARNED WEEK 1: $12+$5+$1= $18!
Money in my MAKE-UP BANK: $18
Week 2: Weekly Goals
These two goals are my weekly goals for next week. These two goals must be completed by next Sunday in order for me to earn reward money.
Goal #1: I will post at least one entry on my blog every single day of the week. At least two of those posts must be makeup looks/tutorials. I will have at least one makeup review and one skin care review.
Goal #2: I will go to class everyday and be on time. I will have all my homework and readings done at least the night before my class. I will not get behind on my work.
Join me next Sunday for a Week 2 update :) Also, notice that starting Monday January 14, I have $18 to spend =3 Woo hoo!
If you are doing a No-Buy, how is yours going? :D
Im still in my no buy I have succed tell now
ReplyDeleteI'm actually seeing a way to exchange or sell my miss beauty buys ( shade that doesn't suit me . any tips, as far as I know don't see interest
Hm that's hard to say. You can always have a blog sale to try and sell products that you don't like. Or you can swap products with another blogger~
Deleteyeah I really don't blog so Don't know how to fix that If you know somebody I can swap a MAC Pin swoon let me know
DeleteWhat a clever system, I can tell you're a gamer, lol. It's like leveling up (:
ReplyDeleteSo when you succeed at your new goals what is the dollar amount reward? I may try something like this (at least for eye makeup!! I will never run out considering how much I have currently), even if I stick to my budget it just looks fun to reward yourself for meeting your goals ^_^
Hehe ;P
DeleteOops, it seems I forgot to put the link to my intro post where I have all the info. But for my goals I decided it was $5 per goal if I completed t 100%.
It is really fun because you can buy makeup but in a way that you can better yourself as a person. And of course you can do any kind of reward system that suits your lifestyle!
wow you earned quite a bit. So when you earn cash toward products, when are you allowed to use them?
ReplyDeleteThe Monday after the Sunday update. So for me, I can use my $18 starting tomorrow.
DeleteI've gone 14 days without buying makeup! Congratulations to you and me:) I'm on a strict cosmetic no buy for the entire year. I am trying to decide if free makeup should be counted. Obviously gifts will be accepted, but I coupon a lot and have opportunities to buy cosmetics absolutely free. Not sure how I want to tackle that one.
ReplyDeleteYay! Congrats! :)
DeleteOh I think if you spend no money on makeup, then couponing should be totally fine!
Nice job Nancy! You're doing awesome :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Aly!
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