Monday, May 5, 2008

How do you spend your money?

$200 on one quality item or $200 on 20 items?
My roomie came up to me yesterday and showed me some Canvas looking Michael Kors bag that she got for $198. It wasn't even leather! For my mind, I just dey think..kai if pesin hand me $200 now na to enter all those my 'zones' and acquire some cheap stuvvings o. Shuooo I aint got shame in my game.
My roomie is the kind of chick who will spend $200 on one item that she considers to be quality.
I have a friend who will spend $60 on a makeup brush.
I have another friend who will enter BEBE and buy 2 items for $120.
In the same vein, I have friends who will carry that $60 and buy a $5 make up brush from CVS and the remaining $55 on some other things. Or $120 to charter 12 items.
To each their own. Buy your $500 bag o..no shakings. That might be your only purchase for the month. And me sef with all my $5 items..if I charter 100 of them, no be the same $500 wey we don spend? We just choose to spend our money in different ways.
So mai pipu, this is how I spend MY money---> I'm a huge fan of thrift stores, Ebay, outlet malls, consignment stores and sales racks. Just call me a frugal fashionista. :D... It's really not intentional, it just happens. LOL.
I've been to a wedding and my entire outfit cost < $30 and best believe I looked great!
I've been to more than a few parties wearing dresses that cost less than < $10. lol...
I'm all about finding good deals at fantabulous prices. So my people, turn not your nose at such stores o 'cos when you see me wearing my $6 BCBG shoes or my $15 Steve Maddens and I tell you I got it from a thrift store, you don't act too surprised.

How una weekend sha? Mine was filled with all sorts of bubbling activities in my < $20 baff ups. LOL! On the real, it was nice sha...went too quickly!
Just wanted to drop a quick one.

Ciaooo!

16 comments:

ablackjamesbond said...

No shame in ur game true true...lol

I guess its how u carry the thgs u buy that matters. Some pple spend a lot of money to look good and end up looking like an....mgbeke.

Flourishing Florida said...

i wish they had thrift shops here in naija. na so so bend-down boutique ful everywhere, & first-grade stuff dey disappear like ghost once dem land....

yeah yeah, i don expose myself. cheap things na my thing, aint no shame there

36 INCHES OF BROWN LEGS said...

I always say i can make a $5 t shirt look like a illion dollars, my dear abeg no shame in ur game jare, its about how u carry urself really!!

SOLOMONSYDELLE said...

It wasn't even leather? And it was just MK? No....

I mean, Kors has nice clothes oh, I personally shop there, but I'm with you, the bag should have been leather at least. lol! And, I don't feel good unless i stretch my money to the max, apply a coupon code or two and take advantage of a sale. I am definitely a bargain queen! I went shopping this weekend and my bargain sense is unshakable.

Why is this my first time here....

NIGERIAN CURIOSITY
IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN I ONLY HAD ONE...

Afrobabe said...

lol...

my mum used to yell at me in nigeria for buying a million things with N1k, she is of the school that one quality one will do...but we all know that 1 quality will soon be out of fashion so why spend so much on 1...

but on the other hand I simply lovvvvvvvvvvveeee all the expensive ones if na man dey buy!!!

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

I think we all have our little things we spend $ on. For some people its sunglasses, or watches, or bags or shoes. A friend of mine only rocks michael kor boots and that ish is as expensive as $900 a pair. To each his own... Im with you sha. I can go to TJ Maxx, or a Dillards Consignment store and make a $20 suit look like a $300 one. Thank you for keeping it real jare. Your my personal person.

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

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uNWrItten* said...

pls pls where do u find 15 dollar steve maddens???????????? biko!!
lol

simplegal said...

LOL...true talk! I'm with you on making that money stretch...I believe in the statement that it's not the clothes that make the man/woman! Well I'm new here but I just read ur blog from OverwhelmedNaijaBabe's page and you are so funny and refreshing! You're on my blogroll!
Take care.

soupasexy said...

chai, this girl u no go kill me for my mama..i almost fell off this chair and broke my head and laughing at this one...u tew much.

original mgbeke i dey hail o..lol

soupasexy said...

abeg forgive me for all the tagbons for my comment..and no let unwriiten see am too..lol

Naija Sutra said...

yup, the question is quantity or quality, what to decide?....lol

i go for quality depending on what im buying.
if its shoes and bags, then quality.

if its clothes , i go for quantity cos i dont like to repeat my clothes so why spend a whole bunch on them.

Ms.O said...

hey..first time here!!..love it!!..ur too funny..anywayz..am with u on the spend 200$ on 20 sturvz...but i do invest in stuff like handbags..sunglasses...shoes here and there...but still...trust me..i ahve sum deals!!1..i love ebay too and thrift stores!!!...

Bubblegum Thug said...

u know what works for u. that is what matters. I do a combo of target, some high end stuff, so really low end stuff. Just a mish-mash of stuff. lol.

bArOquE said...

basically, it's functionality right(or say u no hold?)...if i do over expensive, i might never use it...i've got this really costly Jaegger shirt, for over a year now &i've still not worn it...not found the right occasion but the other cheaper apparel that came the same time have made several trips to the laundry & back...if you've got as many sistas as i do, you cant help doing 30items for 300quid...we should hook up & go shopping someday...what say you?

Anonymous said...

I can not stop laughing....AMEN to the $6 BCBG shoes...as long as you look good with your sale items I say more power to you! I am all for shopping smart....you are alright with me.