i spent some money.

i got paid on thursday, and as soon as the money went into my bank account, i was off to the shops. no, this is not going to be a haul - ermergersh look what i bought - post, it's more of a look at what i spend my money on. 

i'm currently on a gap year and will be working for all of it; earning my own money. i'm in a very lucky position - i don't paid for accommodation, food, electricity etc, all i need to worry about is not owing the bank any money and that's only happened twice (which i think is pretty good). but that doesn't mean i want to just blow all my money as soon as i get it. 

hopefully, i will always be able to be putting away a percentage of my wage into a savings account. i will probably end up using it to pay for some of university because it's ridiculously expensive, but i like knowing that if my bank account says £0.00 at the end of the month, i still have a bank account with something in it. 

a lot of my money is spent on magazines; elle decoration, oh comely and other arty publications that catch my eye. i like these types of magazines because they make me feel creative - not mindnumb like celebrity gossip ones do (i've luckily learned not to care about celebrities at a young-ish age) - and remind me that life can be full of individuality, creativeness and free spirit, not just run of the mill.

i also spend money on cosmetics and skincare. i literally have five foundations on the go because i just haven't found a perfect one (blaming my skin not the makeup necessarily), i'm trying to be more kind to my skin, to use good products that are good in the long run rather than instant results.

in march, i'm going to write down everything i buy; from food to clothes, i'm going to make a note of it and then at the end of the month, i'll be able to evaluate my spending in more detail. hopefully, my quest for minimalism will help me cut down on the spending not only from april, but maybe in march too - do i really need to buy this? - and maybe by the end of april, i'll have more than £0.04 in my bank account.