How to get what you desire; (not men)

It’s every girls dream to buy what she wants and not think about the means of paying for it. No doubt we work our backsides off but even then that money has to go for much more important things, instead of buying a Chanel handbag.

Sometimes a little indulgence is the root to our happiness and an extra vital boost to work harder and treat oneself a little more. This is essentially my life story. Only being 17 and having a part time job and having a Chanel bag(my dream) is a little far-fetched. However, let’s not stop the dreams coming true; I am a little money saver but I know many people aren’t. However, I have come up with some little this and that ways to save a little at a time till it create a mountainous of coins.

As they say pennies make pounds.

1.       Decide the thing you ideally would love to get. Don’t choose a gazillion Prada bags and Laboutins shoes because this will be a little far-fetched. Stick to something that you really really really want. Personally for me a chanel bag.

2.       Once you have a price range, don’t be intimidated by the excessive digits of the products and lose faith. Just grow the little belief that you will slowly save that amount to one day day buy that product.

3.       Spend your ‘spending’ money carefully. Rather than spending your excess money on things on sale or really cheap items which you already have a gazillion on and won’t really need; SAVE IT. The more you spend on other things, not only will you feel guilty about wasting money and not saving, but you will literally have nothing to save.

4.       Get a jar; ideally DIY or reuse something where you can put excess change and money. This is where pennies makes pounds. Any change you find lying around or seem to have a bulge of coppers; USE them and put them in the jar. This will slowly build up and soon make a decent amount of money.

5.       Every girl has too many clothes to handle. So your mum, sister, cousins and aunties excess clothes will make a mountain top. Ask them and yourself if they/ you have any nice clothes, bags, accessories in good condition which they/you will never use again. And you could have a garage sale or even sell on eBay. This will easily make you some money.

6.       Limit spending on food, drinks. I don’t know if it’s only me but whenever I go out, even to college, work, it seems all my money is spent on food. I find this really annoying; so instead of wasting £3 on a sandwich and drink take it from home. Spend the extra 5 minutes making a sandwich and grabbing a piece of fruit. I hope everyone has food at home so why not use that. Even though, I am lazy and many of us don’t do this; it will save us LOADS.

7.      For birthdays, exams presents, religious celebrations some may get money. But if you feel you have enough things. Instead, just ask for money. Obviously don’t have high hopes for fifty pound notes but yet again everything will add up.

 

Realistically, if you want it you got to work for it. Decide what your needs and wants are. Quite literally majority of things we have are wanted things. But let this one special product be a true ‘WANTED’ item. But with every ‘WANTED’ thing comes a big fat price to pay.

We can do it people.

Mariam k.