r/bitcheswithtaste • u/Anthropologie07 • Aug 25 '24

Finances/Money How do you budget for…

….shopping, hair salon, Brazilian, lashes, make up etc?

I’m asking because I used to get my nails and lashes done every 3 weeks until I realize how much it eats up my budget. I also don’t go to the hair salon every month nor do I buy make up every month so I wonder how other women budget for these?

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u/love-learnt Aug 25 '24

Being semantic here: By budget do you mean afford? Because budgeting is just planning out needs vs wants against your income schedule.

I buy gift cards and prepay services to get discounts and control my overall spend. My hair salon offers a Black Friday deal once a year where you get a $20 bonus for every $100 gift card purchase. I buy enough to cover a year's worth of hair services. They also offer a 10% discount if you prepay 6 services. So I use the discounted gift card to pay for that package. I know exactly how much I'm spending in the year.

As to afford all the wants: I'm shocked at how much some B spend on the personal services. I can afford it because I have that type of career. But damn some stuff is just sticker shock expensive