May Masterpost Challenge: 8/20
End Goal: To make 20 masterposts by the end of the month
Ayy! It’s your girl Kitty, back at it again with another masterpost. Today we gonna discuss how to afford that studyblr aesthetics because we all poor student with no cash. (I’m not even joking I have legit zip cash as of right now )
You need to understand that money is not limitless. So often I create a list of things I need to buy and then search up prices and then put it down (the cheapest price) on my list. Don’t buy excessive stuff you don’t need. Things you might not need but you think you need: 5 erasers, 6 pencils. 3 staplers with rainbow staples (Please reduce bulk you could always buy more in the future!) Find things that are double-function, i.e paper clips and staplers do pretty much the same thing choose just one.
Analyze what you want to get the most. For example, I have this obsession with midliners. So they are basically my main point. I am going to splurge on them. I am going to buy cheap notebooks to combat the loss of that money. It’s kind of a trade-off scale. Find the things you want and find the things you care less about. Make a list with 2 columns. Make sure your splurges are things you would buy every day!!!
My personal splurges are midliners (highlighters) and sakura micron pens. (black pens) For the people with a 50$ budget, 3-4 object is a reasonable splurge amount.
There are plenty cheap and cute school supplies in stores. A fan favorite is
Aliexpress - It’s a website that ships from china (kind-of slow) and it has really cute stuff in it! It takes a bit of searching tho.You can spend just 8 dollars on a haul with like 20 stuff in it. It’s worth a look!
Stationary Basics @intellectus- This masterpost is one of my faves like ever. Very effective when I’m searching for alternatives.
Search your house too, many school supplies is already there.
04. DIY The Shiz out of it.
Here is my secret: I never use any sticker/print-out, I utilize magazines!!! Tbh I have a lot of 2012-2014 magazines in my house. (such an awkward time period yikes) I cut the pictures out based on a theme I decide in my head. Then I stick it on my bj, Think of a mini collage. It looks like stickers lmao here’s some examples of this method.
Here are some masterposts that are DIY related:
DIY Journals @kimberlystudies
DIY School Supplies @gracelearns
Pinterest is also a great source for this kind of thing.
You could also search the tag #DIYschoolsupplies
I have a thing I need to tell you. In the beginning of the school year, I pledged to myself I would not use anything more than $30 dollars for the school year, and as of right now, the record have gone unbroken.I still haven’t waste more than 30 dollars. How is this possible?
- I use a simple organization system. I got an accordion folder I used last year
- I use four $75 cents notebooks and notebooks from the dollar store i.e Daiso.
- I use simple wooden pencils, and I splurged on my pens.
-I used 3 highlighters for the whole year.
-I used a ballpoint pen for the whole year.
Now, I’m not asking you to be so extreme, I am just saying it is possible to spent $30 dollars for the whole year, stationary is not a requirement it’s optional. Food first. I am a living proof of this. And the studyblr aesthetics is still possible, just choose smartly what you choose to splurge on.
Here are several coupon sites that can help you save some major cash. And when you shop online, please make sure to read the 3-star reviews. I have repeated this three times this month. Do your research!
http://www.retailmenot.com/
http://www.freeshipping.org/
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
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Thank you for reading! As usual, please drop by my inbox if you have a problem + comment. My aesthetic raffle is here. Next mp is going to be about icons! See you next time!
