{"id":31131,"date":"2018-10-16T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/?p=31131"},"modified":"2018-10-16T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:41:27","slug":"my-shopping-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/my-shopping-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"My Shopping Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31132\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0356.jpg\" alt=\"What's Haute, my shopping diet, financial freedom, SHEIN Ornate Print Cut Out Halter Dress, Forever 21 marble frame sunglasses, ootd\" width=\"806\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0356.jpg 806w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0356-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0356-768x1153.jpg 768w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0356-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So here it is halfway through October already! I swear this year just started \u2013 where did the time go? I\u2019ve mentioned before that this has been the best year of my life thus far, and they say time flies when you\u2019re having fun so of course it feels like it\u2019s flying by! I have felt so full. This year has been full of God\u2019s grace and favor, freedom, fun, faith, family, friends, fashion, focus and a renewed focus on my finances. I set various goals for myself this year, and I\u2019ve achieved many and am working to accomplish the remainder by the end of the year. And I\u2019ve gone ahead and set some long-term goals (mostly financial) for next year and beyond for myself as well. To achieve those, I knew I\u2019d need to make sacrifices right now. So I started a shopping diet.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Wearing: Forever 21 marble frame sunglasses (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OrjX4R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">similar here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OsDK3L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IYwyGD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SHEIN Ornate Print Cut Out Halter Dress<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OsUVSX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also here<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<div class=\"shopthepost-widget\" data-widget-id=\"3311468\">\r\n                <script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n                    !function(d,s,id){\r\n                        var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 'http' : 'https';\r\n                        if(!d.getElementById(id)) {\r\n                            e     = d.createElement(s);\r\n                            e.id  = id;\r\n                            e.src = p + ':\/\/widgets.rewardstyle.com\/js\/shopthepost.js';\r\n                            d.body.appendChild(e);\r\n                        }\r\n                        if(typeof window.__stp === 'object') if(d.readyState === 'complete') {\r\n                            window.__stp.init();\r\n                        }\r\n                    }(document, 'script', 'shopthepost-script');\r\n                <\/script>\r\n                <div class=\"rs-adblock\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/\/assets.rewardstyle.com\/images\/search\/350.gif\" style=\"width:15px;height:15px;\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.innerHTML='Turn off your ad blocker to view content'\" \/>\r\n                    <noscript>Turn on your JavaScript to view content<\/noscript>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<h2>The Shopping Diet<\/h2>\n<p>What is a shopping diet? Basically I\u2019m cutting \u2018calories\u2019 when it comes to my spending. I picked a random number (which I now regret) of only allowing myself to purchase three non-essential items per month. For me, that means primarily bags, clothes, shoes and beauty products. I started the \u2018diet\u2019 in September and by the first week of September, I\u2019d already bought two new things: a dress and a blazer. Ugh. How was I going to make it the rest of the month?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31135\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0426.jpg\" alt=\"What's Haute, my shopping diet, financial freedom, SHEIN Ornate Print Cut Out Halter Dress, Forever 21 marble frame sunglasses, ootd\" width=\"806\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0426.jpg 806w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0426-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0426-768x1153.jpg 768w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0426-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve dieted before (with food) and it was pretty hard. But I never imagined how difficult a self-imposed shopping diet would be. I\u2019ve been shopping since I was a child \u2013 it\u2019s been like a hobby or sport of mine all of my life. I shopped when I got paid, when I was bored, when I was going out for the weekend, when I was going on vacation, when I was on vacation, when I was feeling up, when I was feeling down, when I wanted something shiny and new, when I was just window shopping, when I visited New York, when I lived in New York\u2026you get the point. I loved to shop. I lived to shop.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31133\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0379.jpg\" alt=\"What's Haute, my shopping diet, financial freedom, SHEIN Ornate Print Cut Out Halter Dress, Forever 21 marble frame sunglasses, ootd\" width=\"806\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0379.jpg 806w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0379-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0379-768x1153.jpg 768w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0379-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But I had to stop. One, because my apartment, even after giving away over 10 full trashbags of stuff to Goodwill and selling a bunch of stuff on Poshmark, still looked like a small boutique. I was running out of space and really didn\u2019t need to keep buying new things. Plus, if I wanted to achieve these long-term goals, I knew I had to start making changes now.<\/p>\n<p>So back to the shopping diet. I figured the best way to remain successful at is was to tell someone about it who would hold me accountable. So I told my sister what I was doing and she decided to join me! So we\u2019re now holding each other accountable, making sure we don\u2019t break the three new things per month rule. Again, these are not things you need, but rather things you want. I wish that I hadn\u2019t picked such an arbitrary number \u2013 only buying three new things per month is a challenge for someone like me who used to buy three new things from one store, before moving on to a few others. But we both agreed that it makes you think twice about what you\u2019re buying, and if you really \u2018need\u2019 it, really want it, and\/or really have to have it. And I\u2019m realizing I don\u2019t, for most things. But it\u2019s still tough! I mean, I am a fashion and lifestyle blogger and I follow mostly fashion influencers who often influence me to want to go and buy what they\u2019re wearing! And it doesn\u2019t help that <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Ou5dCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of my favorite online stores<\/a> churns out new fashionable items every day, and they\u2019re so affordable that I want to treat myself to multiple items. But I can\u2019t. But it will all be worth the sacrifice when I finally reach the goals I\u2019m trying to tackle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31134\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0406.jpg\" alt=\"What's Haute, my shopping diet, financial freedom, SHEIN Ornate Print Cut Out Halter Dress, Forever 21 marble frame sunglasses, ootd\" width=\"806\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0406.jpg 806w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0406-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0406-768x1153.jpg 768w, http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GE2A0406-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t set an end date for this shopping diet. Maybe I\u2019ll give it six months \u2013 maybe longer. It\u2019s forced me (and my sister) to change habits so much so that I suspect that much like a regular diet, it will transition into a permanent change in my lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Have you gone on a shopping diet? Would you do one? If so, join me on social media: <strong>#whatshauteshoppingdiet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a title=\"Ksenia Pro Photo\" href=\"http:\/\/kseniapro.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ksenia Pro Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Follow What&#8217;s Haute on:<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/whatshaute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So here it is halfway through October already! I swear this year just started \u2013 where did the time go? I\u2019ve mentioned before that this has been the best year of my life thus far, and they say time flies when you\u2019re having fun so of course it feels like it\u2019s flying by! 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