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A boujie way of celebrating 🍾🍾

Hi guys!

This past weekend has been all sorts of busy but very fun, from attenting a pre birthday celebration to a 21st birthday party and an after party! In between all of that fun I've had to buy presents and outfits to look good but I've also had to spend every cent that I have properly and strategically. After the weekend I had u thought to myself that it would be such a great idea to talk about spending for birthday dinners and lunches with gifts included.

Every girl wants to look gorgeous around other people, especially if it's around a crowd that knows you very well. The first thing one needs to do when going to such celebrations is to still stick to the theme if specified, so let's talk shopping for the occasion. When shopping for an occasion, it is quite important to buy something that you feel comfortable in. Yes some things might look nicer but comfort comes first because no one likes wasting money on clothes that don't suit them. Secondly, it is crucial that when buying something  you think long term. A boujie girl will always buy something that she can mix and match with something else at a later stage. That's basically why boujie girls are such great shoppers !

Gifts! Gifts! Gifts! Picking and buying gifts can be extremely exhausting and annoying considering that you want to buy the best for a certain person but also you don't want to spend a lot of cash. What I would recommend is to be very creative when having to organised a gift for someone... It could save you quite a bit. For example, instead of buying expensive paper bags, buy one that you can afford (could just even be brown covers that retail for about R8) and decorate it using glitter, highlighters, stickers etc. When buying the actual gift, it's very wise not to get carried away  - simplisty always wins. Make sure that you budget yourself and don't go over the budget to avoid over spending. Gifts that I would recommend for both men and women are socks, makeup, a tie and the safest is simply getting a voucher for your loved one.

What I discovered in the course of doing birthday lunches whereby you go to a fancy restaurant with maybe a group of about 2 - 6 people is that it will always work in your interest that you look up the menu prior to actually going to the restaurant. This will avoid you from over spending out of interest and confusion or even influence of what to buy from friends. Whereas if you know what type of place the restaurant is and what kind of food and beverages they sell at what cost, you'll seldom find yourself conflicted and over spending and thus being over your budget.

So in order to avoid being the girl who can never make it to things because of finances or having nothing to where or even  nothing to offer teach yourself to prepare and budget before hand. Stick to your budget and be your boujie self.

Xoxo
Elle

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