Official welcome !

Hi guys!

I would like to officially welcome you all to my blog- Boujie on a budget. I am extremely ecstatic to be starting this journey with you all and I have high hopes that we'll have one wonderful and prosperous relationship moving forward.

Wow, there is so much to say and such limited time but I will do my utmost best to squeeze in every bit of information that I feel will be much needed moving forward. I have been thinking about what this week’s blog will be based on and after a while I decided that let me talk about something that I relate to the most which is being a student and always having a budget.

On some ground rules... I would like to state that the views shared on this blog and comments posted are not necessarily views shared by my self and everyone involved in the production of this blog and we would like to state that people's views shall remain anonymous and we urge that you be sensitive to the vies of others. Remember, just because it's your view doesn't mean it's right.

Firstly I am a very dedicated second year in Library and Information Science student at the University of the Western Cape. So the purpose of this blog is for us to have a conversation on a subject that I feel is of great importance and that is "Boujie on a budget".

First and foremost, the term "boujie" derives from a ghetto sense where people think that girls of a low class are trying to imitate sophisticated, successful women. However, it has developed to a term whereby young women actually live the fabulous(boujie) lifestyle on a more affordable and friendlier budget.

How I wish I was writing this while sipping on some luxurious wine on some island but unfortunately not... I am just on campus, but I am having some affordable sushi with a smoothie - which I find to be quite boujie.

Every week I will be posting more about cost friendly yet glamorous ways on living that you desire! I will try to make it extremely versatile so that it sparks each and every one of my follwers and fellow bloggers.

Hope that you will love and enjoy everything that is to follow.

Xoxo
Love Elle

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