
10 Steps To Budgeting Well With Food
Eco + Conscious Living, lifestyle
Budgeting is so empowering! I know we don’t all love it, but really it brings me peace and security so much that I LOVE talking about it. Sometimes saving money…
It’s no secret that the products associated with living a clean and ethical lifestyle are more of an ‘investment’. Read: they cost you more but we try to remember it’s worth it lol. Really though, when I told Jared I wanted to spend $50 on a pair of shoes for a 6 month old he nearly choked. Since then he’s learned the price point for my values, and understands them so he doesn’t choke (much) anymore and we have adjusted our spending and thinking to make it work. But one thing that makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE, is only spending where we really need to and being savvy with where we DON’T!
So here are 5 places we SAVE MONEY on living a more mindful, non toxic, eco friendly lifestyle!
Clothing production is one of the most un-ethical industries and also one of the least eco friendly. There’s definitely a higher price for pieces from new ethical brands but that’s for good reason – paying people correctly, sourcing good materials well. However SECOND HAND clothing is to me the most ethical and eco friendly option. So much clothing is trashed each year, and it comes at an affordable price point too. I’m not that good at trawling charity shops (I still do though) but I love Poshmark where I got the Madewell jeans on the left (I think you can get $5 off here with the code kezianeusch.)
This is sometimes the hardest for people. But it’s amazing how much we can save by just saying no to things that we then realise we don’t need. The extra piece of clothing, the seasonal decor, the skin care product we just don’t need, the $5 to go coffee. Just looking around out lives and seeing where we can cut something out has given us the budget to buy the cleaner, healthier items we want.
Budgeting is so empowering! I know we don’t all love it, but really it brings me peace and security so much that I LOVE talking about it. Sometimes saving money…
**If you just want to see what’s in my detoxed makeup bag, hit the link HERE or scroll to the bottom but the full post explains our journey and why…
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