Thrift goals 2016

The New Year went off with a bang -- a Goodwill bang! Jan 1., and I was shopping at Goodwill bright and early trying to snag some 2016 deals. Now is the best time to thrift. Read here to see why.

But seriously. I've got serious thrift goals this year.

1. Don't overthrift. I gave away a shit ton of stuff in the last week. Things I was going to sell, fix, didn't fight right, didn't like, whatever. And guess what? I still have more to go. This year, I'm only buying items that I really like. Thanks to thrifting, I don't need for much. So I'm going to try extra hard to keep duplicate items out of my closet and avoid clutter whenever possible.

2. Don't add more projects. Seriously. I have bought things that were 2-3 sizes too small or that need repairs at the thrift store.  And guess what? Those items are still waiting for me to fix them. Fixing them won't happen. At least for me, it won't. This year, I'm not buying anything that's broken or not ready to wear. If I don't love it, I'm not buying it. It stays at the thrift store; that's someone else's thrift gift.

3. Yaaasss to designer thrift goals. I'm on the lookout for things I don't have in my closet - name brands like Diane Von Furstenberg, Louis Vuitton, etc. I may not find all of these at Goodwill, but I'm sure going to try, along with online consignment stores. Here's to a better thrift game this year!

4. Documenting. I am going to post more, whether that's here on this blog or on YouTube. I'm all about sharing my thrift finds with Bargainistas.

5. Set a budget. This one is a biggie. I drastically cut down my thrifting since the end of September. But it wasn't unusual for me to go into a Goodwill and buy everything I wanted -- $30-50 at a pop, sometimes once or twice a week. With no budget. No more. When I looked at all the things I bought in 2015 -- and some of them I returned back to charity-- I was being wasteful. No more.

That's it for me. What are your 2016 thrift goals? May your 2016 be filled with thrift wishes.~