I can't believe it is almost the end of 3 months! Granted, I didn't make it through cleanly, I recently had a $15 slip and am moments from purposefully breaking it today. But I'm okay with that. Because:
All of these purchases were on my list for spring and none of them are impulse, unthought out buys.
I will eventually want/need all items that I am getting, and they all fill holes and are not repeats of what is in my closet.
All of them were found at a discount, roughly half price.
My overall wardrobe plan for 2012 equated to roughly one piece per month, which is where this leaves me once I buy today's dress.

Justifications? Maybe. But I feel very in control of both my wardrobe (actually having a plan!) and my spending so far this year, so I'm good with it!

The grand lay out for 3 months will be $270, which equals $90 per month. I decided I would try and budget $1000 for this year, as opposed to $1500 last year. So far, right on target. (oh and one last thing, getting the verbal go ahead for rehire on the golf course made it easier to buy - if I was still unsure on the job front, I'd still be waiting, $15 or not!)

How is your SYC/SYB going? Are you sticking it out these last weeks? Or are you going longer and stronger (Rae?)