Isn’t she beautiful?!?!?!? That’s what I thought the first time I saw her 3 years ago. So here’s the story behind how I got this purse. A few weekends ago, my girlfriend and I were downtown and as we were walking into the Michael Kors store, I was telling her that I’ve been saving for this bag but now I’m not so sure I want to buy it. Funny how I’ve been eyeing it for 3 years now and now that I have the money, I wasn’t sure. Anyways as we are walking into the store, I see 40% off signs. I joke with my friend that my bag is the one that is never on sale. Well, I was eating those words as the sale associate overhears me and tells me that in fact this purse is 40% off. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. I could hardly believe it!!!!!!

In January I started a separate savings account where I put away the dollar amount that corresponded to that week. For instance for the first week, I put away $1, the second week $2, etc. until you reach all 52 weeks. Fast forward 6 months and I’ve managed to save more than the cost of the purse. With it being 40% off and money in my savings account I didn’t feel guilty buying it. Needless to say I was very excited when I bought it. I’ve been wanting it for so long but I couldn’t justify spending $400 on it.

The morale of this story is that being patient pays off, and saving money even more so. Over the years I haven’t always done a good job of saving for things and I felt really good being able to buy this purse with money and not on credit. I’m also learning that quality not quantity is important when it comes to purses. Sure I could have found a similar purse for much cheaper, but the quality is not the same. I would rather have less purses but good quality ones that last me longer. In case you’re interested in this purse, it’s still on sale. Click here to check it out.

It’s that time of the week for my link up. Thank you to all 109 of you fabulous ladies that linked up last week!!! A great turnout, I love it!!!!! If you are interested in co-hosting please email me at vodkainfusedlemonade@gmail.com. If you’ve already co-hosted and would like to again, don’t hesitate to email me.