How to budget when you only have $100??????!!!?

Question

i dont know how to do this i dont get money that often from my mom..shes a great provider dont get me wrong but with bills and 4 girls its not easy lol..so can you help me budget this?

this is what i need from most important 2 least :::

clothes (shirts, pants)

hair supplies (pomade, shampoos ect)

accessoires (bracelets, chokers)

makeup (liner, gloss)


THANKS so much!!!!!!!!!! :D

Answer 1

Sort the essentials from the other stuff.

How regular is this income??????

Save at least 30%.

Remember a $100 has value and if there are 4 girls the value is 4 times greater. Do you need make up? Do you need accessories? Only buy what you need not what you want. If you think about it carefully you will find you will need very little. Give the balance of the 70 to you Mum.

Answer 2

Anything you can buy at a good thrift store do that, if you don't mind. Clothes are a must at a second hand store. Hair supplies always at Wall Mart or the dollar store, 99 cents store. Accessories..so many stores at the malls that sell cheap jewelry and try to buy when on sale.



Make up you have to buy new of course, so, get it at CVS or Wall Mart. Try to use a coupon and buy when you get one free.



I read this amazing woman called Laine..Lainesletters.com she is beyond description for ways to be thrifty and happy.



I lived on 100 dollars a week, for food, clothes, gas and all extras for all the years I raised my kids. We never had new clothes, I sewed, and shopped thrift stores...we always looked great. Never went without. My budget now is several hundred a week and I can't say I live any better or that I am any happier as far as money goes.

Answer 3

if you only have $100, you probably shouldnt buy makeup and jewelry until you have enough clothes. sad, i know!! and just buy shampoo. you probably dont really need pomade? or hair stuff anyway, just wear your hair naturally, it will look pretty. or you and your sisters can chip in and buy something to share between you, if you guys get along well. you can try looking at thrift shops/second hand clothing stores (if you have any nearby) for pants..or ebay..also you can buy different kinds of shirts where all the colors go together so you can do layers or get different looks by wearing one or more at a time..if you know how to do crafts sometimes you can make cute accesories and jewelry really cheap too..just an idea..

Answer 4

I been in that situation too many times so i can really relate to you.



try shopping in stores that carry gret deals like forever 21 and charlote russe, or da cozy.



then as far as accessories i would try shopping at a store like after thoughts or icing by claires (their sales are amazing)



and you can get liner and gloss from a store like longs or any grocery store. they might not have the best but there are pretty good things you could find in there. then maybe whe you get some more money you could go somwhere where you could find better makeup.



:) good luck

Answer 5

Why not just make do with what you have and invest the 100 bucks in a COD and buy some amazing clothes with your new 200 budget in a year.

Answer 6

Go to walmart or target. I spend at least 150- 250 dollars at one store. Well my mom spends at least that amount on each child at a store. Especially the mall. But with 100 dollars just go to stores like target they sell cute clothes and beauty needs too.

Answer 7

cut coupons and catch sales. Right now, you have memorial day coming up, so you can probably buy a lot of those things on sale since many retailers will be clearing the last of their winter clothing and some spring collections to make space for summer collections.

Answer 8

i always hit up the sale rack.

i use coupons like no tomorrow($1 off or buy one get one free really dose pay off in the long run)

VO5 shampoo smells great and it is cheap!

target and clairs never fails to have cute and cheap accessoires.



the price of gas is what hurts me.ouch.

Answer 9

the sales re\ack or go to outlets get the sunday paper and get coupons for shampoo and look for it onsale so u save more

Answer 10

1st of all give 10% of it to the church then divide the $90 into the sections you want to buy an dif you have left over money from lets say...hair supplies then use that money 4 whatever you want most ;)



tip: the most important thing 2 do is give 10% of it to the church trust me God can multyply ur money!!!

Answer 11

maybe lay by clothes and pay a little at a time.

then you should manage it easier with the rest of your needs...

Answer 12

only $100? geeze



uhhhhh well i don't know if i can help you cause i definitely spend more than $100 in one store...haha sorry

Answer 13

Okay believe it or not 100 isn't that bad... hit Ross Clothing Store,, or Clearance racks at JcPenney,, or better yet the Thrift store,,they have a bunch of name brand nice stuff there,, you just have to look.. and for the accessories, I would totally suggest Ross,, for the Hair supplies and makeup get them from CVS for nearly free with coupon/ECB deals and more,, I don't know if you are a clipper your self but I am and I have gotten more than 12 bottles of shampoo/conditioner/gel/spray all Sunsilk brand for about 3.00 TOTAL!!!

What I did was I went in about 3 weeks ago into CVS while they had that sale for buy one get one FREE on all Sunsilk product so I purchased 12 bottles total (all kinda stuff) and I had these coupons from the sunday newspaper for $3.00 off the purchase of any 2 sunsilk product,, they were priced at 3.49 each so 12 at 3.49BOGO FREE = $20.94 and I also got a bottle of CVS aspirin that was on sale (buy it at 4.00 and get back 4.00 in Extra Bucks) so my total came out to $24.94, I gave them my CVS coupon for $4.00 (you can find them at CVS.com - when you register for their email; its $4.00 off $20.00 purchase) bringing my total down to 20.94 than I gave them my six coupons for $3.00 each,, 20.94-18.00= 2.94 plus tax=3.18 TOTAL BUT than I got back 4.00 in Extra Bucks to use on my next purchase,, so its like I got free shampoo, conditioner, styler and a bottle of aspirin for free plus .82 MORE!!!! &&&&&& Makeup ..often Cover Girl would have these coupons that are B1G1 FREE,,and if you wait until they have a sale you can get the makeup for nearly free!! like my CVS had a sale for Buy $15 dollars worth of CoverGirl and get $5 back in Extra bucks,, what I did was I went in, purchased 2 items that are over 7.50 each,, like lipstick or whatever the coupon let me,, my coupon at that time was for buy foundation and get powder free,, so I went and got foundation for 9.89 and powder for 9.89,, came out to 19.78 and I purchased a hershey candy bar for .50 making my total to 20.28, than I gave them my $4 coupon (the same one stated above) bringing the total down to 16.28, than I gave them my B1G1 Free coupon bringing the total down to (16.28 - 9.89=6.39) so I paid the 6.39 plus tax = 6.91 THAN I got back the $5 EXTRA Bucks for buying over $15 in CoverGirl so its like I only spent 6.91-5.00=$1.91!!! for both foundation and powder



anyhow,, thats if you are a couponatic like me.. but if not I would wait for sales or settle for generic brands.



Good Luck and have fun!!!

Answer 14

its hard