Here's a point I'd like to make about subscription boxes. You may look at them and cringe in fear due to prices and addiction. But let me tell you, I may get quite a few boxes, but I really don't pay much monthly for them. I use huge coupon codes when they come out (25-50% a subscription or 1 free box etc.) and generally get 6-12 month subscriptions (paying ahead for months to get much MUCH better deals) at a time. Not to mention you can dig around the internet and find codes for free or heavily discounted boxes ALL the time. I can also even justify the expense that I do have.
The main boxes I get every month are Citrus Lane, Dollar Shave Club (For my Fiance), Love With Food, Graze (& now Ipsy). When I get extra spending cash, I'll buy a splurge box (something I don't usually get), I always find a coupon for a splurge box so I'm paying little to nothing for a fun, much needed little material escape. I can justify these buys as I was saying.
For example, when I bought my Citrus Lane subscription this year, I waited for a 50% off coupon code. I bought a 6 month subscription, used the code, and when you buy a 6 month subscription, you virtually get 1 free box. I ended up only having to pay for 3.5 boxes. Plus, this is all stuff I would buy anyway-- Citrus Lane is an eco friendly 'mom box' meant for babies toddlers and young kids. You get eco friendly toy,s snacks etc. All of the stuff I get, we would have bought anyway, a toy as a treat, some new snacks, some dish soap, It's GREAT. Same with LWF & Graze, I counted those boxes toward my food bill for the month since they provide me with the snacks I would have bought anyway!
It's a great way too discover new things, where you would have spent the money anyway--and for CHEAPER (most of the time). Anyway--there's my little justification for sub boxes, I highly recommend them. There has not been a change in our monthly budget, just some moving around. Also, who doesn't love a good surprise?
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