So apart from a few essentials (underwear, a bikini (yes that’s essential), and a pair of flat shoes and a pair of black trousers), I only bought second hand clothes from my birthday 2016 to my birthday 2017. And it was so. much. fun. Yes, I enjoyed a splurge at H&M (courtesy of my boyfriend), afterwards. But I really enjoyed it.

There is something really liberating about going into a charity shop with £20 and knowing that you could probably afford to buy anything in that shop, if not two or three things. What I really loved about it was, you’re so limited. You can’t just get another size if that one cute dress in the shop doesn’t fit you. It doesn’t come in another colour. And it won’t be there when you come back next time.

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