How do you all afford Mac?

[xxprettyinblkxx]

since im a full-time student, my parents don't really want me to work and just focus on school, but they give me a monthly allowance for groceries and fun stuff...but i usually make sure i save enough of that allowance to buy MAC goodies...also i do some freelance makeup work, but not enough to qualify for a pro card (i think?)...but i'm thinking about becoming a Cha Cha guide

 

[slick]

pretty much I spend all my money i COULD be saving on MAC...lol. seriously though, i need to start saving more. i have a full time job and can manage all my bills (i do have a moderate amount of school debt) but all my extra play money seems to go to MAC. part of my excuse is my hubby, who is still in school. if he's not saving for a house then i'm not either =P. (sort of a twisted way to think, right? lol).

i also buy in small hauls. i would rather go the MAC counter every week and buy 1 item rather than buying several at once. i think this allows me to truly think about my purchases. my collection isn't entirely huge either....i mean, i do have plenty but if there is anything that i'm not using then up for swap/sale it goes! i definitely don't buy MAC just to have it!

 

[nursie]

i work and my husband works, but i have two teenagers and all the stuff that they 'need' comes before me. my best friend and i made a vow a couple of years ago to not buy any new clothes until we lost weight...so there was a couple of years that i didnt buy new clothes because i didnt lose the weight!!

but after that i evaluated how much stuff was in my closet. and cleaned it out and i will NEVER buy so many clothes again because i only end up wearing the same few things over and over anyway. makeup became my addiction because it always FITS

 

[QueenEmB]

Out of my wages!

 

[foizzy]

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Originally Posted by NatalieMT I tend to temp between different jobs at the weekends, it's really long hours and hard work but it pays off, I also study during the week. I was making like the equivalent of £250/$500 every 4 weeks really at my last job though. So I'd save most of it then spend the rest on MAC if there was some things I really wanted. I'm living with my parents right now whilst I study so I'm not really having to pay rent and stuff which helps. I never usually buy lipsticks I b2m my e/s and blush empties for them usually and I always make good use of offer days at my local counter which is in Debenhams department store. Sometimes they have 10% off on Thursdays and have gift vouchers - I just for some through for £20 off when you spent over £80 or something. I sometimes tend to buy off the girls and guys on here who have bought stuff they are no longer wanting, often that's cheaper and I also go CCO shopping here in the UK and in Orlando where I spend my Summers. Birthdays/Christmas are also good - if people ask me what I'd like I might specify a MAC product or ask for gift cards.

where??!!!!

 

[vkk013]

Well, I live on my salary, so.... buy something else less?

I pick only things that I really want and I don't have the similar color in my stock. If I feel like I'm not gonna use it, I don't buy it. This is really hard to do, but once one day you realize you have less saving than you should have and the rest are just a huge pile of makeup, that will do the trick.

 

[Zoffe]

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Originally Posted by miss_bailey seriously I need new clothes badly but whenever i go looking i think "woah I could buy so much MAC for the price of that dress".

That's exactly what I do too!! And it's crazy that I think 4 eyeshadows are better to buy than a warm sweater for winter, lol xD

 

[nongoma]

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Originally Posted by NatalieMT I also go CCO shopping here in the UK and in Orlando where I spend my Summers.

I'm sorry to be nosey but we have CCO in the uk? Could you tell me where? I'd never heard of it.....

Would be a life saver!!!!

Thank you in advance

 

[LMD84]

now i'm working 6 days a week untill teh end of january whihc is pretty sucky but i sually spend that extra money on make up, matrix hair stuff, clothes and gifts for people. so even though i work my ass off it's worth it! i'd never let myself get in debt just so i can have some mac though. but i'm usually pretty lucky and can get what i want...

 

[MissAlly]

My momma!Haha.I'm an only child.

 

[Prinsesa]

I get my MAC stuff for $5 a piece, lipgloss to foundation

It really saves me a lot of money

But I cant really choose which ones I want so sometimes I trade with people

 

[cetati]

Having a job.

 

[rgs845]

I work full time and live at home. Other than my car payment/insurance, phone bill and a few credit cards, I don't really have any others to pay. But I am still broke and most of my hauls are impulse buys, lol. I will go to buy foundation and end up spending $200.

 

[ktinagapay]

mac is actually NOT that bad if you think about it though. good quality

 

[ktinagapay]

mac is actually NOT that bad if you think about it though. good quality makeup, and the lifetime of the product...so your paying what 16 dollars for a blacktrax, that thing lasts you like 4 months, eyeshadows can last up to a year or MORE and thats $14! i guess its just amazing to me because i use to work at lancome where their highest priced mascara is 45 *the vibrating one* and their foundations range from $40-$110 now thats crazyness! so yeah you may be paying a LITTLE more than drug brand cosmetics, but if you LOVE makeup and u want good quality, your getting your moneys worth!

 

[mommys-makeup]

i am also blessed with a great husband who has his own business, and when i have worked its usually for extra spending money, (usually around christmas) i worked all this year and just quit a couple of weeks ago because i can, and with every check i got i bought furniture, clothes like crazy for my kids husbnd and me, handbags, shoes, toys and of course makeup, i can still buy stuff of course but $1,600 extra a month in spending money is always fun!! (plus it helps that i can always get a good job because i'm a dental assistant)

 

[mymacmenagerie]

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Originally Posted by Star I am a kept woman (no seriously, we do alright and my husband knows how much I love buying makeup, and he does like to buy his own toys too!)

My thoughts exactly..

 

[jdechant]

How do I afford my MAC??

I found a corner...its quite busy...I work IT!! ......

LOL..totally joking....Actually I kind of just spread it out..I don't get everything that I want all at once...(wish I could) but usually spend about 100 dollars a pay cheque...some months a bit more, some months a bit less..just depends on whats going on that month..