My July Scrapbooking Expenses

As part of my minimalist scrapbook project, I am disclosing my scrapbooking expenses each month.

Here is what I spent in July:

• Two Peas in a Bucket: $60.42 I needed to buy a new paper trimmer and opted to increase my purchase to get free shipping.
• $3 on a new glue stick. I needed the glue stick to work on a couple of my albums. I like to use glue sticks to adhere pattern paper to chipboard in my homemade albums.
• I splurged and bought a couple sheets of Thickers and some paint from Hobby Lobby. Total cost: $10.83.
• I spent $1.50 at my local Restore on three old hardback books to take apart to use in my homemade albums.
• I had to order prints and spent $8.16 at Shutterfly.
• I spent approximately $8 at my local scrapbook store. I bought chipboard for my homemade albums and some floss that was on clearance. I don’t know my exact cost because I threw away my receipt before recording the exact amount.
• I spent $9.99 for Scrapbooks Etc. Page Planner for the iPad. I plan on reviewing this e-book later this month.

Total Expenses for July: $101.90.

The fact my paper trimmer bit the dust really busted my budget. Had I not needed to replace it, I would not have placed an order at Two Peas. I highly doubt I will need to make any large purchases like that this month, so August should be better. The fall semester also begins in a couple of weeks so I will have less time to scrapbook or spend money on scrapbooking.

Here’s what I’ve spent on scrapbooking since I started keeping track of my scrapbooking expenses:

• April: $225.06
• May: $69
• June: $74.08
• July: $101.90

Since April 1, I have spent $470.04 on scrapbooking for an average of $117.51 each month.

I include the cost of photos in my scrapbooking expenses because I consider them a scrapbook supply. Do you consider the cost of prints in your scrapbooking budget? Why or why not? Comment below or join the conversation on facebook or twitter.

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Stephanie