Sometimes, when it's late at night, I think about all of the student loan debt I could've paid by now if I hadn't shopped at Sephora so much.

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Translate "Sephora" to its ancient Latin roots and you'll see its true definition: "Well-lit store where money spontaneously transports from wallets into another dimension."
And how I would probs be able to pay my bills every month if I didn't splurge on every new makeup release.

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As much as I'd like my budget to look like this, I'm just fooling myself.

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Yeah, sure, I don't technically need makeup, but it makes me happy.
BUT! There are really ~savvy~ ways to save money on makeup, like recycling empty MAC packages in exchange for new products.

Or following beauty vloggers to use their discounts.

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*Guilty*
Do you have a tip for saving loads of ca$h on makeup?

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