2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[jill39]

My goal for 2020 is just to add one bag for my birthday and replace some work pants as I’ve lost some weight. But besides that I’m not planning on adding anymore things. Just want to enjoy each day and slow things down a bit. I like the idea of reading more—I also have a stack of books! let’s all have a great year and try and reach our goals!

 

[missconvy]

3. 100% success rate on purchases
I like this!

 

[Armcandylver]

Hello! I've been missing since a bit before my daughter was born back in April. I can't believe she's 8 months old now. Time truly flies. I have been home with her this entire time, and was in school for a few months before that, so I've spent so much time shopping. This was truly an incredible year with purchases and I will never repeat it again. I sold 8 H bags, some of which I purchased just this year, and picked up 4. I also bought 2 Chanel bags and my first 5 pieces of VCA jewelry, which I'm able to wear almost everyday. I also got my first 5 Chanel jackets, one vintage and 2 on sale, and a number of pairs of shoes.

Moving forward I've decided to buy nearly all of my clothing and shoes from ethical and sustainable brands, or used. I will make an exception whenever I find an exceptional piece, but that will be for a maximum of 6 items per year. Once I find a job, I'll be looking at places like Everlane for any additional work items I need. I'm not 100% decided on what to do about H bags. I think that if I receive the right offers, I will still get them. I am most interested in their scarves right now, but will have to thoughtfully add to my scarf collection.

I listed 6 pairs of shoes for sale a few weeks ago and have already sold 3 pairs. I'll continue to sell as I discover what I'm not using and loving in my collection.

I think my biggest resolution is to not feel guilty about what I'm buying, which means buying less than I do right now. I have never done well sticking to a budget, but I want to try to do that once I find the right job and figure out the lifestyle that makes sense for our family. I also want to stay present in this thread, even if I'm not caught up on every post because things move so quickly here! Happy to be back!

I am new to this forum, so catching up and reading about new year’s resolutions. I may want to sell some H bags - where do you find the most success (least $ lost) when selling your H bags?

 

[Annabel Lee]

My 2020 goal is just to make sure that I keep a collection that works for me. To that end, my goals are:

• No settling.
  
  
• No buying/keeping bags that will cannibalize wears from others.

Because I have a lot of dressier bags, even day-to-night ones, I don't want to buy any in that category (though I do have a red clutch on my wishlist).

While I'm not going to say one-in, one-out, I really don't want my collection of 65 bags to be any larger. So any ins need to be a really thoughtful choice, and that will likely mean that something else is going out in its stead, even if not immediately.

I have at least one bag I'd like to part with. Unfortunately the resale value is really awful, so it'll likely wind up being a gift.

Last, I'm doing a no-extra-spending challenge in January to make sure I'm enjoying my collection and taking careful stock of what I already own.

 

[Rhl2987]

I am new to this forum, so catching up and reading about new year’s resolutions. I may want to sell some H bags - where do you find the most success (least $ lost) when selling your H bags?

I generally sell on eBay, but sometimes to friends that I've met through my enjoyment of H and handbags. I have sold through Ann's Fabulous Finds before and once on TheRealReal although that wasn't the best experience.

 

[Joule]

More bags out than in, so I'm considering 2019 a success. I do want to get a new hobo for the warmer months, so I will be keeping a casual eye out for something in a suitable color. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with how my collection looks at the moment. There are, I admit, still a few that I haven't worn in ages, so I will probably end up donating them before long. 2020 will see me concentrating on travel more than anything else, so I may have to start looking at luggage instead of handbags.

 

[Stratford]

• No settling.
  
  
• No buying/keeping bags that will cannibalize wears from others.

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I second both of these goals. Any tips on how you hold yourself back when the emotion from a beautiful new bag in your sights begins to take over? Sometimes I hate how much I love and enjoy handbags. Each and everyone makes me feel special for some reason. It can be a bit embarrassing.

I am cleaning out other areas in our house with great success. But when it comes to my closet and bags I have a hard time parting with anything that feels special to me. I do enjoy seeing empty space. Plus I find “less choice” somewhat freeing and simple.

What do you do when everything “sparks joy”?

Hugs to all of you![/QUOTE]

 

[jayohwhy]

Okay, so every year I say I am going to be as great as you all at this year and every year I fail. However, this past year I was successful in keeping my house minimalist based on the konmari method as well as shifting my mindset about purchases.. That being said- here are my goals.

1. NO bag or accessory purchases this year.

I honestly feel like my collection is well rounded and I would love to take a breather to just enjoy my bags, get my financial situation a little better and I bought my first american girl baby doll for my daughter and look forward to seeing her (Hopefully) enjoy a few of those items!

I hope that as I get sick of what I am currently carrying, I can swap into my other bags and enjoy how different they are from each other.

 

[tealocean]

• No settling.
  
  
• No buying/keeping bags that will cannibalize wears from others.

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I second both of these goals. Any tips on how you hold yourself back when the emotion from a beautiful new bag in your sights begins to take over? Sometimes I hate how much I love and enjoy handbags. Each and everyone makes me feel special for some reason. It can be a bit embarrassing.

I am cleaning out other areas in our house with great success. But when it comes to my closet and bags I have a hard time parting with anything that feels special to me. I do enjoy seeing empty space. Plus I find “less choice” somewhat freeing and simple.

What do you do when everything “sparks joy”?

Hugs to all of you!

[/QUOTE]
I know that feeling of too much sparking joy. So I've started looking at what is actually getting used and loved. If it is spending too much time sitting around or stored away, it isn't sparking enough joy.

 

[tealocean]

I don't have any bag goals other than to keep ones that are used and loved and pass along any that are sitting around. I've learned a lot this year about what works best for me right now, and which bags are both a delight to look at and use. That has been really fun for me. I'm really enjoying choosing from bags to carry and admiring all the new ones that come out. I would still like a bag in a vibrant jewel toned blue. I'll think about this more, but right now I am still in the "having fun learning about bags stage".

I want to continue paring down all the "stuff" around the house that we don't want or need. I need to be a little more careful with this - sometimes I get rid of single purpose items only to learn that I miss how they simplified a job.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I noticed quite a few of us have shared non handbag goals so here are my more light hearted ones (vs business, etc.) related. You can help keep me accountable.

• Sell unwanted jewelry and accessories I have a shelf in a closet where they’re housed. I want them gone ASAP!
• Add quality pieces of clothing to my wardrobe Force myself time go shopping ( Gawd I hate to shop) twice a month and buy at least two non accessory items each time.
• Learn to swim
• Achieve intermediate level proficiency in French

 

[coloradolvr]

This is a very inspiring thread for me. I am going into 2020 with a goal of adding only one bag. My special order Kelly which will round out my Hermes collection. My LV collection has been "overly" complete for a long time now, and I'm letting go of 4 bags this week.

I am currently also going through my clothes and boots and getting ready to take several items to consignment. It feels good to pare down everything right now!

Given that my husband is hopefully only a couple years from retirement it's time to start paying more attention to making sure we no longer add more extravagances to an already over crowded closet.

I'm looking forward to stepping back and relaxing and enjoying what I already have. #Thankful!

 

[ohmisseevee]

TLDR; My 2020 goals are:
+ to buy no more than ONE new handbag for the year, and any more contingent on also moving one piece out
+ to add no more than TWO new SLGs to my collection, and any more contingent on also moving one piece out from my current collection
+ to enjoy my relatively new collection of handbags and SLGs, and use everything at least once during the year
+ do more research to figure out what my "holy grail" bag is - I believe this will be an H Bolide, but I haven't yet looked into the leathers, sizes, or colorways to figure out what will be my 'perfect' bag

Long version:

2019 was the year I 'discovered' luxury/designer handbags. In one sense, I didn't have a resolution to hit/meet/fail, but on the other hand, I definitely added SO many handbags to my collection. Probably more than I need!

I've never been into brands or luxury goods in general (I prefer minimalistic/subtle logos, if any, and don't like having the brand prominently displayed on anything that I own) but during a trip to Rome/Florence in January, one of my traveling friends made the specific request of wanting to go to Chanel and Celine, for the purpose of purchasing a bag and Chanel WOC she had her eye on. During this trip I fell in love with the Nano Belt bag - the look, the design, the beautiful leather and suede interior. I passed on the Nano Belt bag at the time but instead purchased a beautiful long zip wallet, which I adore and use every day.

After the fateful encounter I started looking into handbags more, researching the Nano Belt Bag and comparing it to other bags. I couldn't stop thinking about it!

This was definitely a departure from me in the past, when I'd always felt like it was such a waste to spend so much money on something that was 'merely' carrying my things and would get banged up, and I also don't like carrying "what everyone else" has, or is popular. (Ironically, while I am not trendy, I am considered one of the more fashionable individuals in my small group of friends, with a unique sense of style. It's a bit of a wonder I didn't get into handbags earlier.)

In the past few years I've also begun looking at my wardrobe/household through the lens of 'investing' in staple, quality pieces - not in the sense of getting good resale value, but having quality items that I will get to enjoy for a long time. In 2018/2019 this led me to upgrade my wardrobe and accessories and get rid of a lot of old stuff I didn't use, and this past year that perspective has also turned to my handbags.

After all, I pride myself in dressing well and looking put together - why shouldn't this extend to handbags, which by their nature are both functional and beautiful? A beautiful handbag completes an outfit just as surely as accessories or shoes.

In September during a trip to Switzerland, I made a detour to visit friends in Milan and purchased my Nano Belt Bag while I was shopping in the city. And then I joined TPF in an effort to find more information about care, storage, other brands/bags and so on, and discovered Massaccesi's bespoke handbags and his beautiful leathers. I've started venturing into other forums here and looking into other bags, deciding what I do and don't like.

And while I've spent WAY too much money on handbags this year, I'm super happy with being able to pull out a handbag from my closet for any specific occasion or event or trip, that will be perfect for it, rather than settling with a hodge-podge of reusable tote bags while thinking "if only...". I love being able to pick the perfect color and size bag to complement my outfit. I love that all of my bags will show their age proudly as I use them over time!

(Now, I think to myself - why didn't I realize handbags were so amazing sooner?!)

 

[CoachMaven]

2019 was the year of the vintage/throwback styles for me. I bought a lot of vintage Coach and several throwbacks that I missed out on the first time around. I feel like my collection is pretty complete at this point, so I truly want to shop just my closet for 2020!

My goal is lofty- one current bag only for the year and no more than 2 vintage. But they have to be "make me gasp" bags! I also want to sell about 6 I have set aside. I sold 5 just two weeks ago, so that helped to motivate me.

 

[Stratford]

When you guys sell, which marketplace do you like? I have thought about selling on my own for better income, but I don’t want to deal with someone trying to return it or claim that it is fake. Thoughts?