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I cannot even count how many times I have seen on other bloggers’ social media feeds and blogs questions about how do they afford designer bags. We all have different ways how we get things and although some things may seem to be out of your budget it is great to have dreams and make them happen.

When I was still at elementary school I remember how I used to get summer jobs, worked all summer to buy that one thing I loved. I had a passion for good and expensive things even in my early teens. Instead of spending days at local lido I was selling ice cream to buy a pair of shoes. And yes we are all different. There may be some of you that finds it weird however different people are into different things. As long as your actions are not hurting anybody why not.

So how do people afford expensive things? Some may be very fortunate with good jobs, some work hard like most bloggers that made it in the industry and there are some of you that may have to find different ways, sacrifice elsewhere and start to really focus on that one thing you want to purchase.

• Pick the item and visualise it – I am a huge fan of law of attraction. It helps me to keep focus on that one thing I want and it helps me to keep the motivation up. Print out a picture of the bag you want and look at it every day. That is your goal and that is what you want.
• Prepare a strategy of how you are going to save money for your wanted bag – there can be number of things you can do such as: selling old clothes or items you do not need, giving up something you buy every day (Starbucks coffee as an example), ask everybody for money for Christmas or birthday to put money against your bag, get a second job even for a short period of time, put all change in your saving jar every day, giving up for a while pleasures like going out and spending money on drinks with colleagues or friends, cooking your lunches at home. There are endless options that can help you to achieve your goal.
• Consider second hand bags – One of the ways how to buy an expensive bag is to buy a second hand one. You just have to be careful about the authenticity of the bag however google is your best friend. There is know how – spot the fake from the real thing all over the internet.
• Wait for sales – You may not get your classic Chanel bag on sale as the real classic pieces are rarely on sale and if they are they are gone within seconds however there are number of great designers that sell great bags in the winter or summer sale. I mean this black Fendi bag or Rockstud Valentino bag are great examples.
• Think about cost per wear – Are you the type that has got 6 bags from Zara? How much did you spend on them? Even if they would cost around 50 £ each that would be already 300 £ for your dream bag. I could not count how many times I actually wore my Chanel bag. It is so classic and its price goes up every year. It was expensive but worth every penny.

So perhaps it is time to act instead of just asking. You may have to give up a lot but if the bag is something you really want you should go for it.

Myslim, ze bych nedokazala spocitat, kolikrat jsem videla u druhych blogeru bud na blogu ci instagramu a jinych socialnich mediich tu samou otazku. Jak si muzou dovolit vsechny ty designerske kabelky? Kazdy ma asi jine zpusoby, jak si poridit drazsi vec a i kdyz se nektere veci zdaji nedosazitelne, je hezke mit sny a ty sny si postupne plnit.

Ja jsem vzdy mela rada krasne veci a nikdy nezapomenu, kdyz jsem jeste na zakladni skole pracovala cele leto na brigade a pak si za nasetrene penize koupila treba jenom jednu vec, ktera se mi libila. Moda byla vzdy neco, co mi delalo radost. Jsou lide, kterym moda nic nerika a radsi penize investuji do neceho jineho a pro ne tento clanek asi nebude relevantni. Ale jsou i ti, kterym prave krasne a luxusni veci delaji radost. Nevidim na tom nic spatneho, protoze kazdy zkratka ma jine priority a pokud tim nikomu neublizujete, tak proc si si sen o krasne kabelce nesplnit. Otazkou je jak na to, kdyz vam z vyplaty moc nezbyva.

A jak si teda lide mohou dovolit drahe kabelky? Nekdo ma zkratka dobre placene zamestnani, nekdo to v blogovani dotahl tak daleko, ze je bud dostava zadarmo ci tak dobre zaplaceno, ze se jim sbirka designerskych tasek rozrusta jako houby po desti. No a pak jsou tu lide, kteri si ji preji a musi trosku vice zabrat a hodne si odeprit, aby si splnili svuj sen.

• Visualizace a koncentrace na specificky produkt – Ja jsem velky zastance zakonu pritazlivosti (pro ty, kteri necetli knihu Tajemstvi je to o tom podvedome pritahovat veci do vaseho zivota). Vyberte si kabelku, ktera je vasim cilem a na tu se soustredte. Vytisknete si obrazek a kazdy den se na ni soustredte. Pomuze vam to jako motivace.
• Pripravte si strategii jak ziskat penize na vysneny kousek – Existuje velke mnozstvi zpusobu jak si pomalu nastradat  potrebne finance. Pravdepodobne vam to muze trvat nekolik tydnu, mesicu ci dele, ale musite neco obetovat. Co treba zkusit nasledujici – vytridte satnik a take i dum a prodejte veci, ktere jiz nepouzivate ci nenosite, zkuste si odeprit neco, co si denne dopravate na nejakou dobu (treba kazdodenni take-away kava), k Vanocum ci k narozeninam si prejte pouze penize, ktere muzete pak pouzit k nakupu kabelky, co takhle si pripravovat obedy do prace doma a nebo se vzdat vikendovych vecirku a doprat si treba jenom jeden za mesic. Znam i par holek, ktere se vzdaly permanentky na metro a jezdily i v desti na kole do prace i z prace.
• Nakup kabelky z druhe ruky – Tohle je dalsi moznost jak si vysnenou tasku poridit za mene penez. Mozna se bojite toho, ze by mohla byt falesna, ale google vam urcite poradi, jak rozpoznat falesnou tasku od prave. Nosena kabelka vam hodne usetri a presto zaruci kvalitu. Nekteri majitele se totiz o sve krasky velmi dobre staraji.
• Pockejte si na vyprodeje – Myslim, ze opravdu klasicke a nadcasove kousky se ve slevach tezce shani, protoze poptavka je velika, ale daji se najit nadcasove kabelky v letnich i zimnich slevach. Na klasicke modely Chanelek asi zapomente, protoze ty spis rostou na cene, ale daji se najit jine a vytecne modely. Napriklad tahle cerna Fendi nebo tahle Valentino.
• Hodnota za jedno noseni (cost per wear) – Mozna jste jedni z tech, kteri maji doma napriklad 6 kabelek z retezcu jako je Zara. Jenom kdyby jedna v prumeru stala 50 £ tak 6 takovych uz vas vyjde na nejakych 300 £. To jsou vsechno finance, ktere muzete radeji pouzit k nakupuju jedne, ale drazsi kabelky. Ja jsem napriklad velmi spokojena s klasickou Chanelkou 2.55, protoze ji nosim opravdu casto. Ke vsemu se hodi a nakupu tohoto modelu opravdu nelituju. 

Mozna je na case vzit vse do vlastnich rukou a neco obetovat. Pokud je draha kabelka vasim snem a neni ve vasich financnich moznostech, bude to bolet, ale odmena bude sladka. 

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