HOW MUCH I SPENT ON MY HOBBIES July Breakdown

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The video uses a relatable topic (hobby spending) and a humorous "mom reacts" format to engage viewers. The creator's playful interaction with their mother and the surprising cost of seemingly simple items like coloring books create a compelling narrative that encourages viewer participation in the comments.

Summary

The creator breaks down their hobby spending for July, revealing a total of $1,094.43 spent on books, coloring supplies, and stationery. Their mother reacts with surprise and amusement to the figures, particularly the high cost of coloring supplies. The creator plans to reduce spending in August to focus more on content creation.

Structure

1Introduction of hobby spending breakdown for July.
2Mother's initial guess and reaction to the costs.
3Detailed breakdown of spending on books, coloring supplies, and stationery.
4Total spending revealed and comparison to previous month.
5Plans for reduced spending and increased content focus in August.
6Call to action for viewers to share their own spending habits.

Call to action

Tell me if your spend was better or worse for the month of July.

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HOW MUCH I SPENT ON MY HOBBIES July Breakdown My Mom Reacts - $9.43 - $207.77 - $528.04 I'm getting scared now - $349.19 + $0 + $0 August 4, 2026 The haul we posted tomorrow.

Original caption

How much I spent on Hobbies in the month of July💸But this time, my Mom reacts 😅 I have a LOT of hobbies, from books, to coloring, to stationery, journaling and video games, it’s a bit excessive lol but I love them all and they just so happen to cost money. Do you think my mom is mad?😂 Let me know in the comments how much you spent on your hobbies last month??👀 #hobbiesinyour20s #hobbiesathome #howmuchispendinaday #cozyhobbies

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Transcript

This is how much I spend on hobbies in the month of July. And I would say don't tell my mom or my husband, but, Hi, mom. Hey baby. Welcome to the video. Thank you. Before I go through all of them. Uh huh. What's the number that you think? What is it included? This includes books, colouring books, puzzles, stationery, Solo RPG and video games. Oh, so I'm gonna take a guess and say like between 5 and six. Between 500 and $600 dollars. Total? Yeah. Total? Yeah. She has no idea. Alright, so start off with books. For books. I only bought one book $9.43 it was an art book. Colouring books. I bought 13 coloring books. Colouring books. That totals out to be $207.77 The reason why it cost so much. Because those colouring books come from Brazil. Are they velvet pages? All right, moving on. Okay. Puzzles. Zero puzzles. I didn't buy any puzzles this month. So. Okay. Zero dollars for puzzles. Good job, baby. + $0 Coloring supplies. I bought six coloring supplies. We bought way more in June. And the total for coloring supplies was $528.04 for the coloring supplies. Now I know you're thinking Elyssia, you bought less, spent more. 500. And what you say. Say that again. Let me write that down. Five hundred and twenty eight dollars and four cent and four cents. Yes. Of course. Coloring Supplies. I bought copies and I don't know what that means. We're gonna do a haul. So if you're watching this. No. She ain't doing a haul. She ain't doing a haul. There will be a haul video. We returnin' some stuff. Stationery. On stationery. Now. Station. We bought 18 stationery Items this month totaling $349.19 for the coloring supplies. But I'm not finished. Solo RPG's $0 dollars. + $0 I don't even know what that is. There's a video on it. It's on the page. + $0 I didn't get any of those, cause I did the pre-orders and all that last month. You didn't get any of them cause you paid 500. Twenty eight dollars and forty cents On colouring supplies. That's probably why you didn't got that. Video games. Zero. + $0 Okay. Zero dollars. In total our grand total for this month was $1,094.43 We only spent four hundred and forty seven dollars and sixty cents more than June. We didn't even double last month. So we really saved money. Girl what?! So that's how much I spent the month of July on my hobbies. You gonna knock this in half next month? Is that the plan? Yes. August. August we will be slowing down. We'll be more dedicated to our content, technique and application. So stay tuned for all of that. I ain't impressed with this, but I will say this. Can I get a colouring book? Ha ha ha ha. If you want to see a haul, you're watching it on this date. August 4, 2026 The haul we posted tomorrow. But as always, make me feel better about myself in the comments and tell me if your spend was better or worse for the month of July.