It’s official, subscription boxes have taken over our doorsteps and our lives in the best ways. How could anyone turn down a custom made subscription box filled with things you wouldn’t usually buy, but you’d definitely love? Especially for the girl on a budget, these 15 monthly subscription boxes under $25 and the one you should buy now are just waiting for you. 

You could basically buy two subscription boxes without any of the guilt because you know it’s money well spent. Because no matter who you are or what you’re looking for, there is a subscription box out there for you to become obsessed with. 

1. FabFitFun – If you’re a fitness fanatic or guru, there is no way you can go wrong with this box for just $15 a month!  One of the most important aspects being that they send you everything you need – from beauty and fashion to fitness.  You could find yourself walking around with this week’s hottest scarf or sipping tea from the most adorable kitten mug you’ve had yet to date.  No matter what time of year it is, this box is a must buy for your makeup tutorial freaks, fashonistas, and fit lovers all around.

2. Play! By Sephora – Makeup take me away for only $10 a month.  You no longer have to go into Sephora and buy something ridiculously expensive in order to receive the small little sample they throw in the bag at the end.  Now, Sephora is going to send you 5 samples, plus a bonus perfume tidbit.  Say hello to this high-end subscription box!

3. Book of the Month – You have that New Year’s resolution to read more and each year you find it too much of a task to go out and hunt for the latest novels that will keep you hooked.  You want to buy something that is going to keep you coming back – this subscription box has you covered. Five curators pick out their new favorite books and you get to choose which one you’d like to receive.  If you’re looking for a box that takes away the dawning task of finding the right pages to speak to you, I’m hoping you’ve already pressed order for just $15 a month.  This subscription box for the books, literally.

4. BarkBox – Our pets are just as important and want just as much fun delivered to their doorstep as the next four-legged feline.  This dog joy only rings in at $21 a month and comes packed full of treats and toys that will keep your pup occupied until the next box arrives. 

5. Graze – One thing we are all sure of is that snacking does not discriminate!  Passing up a good snack is too hard; no one has that kind of will power.  The best thing about graze boxes: not all of the snacks are unhealthy!  Delivered at your doorstep will be a variety of both indulgent and calorie conscious choices to help you get through that afternoon urge.  They keep the snacks coming regularly, every 2 weeks for just $11.99 per box, with 8 snacks to treat your taste buds.

6. Dollar Shave Club – This deal is so good it could cut right through the rest, with a subscription box starting at $6, bringing you tons of razor products each month.  They’ll send you a bunch of different grooming products to make sure you look the sharpest you’ve ever been on a consistent basis.  Snag the girl of your dreams in a heartbeat or get this box for your love to keep him looking fresh.

7. BirchBox – This beauty box came to play ball with a huge offer of 5 beauty samples per month.  Better yet, it’s only a $10 buy!  Whether it be sensitive hair care, unique nail polish, the latest makeup, or the nicest skincare products, birchbox comes in perfect handy for finding what beauty products work best for you.  To follow all of that up, you get $1 earned for every $10 spent in their reward system.

8. My Thrill Club – This box combines your latest library finds with the next blockbuster big hit all into one at the foot of your door in no time.  With this subscription, you’ll receive two books and a movie for just $15.  That’s the price to buy simply one novel at your local bookstore.  Pick your category and they do the rest!

9. Monthly Mini Mystery Box Of Awesome – This box is just as unique and exciting as its name.  It’s as random as it comes, but $10 a month for extreme fun is a cheap buy!  You’ll receive a variety of random items – still exceeding the cost of the subscription.  If you love surprises, this box is definitely your go-to subscription!  You can even grab their standard box and potentially win an expensive SUPER box for just $25.  

10. Simple Loose Leaf Box – Tackle your cultured and sophisticated tea roots when you receive 4 types of tea each month; enough loose leaf tea for 5 to 10 cups per tea they send. They also start new members out with a few gifts to get them going.  After that, it’s only $12 a month with shipping!

11. Chroma Club – What a box to catch your creative eye.  Sign up for $8 a month and receive a variety of adult coloring books throughout the year.  Connect with inspiration from all over the world and unleash your creative wings.  If you’ve found yourself bored and understimulated, this box is the buy for you.

12. Scentbox – This box smells unique to every other.  For just under $15, ringing in at $13.95, you get the choice from over 750 fragrances to be delivered to you hassle-free.  Perfume and cologne can be extremely expensive to buy for a fragrance you may not like or only want to wear for a few occasions.  You don’t have to worry about that with this elegant subscription. 

13. Jacked Pack – With the new wave of fitness supplements and energy goals, to find a box that sends you options of the latest products to try is simply a steal.  Forget searching for the perfect pre-workout or protein supplement, I’m sure you’ll find it in your Jacked Pack subscription box for only $15 a month.  Free shipping isn’t the only reason you’ll be coming back.

14. Bean Box – Coffee lovers ‘round listen up!! Bean box is going to send you 4 different fresh coffee roast samples for just $20 a month.  What a deal on feeding that caffeine addiction, don’t let it slip away.  A new coffee each week – we know you don’t need the caffeine to get hyped over that!

15. EarFleek – This box is super cheap for just how unique it is.  Girls, take your earring obsession to a new level and have the creators behind EarFleek send you personalized earring options each month when you buy this box for just $3.49.

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She has a big heart, but she’s selfish. She loves hard, but she always puts herself and her own needs first. So if that’s what defines her as selfish, so be it. It’s only because she’s fully aware of her own worth and knows to a T what she deserves, so the only people in her life are the ones who make her truly happy. 

She’s selfish with her family. At the end of the day, they are her everything. That’s why she takes up all of their time. She wants to memorize every wrinkle on their faces when they smile. She wants to be able to hear their voices in her head long after their gone. 

She wants to laugh at every joke her dad has, no matter how many times she’s already heard them. She pushes them to do the things she likes to do because she knows it’ll break them out of their comfort zones. 

Growing with them is important to her, she wants to create unbreakable bonds filled with unconditional love. She wants the memories with them, the stories, the pictures. She wants it all. 

Because one day, they aren’t going to be there for her to run to. One day she’s going to be left on this earth to fend for herself and that leaves her with a heavy heart. So right now, she’s selfish with them.  

She’s selfish with the boy she loves. She spends hours wrapped up in his arms. She tells him to tell her he loves her so she can hear it one more time. She kisses him in public and never lets her hand slip out of his. 

He means the absolute world to her and it’s this feeling of being able to let down all of her walls around him that she never wants to let go of. So she holds him tight and soaks up every second of her time with him. 

She pushes him to introduce her to his family because they are the ones who brought him to her. She pushes for him to meet her parents because together they make up the most important people in her life. She’s selfish with his presence. 

She doesn’t want expensive dinners or surprise gifts, those always fade. But what will never fade is her infatuation with him. He makes her feel the happiest she’s ever been so she’ll never let that go.  

She’s selfish with her future.  It’s hers and no one else’s, that’s the cold hard truth. And as much as she appreciated the advice from the people in her life, she knows exactly what it is she wants. Only she truly knows what is best for her and she’s not naive. 

She knows full well she only has one future to do what she wants with, so she will. So she took that internship, even though it paid nothing at all. And she spent her summers at the beach with her friends instead of job hunting. Because she knows, years from now, she’s going to thank herself for taking time to do exactly what it is she wanted.  

She’s selfish with her time. She goes on adventures as much as she can, even the little kind. She goes hiking on Saturday mornings instead of sleeping in. She takes off in her car to explore the city instead of just going home after work. She surprises her mom with lunch in the middle of the day instead of eating at her desk. 

She will never yes anyone to death if she straight up does not want to do something she has no problem saying no. She knows every minute is precious and doesn’t want to spend one not enjoying herself. 

More importantly, she doesn’t allow her mind to get caught up in her worries. That’s how she loses time. Not everything is going to fall into place exactly how she wants it, when she wants it, she gets that. Being a realistic person, she knows everything will be okay no matter what happens.  

But she’ll never be selfish to a fault. She’ll never be the girl who loses sight of important people because she’s too busy looking out for herself. She’ll never be the girl who forgets about those she holds dear because she wanted to travel. 

Life takes balance, taking care of yourself and allowing yourself to indulge in the people who mean most. She’ll be kind, graceful, independent, but also dependent at times, romantic, stubborn, loving, and selfish because she loves herself. 

Some people will never understand and that’s okay too. She just has to remember that not everyone in this world is going to love her and understand that her happiness is just as important as their own. In fact, this will be because they are being selfish in a bad way. 

Life is too short to be unhappy. Be selfish.

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I’ve heard it before and I’ll hear it again, “you missed out on having a father, you may have a little bit of ‘daddy issues'”. But that’s just an ignorant statement and far from reality, at least mine and I’m sure many others. The truth is, growing up without a dad doesn’t mean I have daddy issues.  

It is no secret, to myself nor anyone else in my life, new or old, that I grew up in a household without a father. I am not the only girl or child who has ever found themselves in this situation, but I will also not neglect that each situation is different. 

Particularly, mine was filled with emotional abuse and a life that ended much better off without a father in mind. With that being said, it is important to note that every situation is unique. I put such emphasis on there so as not to encourage people to clump every child within the same category.

I have a past and a trauma, it does not mean I choose to live in it day-by-day. I have grown, I am stronger now. That is the light I wish to be seen in, not in the shadows of my deadbeat dad.

Just because my father was absent does not mean I will go searching to fill some so-called “void” I possess. That is not the case and will surely never be. I don’t go looking for trouble or try to connect with people much older than me simply based on this strong ideal of a father figure. I do not yearn to know what it’s like. I simply don’t stop accusing me of such.

Being fatherless doesn’t mean that I will automatically give every guy the right to treat me like complete and utter garbage. I’m not a doormat just because I didn’t attend a father-daughter dance. There is no justification or correlation to my insecurity and inability to stand up for myself based on the fact that I was only raised by my mother. A single parent does not create an emotionally damaged girl. 

Just because I grew up in a household with a loving and supportive mother does mean that I got everything I needed for everything I had ever dreamed of. For me, this was exactly how my life was intended to turn out. I grew up with a very loving, dedicated, single mother who gave me the world and then some. 

It is not to say that there weren’t hard times for us – more often than not I found myself crying on the bathroom floor wishing things were simpler. But, we make the most out of the cards that are dealt to us. I wouldn’t change the hand I was given for an easier, more simplistic version of this life. If I had, who knows who I’d be today.

I maintained a very stable life with a complete education and a permanent job and continue to work hard at that each and every day. It is clear and a distinct representation of the hard-working person I came to be, even with the lack of a father. For me, in this life, I would not have been nearly as successful had I not gotten away from him. 

Stop and think for a minute. It’s as close to a stereotype as it gets and as far past offensive as it can be. Do not look at me and judge based on a human you know nothing about.  

Even so, knowing me and justifying my actions based on past experiences isn’t right. Don’t justify things for me. I am human, I will make mistakes. But, I will also guarantee that not a single one of my failures comes from growing up without a father. 

To those who set ease and understanding in the fact that young girls without father figures have simply had enough “damage” done, we do not need your pity. For you, this may be the first look you have had at someone with triumph, but for us this is only the beginning. 

We are much more than the “daddy issues” you proclaim us to have. We are soon to be much more than they will have ever controlled. Thank you for reminding us that not everyone understands where success rises from and that not everyone gets away. We take pride in that. 

I loved our friendship, or what I thought our friendship was. For a long time I believed that you were the best friend anyone could ever have. I looked up to you and allowed you to be part of my world. I was blind and couldn’t see all your shades of darkness that clouded my judgment. Sadly for me, you turned out to be a shitty friend, so It’s time to end our toxic friendship.

For awhile I hesitated to end it. I think a lot of me was afraid of losing myself if I lost you. In those moments, I embraced everything about you and forgot that I was losing myself while loving you. I had loved you too long but in the end I grew tired of loving your toxic soul. 

I lost myself in the naive notion that everything you said was my truth and that your emotions were somehow more important than my own.

I became passive and you remained selfish.  Though at times I felt you were simply trying to make me a better person, I understand now that you were trying to mold me into someone I was not – someone I would never be.  Only a shitty friend can manipulate someone’s emotions in such a way. 

It took a long time for me to realize how toxic you actually were.  I know other people could see how you changed me.  I never understood the toxicity that people saw in you, why they told me to stay away and break the chains.  

It hurt me because I loved you so. I knew they just didn’t see the amazing person that I saw, they didn’t understand your soul like I did. I guess everyone saw that we had a toxic friendship but me. 

So, today I give up loving you so I can start breathing again. I put an end to our toxic friendship. 

I let it all go. I let go of the person you wanted me to be. I let go of the person I was around you. I let go of the unnecessary drama I had clung to out of fear. I let go of the shitty friend and the toxic friendship. 

I’m not sure that you will every truly understand what went wrong with us. The only thing I am completely certain of is this: I have never felt the relief of a greater burden I didn’t know I was carrying.

And so in this moment, I am trying very truly hard not to be cruel to you. It’s true, I loved you once but our toxic friendship always had an expiration date. 

So here’s my final goodbye, and from the bottom of my heart, I hope you all the best, even if you hurt me.