SPLURGE OR SAVE?!

I have always had a jar that i have put stray money in to save up for something big.

when I was in eight grade i saved ALL of my babysitting money for my Nikon. I literally put every single penny that i earned from baby-sitting into the jar. I knew that all that i wanted was a "professional" camera. but when i had saved enough money i started to second guess my decision to spend all of my hard-earned money. 

i questioned whether or not I really in truly needed a camera. 

i wondered if i was making a huge mistake. 

i wondered what else $800 could buy. 

in the end i ended up purchasing the camera. it was one of the best decisions i have ever made, and i still use the camera and treat it like my baby. 

well for the past few months i have been following the $5 bill savings plan that i found on pinterest. basically you can't spend your five dollar bills, you can only save them. i thought that was a pretty cool idea. now I can't remember that last time i have spent a $5 bill. weird how it works haha. 

the reason i started this savings plan was because i wanted to buy a chanel purse. i love the simplicity of the black quilt with the two white c's. so dreamy. buut i realized that a chanel purse isn't that practical for a teenager. i would be too afraid to wear it for fear of ruining it..

so i decided on another purse. the tory burch robinson middy satchel. it is pretty expensive with the $495 price tag, but i loove it! it's gorgeous and simple and perfect in every way. 

right now it's on sale for $346 and i have enough money in my savings to buy it. 

but i'm going through the second guessing process right now..

do i need such an expensive purse?

will i regret it?

will i ruin it quickly?

so i need your help! 

should i buy my dream tory burch purse during this once in a lifetime sale?! 

what do I do??

thanks for reading!