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A bargain isn’t a bargain unless you need it.
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10 Ways to Save Money on Clothes
Clothing can be expensive, especially when you’re trying to buy quality, ethical clothing while keeping costs down. In this article, Frugal and Thriving listed the 10 ways to save money on clothes.
What Jen + Jill have to say:
Jill talks about buying fewer quality clothes, buying clothes on sale (and keeping a list of what you need and buy in ‘off season’), finding great deals through store memberships (sometimes!), purchasing quality items, and having a clothes swap with friends.
Meanwhile, Jen explored the ideas of buying second-hand clothes and factory seconds, shopping around online, borrowing clothes from a friend, and making your own clothes (does it really work?)
How To Stop Buying Clothes For A Year
If you want to stop buying clothes you don’t need, here are some tips from Mint Notion to help you shop more with intention so you can buy clothes that you’ll actually wear.
What Jen + Jill have to say:
Jill discusses the following tips: unsubscribing from retailer emails, trying a 30-day shop your closet challenge, taking an inventory of your wardrobe (if it’s cluttered this could cost you money!), borrowing clothes from family or friends, and making a shopping wish list.
Meanwhile, Jen talks about unfollowing people who influence you to buy stuff, understanding what clothes you need for your lifestyle, getting creative and rethinking how you see your clothes, finding healthy ways to distract yourself from shopping, and understanding your shopping triggers.
Our Favorite Piece of Clothing and Worst Fashion Choice
Jill’s worst fashion choice was wearing sheer stockings along with an oversized t-shirt 10 years ago. Jen didn’t have an eye for fashion in college up until graduate school so most of her fashion choices were fail.
Black tank tops are Jen’s favorite piece of item while summer dresses are for Jill’s.
Thanks so Much for Listening!
Thanks so much for listening! Many of you know we have a private community where we do monthly money challenges and offer accountability groups. We want to congratulate one of our members for a big win:
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OMG MINDSET
Wow. I love this group. Mindset shift from idle to first gear: "I can't use my skill set from my previous career in a new career" to "I can figure out how to use my skill set from my previous career in a new career."
"I can't manage all of the house/home/younameit tasks and bring in household income, too" to "Hubby and I can figure out a way for the house/home/younameit tasks to be taken care of and I can bring in household income, too."
Congrats Debbie! Thanks for listening and if you want to check out our monthly challenge community head to frugalfriendspodcast.com/club to see what challenge we have coming up next.
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And thank you Krisana for sharing your bill about paying yourselves, paying off debt, and cutting back on spending/expenses!