Comments on: Q & A : No New Clothes : Part II

By: SimplyMe

SimplyMe — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:03:00 +0000

It’s funny how this works. I donated more than half of my wardrobe, and now when I look in my closet I think, “Oh my gosh, I’ve got too much!” Maybe it’s because I can clearly see each item hung, spaced nicely, and I’m reminded that there STILL isn’t a need to have eight pairs of dress pants, three skirts, three dresses, three suits and all of the various tops, sweaters and scarves that jazz them up. So no more new clothes for me, and perhaps I’ll even whittle my current wardrobe down to half of its current size. That. Would. Be. Perfect!

By: christy

christy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:12:04 +0000

Katie, I can’t wait to get back into my normal non-pregnancy clothes. I have no idea if we’ll have a third baby though, so I’m going to bag all my current stuff up and put it in the attic. Two wardrobes, yep, for now at least. Until we decide whether we’re complete with two kiddos or not!

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:49:13 +0000

LOVE Katherine’s idea of a “things” budget every week.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:48:33 +0000

Bethany,
I seem to be the only person biking and NOT getting holes in the bum of my pants. I stick to jeans when I bike as much as possible just to be on the safe side should I fall or be hit. I pretty much wear jeans until the end, then buy a new pair. I’d say replace something that gets worn out IF it is something you’re actively wearing. if you’re not wearing it much, a replacement isn’t something you’ll love, right? (I’m thinking of a jacket I parted with a few months ago. It was old and tired; but I wasn’t loving it like I used to. No sense in replacing.)

Congrats on sticking to a purchase of 3 items. Very cool!
Katie

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:06:01 +0000

Have you worn out any of your clothes? And if so, what happens when you wear them out? Are replacements allowed? I usually own 2-4 pairs of jeans at a time. I live in Holland, so I bike a lot. Biking wears out the inside legs of my jeans super quick! Sometimes I (okay, my husband) patches them, but that can be quite uncomfortable, since the new seam usually hits wear the bike seat connects to my legs. I think that I could do a no-clothes challenge, except for this sticking point; in fact, I’ve only bought 3 articles of clothing since I’ve been in Europe, one of which was a pair of jeans.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:47:17 +0000

I could easily be a clothes shopaholic, but one of the things that has helped me is just doing the research on how our clothes are made and who is suffering because of it. Whenever I think about women and children earning poverty wages to make that cute top, it stops me dead in my tracks.

Another trick is to have a very limited clothing allowance. Since we’re trying to pay off my student loans ASAP, my husband has alotted each of us a certain amount of money weekly (about $10) that has to cover clothing, books, flowers, basically any need or want I have that isn’t a food or medical expense. Also, we treat our credit card like a debit card. If we don’t have the money to pay off the credit card bill every month, then we don’t buy whatever it takes to keep us in the black. Between those two things, I find myself thinking long and hard about whatever I want to buy before I buy it. It’s not always easy or fun that way, but it definitely keeps things in perspective and I find that the thing I thought I needed I can probably go without at least a little while longer.