| Everyone wants to look "in style", no matter if | | | | "clothes swap" party. All of us have things we |
| they work full time or stay at home. For many of | | | | don't wear anymore, or can't fit into. Instead of |
| us, keeping up with the trends, and updating our | | | | donating them to Goodwill, throw a girly party, |
| closets can get pretty expensive. Many times you | | | | include handbags, shoes, etc. You would be |
| hear women, especially new mothers, saying that | | | | amazed how many really nice things your friends |
| they just don't have the extra money it takes to | | | | are willing to part with. |
| look fashionable. Even though money can be tight | | | | 3)Visit Consignment Shops in Wealthy parts of |
| for any of us, mothers or not, looking your best | | | | town. The clothes that are for sale at these |
| does not have to break your bank account. Here | | | | shops are usually high quality, sometimes "haute |
| are some easy tips for looking your best on a | | | | couture" clothing. The prices may be a little higher |
| limited budget: | | | | than a Goodwill store, but if you are looking for |
| 1)Look for catalogs online that offer "deferred | | | | more "trendy" looks, this is the place to start. |
| payment". The most popular ones out there | | | | 4)eBay - where else can you shop for |
| today are Chadwicks, Newport News, Spiegel, and | | | | ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you could imagine? |
| Lerner. They don't always offer this, so register | | | | My favorite thing to do is go into an expensive |
| your email address with them, and very quickly | | | | boutique here in town, and find THE best pair of |
| you should start receiving invites from them to | | | | shoes that I HAVE to have. I take note of the |
| use their "90 day deferred billing option". | | | | brand/name/price, and then go home and see if |
| Use a debit card if you can, but make sure that | | | | they are listed on eBay. 9 times out of 10, they |
| whatever your total is, you start saving that | | | | are and I can guarantee that they are cheaper on |
| amount NOW. For instance, 90 days, or 3 | | | | this site. If you have anything you want to sell on |
| months, should give you plenty of time to save | | | | eBay, that money that you make selling your |
| enough money to cover your costs. For instance, | | | | item, can sit in your PayPal account, and you can |
| if you stopped spending $4.00 day on a gourmet | | | | turn around and use it to buy your new "in style" |
| coffee drink, multiply that by 5 ($20.00), multiply | | | | item. |
| that by 4 ($100.00), and you could in reality spend | | | | Hopefully the following tips have been able to help |
| $300.00 on a new wardrobe, and have the | | | | you see that you too can look fashionable even if |
| money to pay for it in those 3 months. | | | | you don't have an endless amount of cash to |
| 2)Organize your friends/coworkers and have a | | | | spend on your wardrobe. Happy Shopping! |