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reminder: shop your closet!

Posted by Monica on April 22, 2009 at 6:30 am in living large

Spring flowers

Spring is slowly but surely coming to Atlanta. Finally!

With the start of the new season comes the desire to new clothes. This is inevitable for me - every single season I have the same urge - to shop!

But may I remind you, and myself, that before we run out to buy yet another _________(insert article of clothing that you have the tendency to purchase again and again), to shop your closet. Look through all those clothes, who have been stored away so long and who are aching to be worn. (I find that it helps me to wash and iron these stored goodies immediately, so that they look ready to wear. This helps fight off the temptation to go out and spend.)

And after you’ve thoroughly shopped your closet, by all means, make a list of what you really need and go get it.  (Another hint: keep that list in your wallet at all times, so when you pull out your credit card to buy your twentieth white button down, you’ll remember that you actually came for a new pair of wedges.)

Happy spring!

(photo by Robert)

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most wonderful time of the year

Posted by Monica on September 30, 2008 at 2:00 pm in save money with creative solutions

I love fall clothes. I really, really do.

Cute hats.

Fun boots.

Delicious coats. Mmm, I luuuvvvv coats.

It’s tempting to run out when each new season begins and spend, spend, spend. But before you do – take a good, long look at what you already have.

I call it – “shopping the closet.” Go through every drawer, every box, every storage container and buy from what you already have (yep, that’ll cost you a grand total of . . . nothing). Take the few hours you would have spent at the mall and try on some new outfits you’d never considered before. You never know what new combinations you may find. “I love these brown boots with this skirt! Yummy!”

Takeaway: Before you hit the mall to stock up on some new fall essentials, try to find among the clothes you already own. Go on, shop the closet.

Total Yearly Savings: A brand new wardrobe each season can get mighty expensive. You’re looking at a savings of well over $800 a year.

*photo by wonderlane

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