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Found this blog while wandering today . . . . I don’t sew and don’t believe I can commit to totally not buying any new clothing whatsoever for 6 months. But I enjoy the concept.And while I think about it- I don’t buy much new. I do, however- draw the line when it comes to undergarments- those I ALWAYS buy new. Always. It’s a quirk of mine.
Looking back at last month and at this month’s wardrobe purchases- I purchased new: socks for the girls, panty hose/tights for the girls and myself, 3 prs of jeans- one for each kidlet (on sale for $6 a piece- you just can’t beat that!) and a new outfit for Maiden for her birthday ($12 for shirt and pants- again on sale). I still need to purchase a pair of jeans for Mr. Steady for Christmas and that will be a new purchase also. I notice that while I’ve bought new – I didn’t buy full retail- every item was on sale or clearance.
I must also mention that my mother, aka The Goodwill Shopping Queen, has overloaded us with goodies- boots for all 3 kids, winter coat & snow pants plus shirts and skirts for Maiden, a few shirts and 2 beautiful fancy dresses for Sassafras and many shirts, sweaters and dress shirts for Mr. Conductor. As well as a top for me.
As a rule I am a frugal shopper. I try to help my family take good care of their clothing (Sassafras’s pants are a major exception to this- it’s beyond explanation). I use to take outgrown clothing to a local consignment shop and use the money I earned for our clothing purchases. This was quite handy and I didn’t have to have clothing budget- but, alas, like other itty bitty businesses in
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