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Fashionista on a Budget

Overspending on fashion these days is a no-no. In this economy, grabbing that oh-so-red hot Marc Jacobs for bag can affect your financial future, no matter how good it feels at the time. You’re a fashionista on a budget. You’ll have to adapt, all while maintaining your fabulousness. To get the most out of your fashion dollar, try the following tricks to be a fashionista on a budget. Sample Sales If you want designer duds, the best way to get them is at a sample sale. Waiting until they go on sale at the regular retail store will only get … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Clothes

Clothing is one of those things that you have to have but also one of those things where it is easy to save money. Whether you consider yourself a true fashionista or wouldn’t know Et Vous from Eddie Bauer, the tips I have for you today will help you save money on clothes. The stinky test Clothing wears down quickly when it is washed often. Do you really have to wash or dry clean that your wore for a few hours? If there are no stains on an items of clothing and it doesn’t stink, then consider saving to wear … Continue reading →

Kids, Frugality and Being in Fashion

Accommodating trends in kids clothing without spending a fortune can be a little tricky but not impossible. Here is how to help your child still be cool without spending $1,000 on clothes every year. Proper Fit If you do nothing else with your child’s clothing to help him or her be in fashion, please at least ensure a proper fit. Nothing will get noticed more by other kids that clothes that are too small or in some cases too big, depending on what the current trend happens to be. Remember “high waters?” Whether you use hand me downs or buy … Continue reading →

Are you Raising a Mini Fashionista?

Thankfully (for my sanity as well as my wallet), my preschool daughter is much more interested in flinging her body off furniture than she is in fashion. She would rather craft than discuss clothing trends and she could care less about the latest and greatest hair accessories. In fact, save for her sparkly tutu and matching pink heels that she dons when watching “Dancing with the Stars” she really has no desire to dress up at all. My current situation (as fleeting as it might be) makes it hard for me to relate to parents who (whether they realize it … Continue reading →