Saving on Your Child’s Clothing Costs
In recent years, second-hand clothing has turned into a fashion trend among teens and adults. You can find more and more second-hand or consignment shops popping up in most communities regardless of the area’s economic status. This is a great way to save hundreds of dollars on clothes that children will outgrow faster than parents can purchase them. Here are a few more clothing tips to make your spending dollars stretch further:
- Encourage everyone in the family be a part of finding good clothing buys with your supervision.
- Give everyone a clothing allowance based on their age and clothing needs. Teens must purchase all the clothes assigned and within their price range. Savings kids make on clothing purchases will be placed back in their clothing allowance to be used as you and they decide.
- All extra-curricular clothing items should be purchased by your kids. They can do chores to earn the money or if they have a job they can save and purchase the items.
- Teach teens how to make several outfits out of twenty well-made clothing items. This approach will reduce cluttered closets and give kids more spending money.
- Shoes: 1 flat, 1 heel, 1 boot, 1 tennis shoe
- Shirts or blouse: 3 solid color and 2 patterned
- Pants/Skirt: 3 slacks, 2 jean, 2 short/skirt/skort
- Jacket: 1 dress, 1 casual
- Suit: 1 dress suit (skirt for girls/pant for boys)
- Coat: 1 dress
- When buying something new, purchase quality items that will last and can be traded for other good clothing buys.
- Teach your children how to properly care for clothes so they will last longer.
- Trade items kids are likely to grow out of quickly such as shirts, pants, dresses, jackets, gloves and hats. Parents should make a point of creating and using second-hand swaps with extended family, friends and neighbors.
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