Buying new clothes can represent a considerable expense in someone’s overall budget. In these uncertain economic times, saving money is warranted anywhere, and clothing is one area where it is possible to cut costs and still maintain a decent standard. With this is mind the following are some ways to save money on your wardrobe:

Maintain Clothes Longer – One simple way to save money on your wardrobe is to maintain the clothes you already have for longer. There are a number of ways to do this. A number of laundry tips apply here: don’t use hot water unless clothes are really dirty or stained, dry clothes on a clothes line when possible, don’t do too much dry cleaning on your clothes, and don’t over iron them. Also keep your clothes cleaner by wearing an apron when doing kitchen work, wearing work clothes when working outdoors (which may be old clothes that are beyond repair), and repair ripped jeans and shirts by turning them into cutoffs.

Buy Off Season Clothes – Since you will need them in the near future, it doesn’t hurt to buy clothes in the off season. That is, summer clothes in the winter and winter clothes in the summer. Keep in mind that these clothes will probably be cheapest at the start of the off season rather than toward the end. So one should really say the spring is the time to buy winter clothes and fall is the time to buy summer clothes if indeed one is going to use this shopping method.

Buy from Thrift Shops – This is quite an obvious tip but bears repeating. By now thrift shops are a booming industry and they have huge selections. There is a lot to choose form and many levels of clothing quality and chic that can be found in them. You may have to look around a bit, but you can make stunning finds at fractions of the cost of buying the clothing new. You are also helping to protect the environment in many senses when you buy used clothes since buying anything used shifts demand a bit from manufacturers of new items to vendors of used or „recycled“ items, ultimately conserving resources. Some of these thrift shops offer vintage clothes or homemade clothes on consignment as well.

Online Deals – There are all kinds of discounted clothing retailers as well as options for buying used clothes online. There are newsletters you can sign up for from retailers that tell of sales and specials they are running. Sites like EBay and other online marketplaces for used items are good sources of used clothes. Various „wholesale“ clothing distributors can also be found online. You can find various deals through a several different networks on Google+. If you have not registered for a Google+ account yet, then you should browse here for an invite.

Shop with Cash – Shopping with only what you have in a bank account or in your wallet, rather than with credit cards, is a good way to avoid overspending. There is a simple psychological attraction to spending more than you should with a credit card, and this can be an especially evident trend with clothes. In fact this is something that works in the credit card company’s favor, allowing them to charge you interest for your impulse spending. Shop for your wardrobe with cash and you will be glad you did later.

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