Clothes Blog October Archive

Frugal but Fabulous

By Website Introductions at 10/22/08 20:50

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, it would cost about $204,000 to fee, house, and educate at baby born on 2007 until the child's 18 birthday. This figure includes just the necessities.

As the economy goes down, many parents are looking for alternatives to cut the cost of child rearing activities.

An article on the CanadianPress give some times on how to a frugal parent maintaining the cool factor and staying fabulous.

Link: The Canadian Press: How to be a frugal, fabulous parent when economic times are tough

Consignment Shopping

Women love shopping, but they also want to make some money out of the things that they do not use anymore. During tough times, where should you go? The resale industry, of course. As one person in the following article puts it, the industry recession-proof.

And further down the resale industry is that sector that booms more than anything else. It's called consignment shopping. Why? Learn why by reading this article.

Link: Consignment shops fill a niche in tight economic times - NewsTimes.com

Be Fashionable and Frugal: The Clothing Exchange Trend

Global recession is amongst us and in these dire times of sudden and unpredictable increase of products and commodities, it is about time that everyone should conserve and save valuable money. Clothes are one of the basic commodities that every individual requires to maintain a good life. One can save money or even make money through their unused and good condition clothes through the clothing exchange. what is this clothing exchange anyway? Details and more can be read at the permalink provided her.

Link: RN&R > Arts&Culture > A change of clothes > 10.02.08

Secondhand Clothes

The economic fall uncertainly gives on a spike on shopping at upscale resale stores like Decadestwo, The Way We Wore and other charity thrift shops all over L.A.

Growing awareness of the eco-friendliness of buying secondhand clothes is also helping this trend. Buying at thrift stores run by charity like Goodwill and Salvation Army, could also be a way of giving something to the community.

Link: Secondhand clothes, with sales rising, are the new scaled-back chic - Los Angeles Times

Hip Clothes Shopping and Saving Tips

Clothes are one of the basic necessities of living but most of the time clothes can be expensive. Other well-off individuals enjoys shopping not for its basic purposes but rather than for the sake of fashion and elegance. Common individuals are not limited to have the same fashionable images like those well-off individuals, they just have to take the right timing and opportunity to acquire these clothes at a discount or good price. The permalink provided below has a great tip for hip clothes shopping.

Link: From The Clothes Horse's Mouth | Smart Spending | ajc.com

Tips on Shopping on eBay

Shopping in eBay is different--way different--as compared to shopping physically. For one, you have to know your size well if you're shopping in eBay. This is unlike physical shopping wherein you get to fit in the clothes before purchasing.

So what else do you have to know abotu buying clothes from eBay? Miss Conduct lists some of these reminders.

Link: How to buy clothes on eBay - Miss Conduct's Blog - Advice column with manners and etiquette information - Boston.com