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Four Steps to Buying Children’s Clothing

Before you hit a single store to shop for children’s clothing, take the following four steps. You can trim the amount you spend on your kid’s clothes by fifty percent or more! Step 1: Inventory and Evaluate Set aside some dedicated time to inventory your child’s clothing. Weed out anything that is too small or not liked from the closet and drawers. You may be able to save these items for a younger sibling or friend, sell them for cash or donate them to charity. Toss anything that is stained, torn or stretched beyond hope. Chances are that there are … Continue reading →

Why You Should Wash Your Kids’ New Clothes

My 5-year-old daughter is notorious for telling my mom not to get her new clothes as gifts. “Clothes don’t count, grandma,” she bluntly reminds my mom when asked what she wants for a special occasion. Well, apparently, our other relatives didn’t get the memo because my daughter received a boatload of new outfits for Christmas (along with a ton of other requested playthings). And when I say “boatload,” I’m not exaggerating. Seriously, my kid scored enough clothes to easily fill a regulation size double scull. Her pile of new apparel was so large it wouldn’t fit into her hamper or … Continue reading →

Will Buying Used Clothes and Toys or Reselling Them Soon Be Illegal?

At first read, it sounds like an Internet scam. A law has been passed that will prohibit anyone from selling used children’s clothes and toys, effective next month. This would have wide-ranging affects, putting everyone from consignments shops and Goodwill to eBay sellers and yard sale folks out of business. Everyone from hard core frugal moms who have adopted frugality from the beginning to new to the craft frugalistas who are responding to trends that make frugal cool, to people who suddenly find the necessity of a frugal lifestyle with the failing economy, people are panicking. As someone who relies … Continue reading →