Making money buying at garage sales
February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Garage sales and charity shops can be great places to pick up bargains that will earn you extra money by reselling them on Ebay. Practice will give you confidence as to which types of item have the best resale value….toys, gaming items, designer clothing etc all sell well in my experience.
Garage sales and charity shops can also be a great place to obtain high quality fashion items that can either be re-modelled and re-sold or save you money on fashion. Look out for garage sales in more affluent neighbourhoods as there will often be great items to be bought there at cheap prices!
A great way to save money through buying at garage sales can be purchasing like new goods that are still with labels and using them as part of a gift basket for birthdays, thanksgiving and Christmas.
Saving money on fashion (Part 2)
November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In addition to keeping the neutral essentials of your wardrobe (smart jacket, cardigan, jeans, tailored trousers, little black dress etc) in neutral colours, there are ways to save money on fashion whilst getting an up to the minute individual look.
Discounted catwalk looks at the mall.
All the main shops at the mall take their styles and derive them from that season’s best catwalk looks. High fashion items, therefore, do not always need to be with a high price designer price tag. Look around at the mall for high quality seasonal looks to bring your wardrobe up to the minute at budget prices.
Charity shops can save money on fashion
Whilst charity shops generally deal in second hand clothes, many also bring in discount labelled stock that are sold much more cheaply than at the mall. Add to that vintage looks or items that can be adapted (with your sewing machine) and you will soon create a unique statement of the current fashions and the confidence that you will never be in the same clothes as anyone else at an event.
Where possible use cash instead of credit cards to save on fashion
Credit card payments cost huge amounts of money by the time you have paid them off. Also, in times of impending recession, the last thing anyone needs is to increase their debts when job security is uncertain. Many banks are also suddenly reducing peoples’ credit limits….so make sure you can deal with that my not racking up debt.
Payment by cash is a great way to really appreciate what you are spending on an item and to reflect on whether it really is the bargain you thought it was.
Set a monthly clothes budget
That fashion item to cheer us up on an off day (and, lets face it, with the credit crunch and recession a lot of us are having bad days!) can make a real hole in the month’s budget. Despite this, clothes do wear out or get shabby so its not realistic to cut right back on the family clothes budget.
When people enter an Independant Voluntary Financial Arrangement with creditors or, worse still, go bankrupt, the type of budget that is ofetn set for all clothes and shoes is $50 per month per adult and £25 dollars per child. It is possible to be clothed and shod on that budget from discount stores…but not easy. This will help to focus the mind if you feel that your debt levels are too high and you are considering spending a lot of money on a clothing item. Better to save money on fashion now by setting a clothes budget than to face these restrictions if made bankrupt.
Saving Money on Fashion (Part 1)
November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Out with the old and in with the new..saving money on fashion exchanges
Many of us have items in the wardrobe that we never wear yet fancy some item from this year’s trends instead. If you can’t afford to spend money on fashion, dig out those unwanted items and, with the better quality items, log on to either www.ebay.com or www.whatsmineisyours.com. By either selling your unwanted items of exchanging them you can save money on fashion and clear out unwanted clutter.
Get creative to save money on fashion
Making your own clothes is not as hard as it might seem. Sewing machines start at around $40 for a very basic but adequate model. This will give you the chance to accessorise your existing clothes so as to bring them up to date, re-work them into new garments (or clothes for the kids) or even make new items from scratch. It’s worth a try as many sewing pattern cmpanies provide patterns with detailed instructions for complete beginners. It’s a new skill for you repertoire and a very satisfying way to save money on fashion too!
Designer clothes on a budget
Visiting designer outlets can be a great way to save a lot of money if you really must have designer brands. Often you need to set aside a good chunk of time to hunt through the clothes so that you can pick up the best bargains that will suit you….but it could be worth it for a 50% plus saving on fashion.
Avoid hidden costs like dry cleaning
Dry cleaning can really bump up the cost of maintaining a fashion item. make sure you check the labels and avoid items that will be costly to clean so that you save money on your fashion items…..particularly if it is for kids as they will need their clothes cleaning more often than adults might.
Discount vouchers can save a lot of money on fashion
Discount vouchers can help you to make significant savings on fashion (provided you don’t allow your self to buy extra unwanted clothes that will stay at the back of the wardrobe unused. You need to be really hard headed to save money on fashion as those tempting sales offers and discount vouchers encourage spending against our better judgement. Be 100% sure the items suit you and you will wear them before parting with your hard earned cash.
