How much to give (budget) for teen DD clothing?

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16 is old enough to get a job and earn the money for clothing.

No more allowance, either.

Good luck having them find a job as they compete with 30 year olds

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Anonymous wrote:Stock her up once a season or calculate the cost per season and give it to her in monthly installments.

This weekend we will go through all the Spring/Summer clothes again and get rid of items that no longer fit, no longer in style, or things she simply doesn't want. Most of her shopping is done at F21, H&M and Urban. If I give her $300 for summer clothes shopping, does that seem fair and reasonable?

Yeah that is a good amount. Unknown others will disagree but I think having a clothing budget and making fiscal choices for aesthetic reasons is a good skill to have.

OK, good. I'm tired of buying $75 jeans at American Apparel or $125 at Lucky Brand. If it's her money, maybe she will make better choices, or have less new clothing for the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

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Anonymous wrote:The $10 allowance does seem low.

That does seem low-I got $20/week in a working class family in the 1980s.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Our net worth is in the 8 figures and DS needs formal, tailored clothes for the places we travel to. We take our nanny too.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Is PP's 7 year old in a boy band or something? Is he wearing gold chains? What the hell does a 7 year old need with nice clothes?!

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Is PP's 7 year old in a boy band or something? Is he wearing gold chains? What the hell does a 7 year old need with nice clothes?!

Boy band?!? I wish. He goes where we go. Example, he getting fitted for a vacation in Europe where he needs summer suits and a tux for parties we are planning to attend. He's going with the nanny in case he needs to leave.

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That poor kid.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Is PP's 7 year old in a boy band or something? Is he wearing gold chains? What the hell does a 7 year old need with nice clothes?!

Boy band?!? I wish. He goes where we go. Example, he getting fitted for a vacation in Europe where he needs summer suits and a tux for parties we are planning to attend. He's going with the nanny in case he needs to leave.

Lmao. Getting fitted? Whatever, as if you can't buy a 7-year old a cheap suit off the rack. No one (worth having in your life) is scrutinizing the fit of a kid's suits. Carry on with your jet set life but this is so far from typical for a child's clothing budget.

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Anonymous wrote:That poor kid.

+1. And who responds "I wish" to the suggestion their kid is in a boy band. PP sounds like she thinks kid is an accessory.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Is PP's 7 year old in a boy band or something? Is he wearing gold chains? What the hell does a 7 year old need with nice clothes?!

Boy band?!? I wish. He goes where we go. Example, he getting fitted for a vacation in Europe where he needs summer suits and a tux for parties we are planning to attend. He's going with the nanny in case he needs to leave.

Lmao. Getting fitted? Whatever, as if you can't buy a 7-year old a cheap suit off the rack. No one (worth having in your life) is scrutinizing the fit of a kid's suits. Carry on with your jet set life but this is so far from typical for a child's clothing budget.

It's not about what other people think but being appropriately dressed for the event. Our friends' kids will be similarly dressed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Our net worth is in the 8 figures and DS needs formal, tailored clothes for the places we travel to. We take our nanny too.

Let's reacquaint ourselves with the meaning of the word "need." You want your DD to have formal, tailored clothes. She could wear far cheaper clothes and life would go on.

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Anonymous wrote:500 for Summer and 500 for Winter.

Wow, I don't spend that much on myself. I'm jealous of your children.

Yeah seriously that's a lot.

I spend 3 times that for my 7 yr old BOY. It really depends on your income and lifestyle.

No. No, it doesn't have to. We have well over seven figures in savings and bring in close to seven figures annually. I have NEVER spent $3,000 on clothes for my child in a year. You are throwing money away if you do that. Kids can look perfectly nice and well put-together while spending less than half that. Kids grow. Kids stain their clothes. Total waste of money.

Seriously? It's not a waste of money if that's what they want to spend their money on. Why do you care? If someone travels a lot, is that a waste of money? If they have a hobby that is expensive, it that a waste of money? If they have the financial means to spend a lot on clothes, why not?

Is PP's 7 year old in a boy band or something? Is he wearing gold chains? What the hell does a 7 year old need with nice clothes?!

Boy band?!? I wish. He goes where we go. Example, he getting fitted for a vacation in Europe where he needs summer suits and a tux for parties we are planning to attend. He's going with the nanny in case he needs to leave.

Lmao. Getting fitted? Whatever, as if you can't buy a 7-year old a cheap suit off the rack. No one (worth having in your life) is scrutinizing the fit of a kid's suits. Carry on with your jet set life but this is so far from typical for a child's clothing budget.

It's not about what other people think but being appropriately dressed for the event. Our friends' kids will be similarly dressed.

Your explanation pretty much concedes it's about what other people think. Keep on keepin' up with the Joneses.