How much do you spend per kid per year on clothing?

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Anonymous wrote:I really have no ice because I don’t budget, but not too much since my kids wear a uniform to school.

I would not buy clothes on eBay or used at all for older kids.

Buying used is much cheaper and better for the environment. Cannot emphasize the last part enough.

Or, buy new and pass them on or resell them.

I have boys and their clothes often get too worn out to pass them on. I rarely can even reuse the oldest’s clothes for the youngest. For the same reason I don’t have good luck buying from thrift stores. I don’t want things that look faded or have fabric softener smell on them.

Active boys are hard on clothes! I get a bunch of hand me down shirts and shorts for my 7yo DS from a friend but she's always like, sorry the pants were all destroyed! So I typically buy those new and they mayyybe can pass half of them on to DD or my nephew.

Definitely a mix for us and I should keep track but I don't, lol. Some hand me downs, some purchased second hand (DD loves all the quirky MB shirts but I will not buy those new so I keep an eye out for used on a BST group). Will hit up old navy, gap, primary sales, particularly for things that are more gender neutral and both my kids can wear. Occasionally I'll hit up an in person kids consignment sale if its convenient but no time to be driving around to various thrift shops where I may or may not find anything.

You need to teach your kids to take care of their things. My body’s have never destroyed clothing except a rare occasion.

I'd prefer to just let them be active and play and if I can't pass on all the pants, oh well. If its dress clothes, they change out of those after church or the event before they head outside to play. But thanks for your advice!

+1 it's not like they are destroying clothes on purpose! Just that they wear them for a year and they are very worn out looking and sometimes a hole in the knee etc. Not like the infant clothes that are worn briefly before they're outgrown and can nicely be passed on to others.

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Anonymous wrote:I really have no ice because I don’t budget, but not too much since my kids wear a uniform to school.

I would not buy clothes on eBay or used at all for older kids.

Buying used is much cheaper and better for the environment. Cannot emphasize the last part enough.

Or, buy new and pass them on or resell them.

I have boys and their clothes often get too worn out to pass them on. I rarely can even reuse the oldest’s clothes for the youngest. For the same reason I don’t have good luck buying from thrift stores. I don’t want things that look faded or have fabric softener smell on them.

Active boys are hard on clothes! I get a bunch of hand me down shirts and shorts for my 7yo DS from a friend but she's always like, sorry the pants were all destroyed! So I typically buy those new and they mayyybe can pass half of them on to DD or my nephew.

Definitely a mix for us and I should keep track but I don't, lol. Some hand me downs, some purchased second hand (DD loves all the quirky MB shirts but I will not buy those new so I keep an eye out for used on a BST group). Will hit up old navy, gap, primary sales, particularly for things that are more gender neutral and both my kids can wear. Occasionally I'll hit up an in person kids consignment sale if its convenient but no time to be driving around to various thrift shops where I may or may not find anything.

You need to teach your kids to take care of their things. My body’s have never destroyed clothing except a rare occasion.

I'd prefer to just let them be active and play and if I can't pass on all the pants, oh well. If its dress clothes, they change out of those after church or the event before they head outside to play. But thanks for your advice!

+1 it's not like they are destroying clothes on purpose! Just that they wear them for a year and they are very worn out looking and sometimes a hole in the knee etc. Not like the infant clothes that are worn briefly before they're outgrown and can nicely be passed on to others.

+2. I 100% do not have time to micromanage clothing wear.