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[quote=Anonymous]Rather than thinking about a monthly budget, how about thinking instead of building a wardrobe with items that have multiple uses and only replacing needed items? And be willing to buy second hand.

For example: for kids determine how many kinds of shoes you really need. Do you need rainboots AND snowboots, or might a hybrid of the two work well in all kinds of cool and wet weather? Do you really need hoodies AND cardigans- or might one of each do? I try to buy stuff for my 8 year old daughter that are multi-use. So, a durable cardigan sweater with buttons in a nice pattern might work with almost all DD's one colored pants and shirts.

For an adult wardrobe it should be easier because you need basics and accessories. As a woman, depending on what you do, you might need X # of suits, but what amount and what interchangability could significantly alter how much you end up spending. Things can mix and match. Purses can be whittled down to one black and one bright. Its about choices and really being investigative on what the minimum might be that you can live with.

I saw an article about a woman who wanted to see just how little she could get away with in terms of work clothes. She interchanged the most minimal of items for several months and noone seemed to notice. Let me see if I can find that article.

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