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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HHI $150K, 4yo DD. Disclaimer: I grew up wearing hand me downs and hated it. My parents could have afforded to shop, but were very thrifty and practical and didn't put a lot of thought or time into wardrobe since clothes were supposed to be practical & functional, not a personal expression. (I can see either side, I just felt the way I felt as did they.) As soon as I had independent money as a kid, I spent it on clothes because I hated not feeling like I looked nice.

For dressing DD, I don't go crazy with shopping, but buy things that suit her. We don't buy more than she will reasonably wear in regular circulation, but I do make sure that she has choices, and now that she's slowing down in growth a bit some things can be re-used another year. It doesn't bother me if she plays in "nice" clothes - I haven't yet met a stain that I can't get out, and she's not particularly rough & tumble so any rips or catches are rare and happen in the least expensive part of her outfit, her leggings.

I tend to wait for online sales since they seem to happen weekly on many of the places we shop - gap, mini boden, garnet hill kids, and some HA. We've gotten some really cute things from Zulily too where "designer" items sell for less than half of what they cost on their brand sites. I spend probably $2000/year on clothing & shoes for her. [/quote]

That sounds like a lot for a 4 year old. I don't know whether I spend 2000 on myself and I make more money than you do. And I shop a lot! 
But I know what you are saying about feeling deprived of not having good clothes. So I can understand that this is a priority for you.  [/quote]

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