Eight Tips For Looking Great On A Budget

Looking great on a budget takes time and patience, but you can have it. Here are some tips to help:

1.  Have a budget! You can’t seriously talk about looking good on a budget if you don’t have a budget. Know how much you’ll spend on clothes each year, plan your spending carefully to get the most from it and continue to adhere to your limit.

2.  Buy clothes that fit. No one looks good in clothes that are too low—or way too big for that matter, though that is rarely a problem. Generally, it costs no more to purchase clothes in the proper size than in buying clothes a size or two too small. Clothes that are the correct size will last longer. Don’t buy clothes that are too small as an incentive to do away with weight. Buy clothes that fit as a reward for losing weight!

3.  Shop seasonal sales. Nordstrom (it.Ly/ivSKd), famous for cool clothes and high prices have two sales each year for women and kids, two separate scales for men, and one for everyone each year. If you need to see professional for work, save you money on these sales. Many other fine stores also have sales with substantial discounts on a scheduled basis. Select the web sites for detail.

4.  Purchase a few nice things. For work, church and other occasions when you want to do your best, buy a few nice articles of clothing rather than having lots of things from discount stores. The higher quality clothes should last longer and make, you look better than having lots of outfits from discount stores.

5.  Buy versatile clothes. Don’t purchase any item of clothing that you can only wear with one outfit; look for clothes that you can mix and match. Five shirts and five pants that you can wear only in matching sets give you five outfits. Five shirts and five pants that you can wear interchangeably will give you 25 outfits.

6.  Take excellent care of your clothes. You don’t need expensive furniture and cedar wood hangers for your clothes, but they shouldn’t be tossed in piles on the floor. Wash, fold and hang your clothes so you can see what you have, find what you want and protect it all.

7.  Two words: machine washable. If you build your wardrobe around clothes you can wash and dry at home, you’ll typically spend less on clothes, and much less on caring for them. You’ll also avoid the temptation to wear dry clean only clothes too often (showing up to serve in a wrinkled suit with ketchup stains—not pleasant).

8.  Shop thrift stores and consignment shops. Don’t purchase anything in a thrift store you won’t wear; you’re just wasting your money. You can often find clothes for about 20% of the retail price in thrift stores, saving you 80%. Remember, once you wear the clothes you buy extra in a department store, they’re used, too.

Everyone can be accomplished with a budget. You can decide whether to spend a fortune and not look respectable. Perform the following tips and you’ll always be pleased with your look and proud of your wallet.