The Completely Crazy 2014 Clothes Challenge

fedupandskint
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It's time again for the challenge to begin. Can you do it? Stick to a clothes budget for the whole 12 months of 2014?

Let's see who's up for it!

Below is the first post by Lula Hula who ran this challenge for many years and Citizen Kitten who started the thread last year.

Hi Guys - so the new thread from Lula-Hula's original Crazy Clothes challenge, I am re-posting her first post because do you know what, she says it best and i think her confessional strikes a cord with all of us.

The Completely Crazy 2013 Clothes Challenge
Yes, oh yessy, yes, yes; it's that time of year again

The time of year when I can just sense that some of you are either doing physical battle in the shops, some are hovering over the 'pay now' button online & the veterans of past challenges are sat there quite content with what they already have .

For me, 2011 has been an 'experimental' year in terms of all things clothes, shoes & accessories. I've never previously counted what I spend on DD throughout the year, so that was interesting . There was a whole new school uniform to be bought; not so interesting, but rather costly.

I had a rough budget in mind for the both of us, but managed to exceed it (quite considerably in fact ). Still, the majority of my own purchases were via ebay & about 85 % succesful. The remaining 15% were either donated on to family or friends or charitized. I do get a bit competitive, & on more than one occasion have gone over my initial bid; just so that I win . This is not always a succesful strategy - the raincoat I bought nearly a year ago for more than twice my original bid makes me look like Inspector Gadget -

I bought many lovely frocks, as after years of wearing jeans / trousers, I am now embracing my feminine side & reckon that you just can't go wrong with a dress that fits well, flatters your colouring & shape & puts a bit of a sashay in your stride

I'm keen for a new pair of boots, but refuse to buy a pair that aren't quite perfect, just because they're cheaper than the ones I really love & want. I'm therefore saving all my £2 coins towards a new pair for autmn/winter 2012, so not including the money saved towards those as part of my budget.

EVERYTHING else is in the budget though, and I mean EVERYTHING; clothes, shoes, lingerie, swimwear ( ha ha ha) bags, belts, scarves ... the whole shabang.


As for me, I've tried this challenge over the years, losing track and discarding the budget before the year was out. This year I set a budget of £200 and spent £101.98. I have had 8 no spend months on clothes in a row for the first time ever. Some of us have not spent a penny on clothes for the whole year which is a fantastic result, well done!

My budget is going to be £100 for the year as I have some serious debt busting going on here which is saving up to pay a massive long term loan off. My priorities have changed from clothes to savings. I have plenty of clothes which I bought last year to wear until they start to wear thin!

What I do need is a new pair of ankle boots, but I haven't found a suitable pair yet let alone the pennies to buy them!

I understand the importance of not frittering money away on clothes, shoes, bags, make up that you don't need or really want, tempted by a reduction in price and sales, only to lure unworn in your wardrobe. I know because that was me in the past. Luckily that phase of my life is well and truly in the past.

Come and join me, post a reply and let us see how we all get on over the next year.

Good luck everyone!


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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358
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    edited 3 November 2014 at 6:35PM
    1. Me £100
    2. His missus £250
    3. Jonesy £0 cost neutral zero spend
    4. Scattyspice £240
    5. tiny-courageous £100
    6. Debbiedeejay £100
    7. cmazza £300
    8. KT2802 £500
    9. the cat £100
    10. Tracy6697 £100
    11. Lucy lemon £240
    12. tinks112 £200
    13. jazzyjustlaw £240
    14. JayneC £10
    15. blue mango £300
    16. pavlovs dog £0 plan no spend January
    17. Paulineb £0 zero spend
    18. missflirtuk £100
    19. Ali OK £120
    20. Smarter and harder £360
    21. posh*spice £100
    22. Squirrelly £100
    23. CariadsNewStart £300
    24. Goldiegirl £300
    25. Jazee £120
    26. Antwacky £0 zero spend
    27. determined new ms £250 and 5 no spend months
    28. Iwillsucceed £400
    29. Xxteepeex £100
    30. jojitsui neutral spend all year
    31. Kayleigh251186 £240
    32. Happytails £500
    33. tiller girl £100
    34. Yorkie lass £300
    35. sax 11 £0 no spend
    36. Helencal80 £300
    37. trishx £400
    38. fatpat £120
    39. Cherryjack £0 spend until the summer
    40. hayley £500
    41. PurpleJay £120
    42. FlacosFloozie £365
    43. Hettiecaro £100
    44. Mummy2threeboys £0 zero spend
    45. omarsgirl £120 £10 per month
    46. Eltee12 £500
    47. cat4772 £750
    48. stinkygerlinky £100
    49. TheDolallyDilly £300
    50. nillionaire £300
    51. Going4TheDream £125
    52. Antwerpen £250
    53. Happybunny86 £300
    54. Minniepoos £150
    55. McCulloch £150
    56. galeygoo £200
    57. icklehels £200
    58. lavenderlover £50
    59. mothernerd £100
    60. BlueCow1975 £350
    61. Faete £200
    62. baibelle £50
    63. Lesleyzz1 £300
    64. Pamylib £500
    65. Black cat £300
    66. FrugalinShropshire £100
    67. Guna £88
    68. akashiva £100
    69. imapoet £40 from August - December
    70. SteffiWoo £0 August - December
    71. newthrift £70 October - December
    72. Pink_Giraffe £20 November - December
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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358
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    edited 3 November 2014 at 6:31PM
    January no spenders
    Fedup
    Jonesy88
    hayley
    cat4772
    tracey6697
    Antwacky
    KT2802
    bluemango
    Ali-OK
    stinkygerlinky
    lavenderlover
    Yorkielass
    Sax11
    posh*spice

    February no spenders
    Fedup
    The DolallyDilly
    Stinkygerlinky
    Goldiegirl
    lavenderlover
    tiny_courageous
    tracey6697
    Antwacky
    trishx
    FlacosFloozie
    posh*spice
    Yorkielass
    hayley

    March no spenders
    stinkygerlinky
    Ali-OK
    Gem gem
    Jazee
    mothernerd
    nillionaire
    jonesy
    omarsgirl
    posh*spice

    April no spenders
    Fedup
    Mothernerd
    Lavenderlover
    posh*spice
    Jazee
    Hayley

    May no spenders
    Fedup
    blue mango
    posh*spice
    Ali-OK
    Goldiegirl
    Debbiedejay
    jonesy
    TheDolallyDilly
    Mothernerd

    June no spenders
    Mothernerd
    Ali-OK
    McCulloch
    Antwacky
    Omarsgirl
    Gem gem

    July no spenders
    posh*spice
    Ali-OK
    Gem gem
    Fedup

    August no spenders
    Jazee
    Goldiegirl
    posh*spice
    Gem gem
    Fedup
    Mother-nerd

    September no spenders
    Fedup
    Gem gem
    Ali OK
    Posh spice
    Goldie girl

    October no spenders
    Gem gem
    Ali OK
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  • his_missus
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    Hi,

    Thanks for setting up the thread FedUp.

    I'm definitely in for 2014. Completely blew my budget last year (I kind of thought I would tbh) buying holiday clothes.

    I really shouldn't need to buy any clothes for 2014 unless I lose weight. I have quite a few clothes that are just a bit too tight so should see me through.

    Will probably need a few summery work tops later in the year and new winter boots come October time.

    I'm going to see myself a budget of £250 for 2014:eek:
  • fedupandskint
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    Welcome his missus, I've added you to the list, good luck!
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  • Jonesy88
    Jonesy88 Posts: 959
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    Can i be included again please?

    This year i'm being extremely ambitious and aiming for a cost neutral year - ie ZERO spend! arghh! I must be mad.

    Basically my plan is to make the money to buy clothes - eg e3ay or surveys. The only exceptions are underwear and basic work clothes.

    Thanks fedupandskint!
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  • I'm in! My budget is £240 ie £20/month. But I'd like to try and save it up and only buy considered purchases instead of frittering away on impulse buys and charity shops.
    Thanks for the thread fedup.

    Scatty
    Crazy clothes challenge 140/180 :)
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358
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    Welcome back Jonesy, good luck with your neutral cost and zero spend challenge. Let us all know how you go on with this!

    Welcome scattyspice, good luck to you with your budget of £20 per month, all the best to you too!

    Both added to the list
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  • Sign me up please, did this for a few years but was pregnant last year so had to buy maternity clothes. This year, I'm limiting myself to £100.
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358
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    Welcome back tiny-courageous, I've added you to the list.

    Good luck!
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  • Evening All

    Thank you Fedupandskint for starting a new thread am sure CK wont mind you keeping the flock together , hope she is ok.

    I need to to finalise what I spent last year but its not much but will do that on old thread but could you put me down again for £100 for the year?

    This is a great challenge and for me, its part of the norm now .I am well known at work for the one who spends only a £100 a year on clothes and its a great conversation starter if you are stuck for words.

    Oh and I also like to tell people I bought this and that from a "vintage boutique" I found when I went away last time- then I sit back while all the compliments roll in and then tell them it came from the local charity shop and watch their jaws drop! :rotfl:

    Actually I have spent today going through all my clothes and have at least three bags to go back to the CS or to be recycled - thats my way of helping local charities.

    I have gone round the sales but wasn't impressed at all and all I needed was a pair of woolly tights ( last week I shrunk the only pair I had -would fit a toddler now!)but have found another pair at back of a drawer so thats good. Eventually I would like a pair of leather calf/knee high boots but since I have been looking for past 4 years I am not in a rush!

    So good luck to everyone - heres to another crazy clothes challenge!:T
    Crazy Clothes Challenge 2012 £57.20/£100,CCC 2013 £68.67/£100 ,CCC 2014 £94.32/£100
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    GC 2014 Jan £154.14/£180;Feb £103.49/£180;Mar 117.63/£160
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