The Completely Crazy 2014 Clothes Challenge
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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!
If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply!
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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!
If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply!
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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 - Decemberfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
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
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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:0 -
Welcome his missus, I've added you to the list, good luck!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
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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!:rudolf: DF by Xmas 2018: #83 £8,250/£15,000 55% :rudolf:
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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.
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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!
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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 £100.0
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Welcome back tiny-courageous, I've added you to the list.
Good luck!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
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!:TCrazy Clothes Challenge 2012 £57.20/£100,CCC 2013 £68.67/£100 ,CCC 2014 £94.32/£100
*Frugal Living Challenge 2012, 2013, 2014*
GC 2014 Jan £154.14/£180;Feb £103.49/£180;Mar 117.63/£1600
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