Crazy 2011 clothes challenge

newgirly

Hi Lula-Hula , I was wondering if it is still possible to join the challenge this year? I am married with 3 kids, but 2 of them are starting secondary school this year which is going to be very expensive , so I'm going to just set a budget for me of £100 fro 2011. This is to include everthing, clothes/shoes/undies and pj's. Thanks very much

Birdie85

First spend of the year to 'fess up to! £15 on a swimsuit, not exactly the most practical of purchases when I'm being strict, but I needed a new one for the weekend (my Hen party in a Spa!) and I'll get plenty of wear throughout the rest of the year too, especially when I'm on holiday in September where we'll be going to waterparks, I'm not making the mistake of going down a water slide in a bikini again! :eek:

floella80

Luckily nothing to report.
It's my birthday next week so asked OH for trainers as I need new ones so I didn't have to spend on them and he bought me two pairs as we went an bought sale price ones! So I have my new trainers, just thought it was easier to ask him for something I actually need than ask him for something I don't really need but want.

tazmac25

First clothing spend of the year to report but its just £4 ~ new bra needed as the washing machine ate the wire from one of my old favourites !!!

Thanks

theonlynuttytart

hi can a latecomer join? im going to pledge £240 for the year .....gulp!
ive made progress over the past few years with those impulse buys but i can still do better!
however..... theres a big problem....... we are getting a primark in a few months..... just ten mins from me........normally i have to drive 35 mins and limit myself to every 6-8weeks!
so this will be a real challenge!
with all the challenges ive joined this year , im going to be thinner.... have a pot of money that i dont know what im going to spend it on..... healthier.....cleaner home..... more organised.....empty cupboards..... making money from ebay and car boots..... live frugally..... make gifts for presents by crafting and no more toilietries! phew!!
good luck to all! and me ha ha!:rotfl:

chevalier

a $14.50 spend for me. But that was for 1 long sleeve and 3 short sleeve tops from the charity shop. Bargain.

Won't have any chance to go clothes shopping for the next 10 days as we are going on a camping and hiking holiday.....:eek::eek:
chev

Catslovelycats

theonlynuttytart wrote: »

hi can a latecomer join? im going to pledge £240 for the year .....gulp!
with all the challenges ive joined this year , im going to be thinner.... have a pot of money that i dont know what im going to spend it on..... healthier.....cleaner home..... more organised.....empty cupboards..... making money from ebay and car boots..... live frugally..... make gifts for presents by crafting and no more toilietries! phew!!
good luck to all! and me ha ha!:rotfl:

welcome nutty:D
you and your home are going to unrecognisable by the end of the year!
great ambitions!:A

rosemary54

back to work today and made up a new outfit with boots over 10 years old,sale skirt and top from last year and new jumper from this year with necklace from sale felt very smart too:):):)...only item paid full price for was the boots(actually present from dH,thought very extravagent at £100 but works out @£10 a year:))
it is amazing how many outfits you can get when you mix things up,maybe I should throw all clothes on the bed and pick out items with my eyes shut.....could be very interesting:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Southern_Sadie

rosemary54 wrote: »

back to work today and made up a new outfit with boots over 10 years old,sale skirt and top from last year and new jumper from this year with necklace from sale felt very smart too:):):)...only item paid full price for was the boots(actually present from dH,thought very extravagent at £100 but works out @£10 a year:))

I do that too, totted up my outfit on the bus this morning. The only item I'd paid full price for was my handbag but it's so gorgeous that it brightens up any outfit. My coat was full-price too but a present from my mum (I wouldn't count presents if I were you, rosemary!)

I have a spend to declare Lula: I went into House of Fraser to get my hair cut and they were running late so I ended up browsing sale racks and found a long-sleeved black belted dress, down to £35 from £120. Specifically it's for a funeral (the other outfit I was planning didn't look very good) but I'll be able to wear it to work/smart functions as well.

So that's 10% of my 2011 budget gone already! Luckily I didn't see anything else remotely nice in the sales.

RebeccaBloomwood

Thanks everyone for your replies to my bra questions. I use the handwash setting on my washing machine for my bras, but I only have 5 bras so it seems a waste to run the WM so empty. Hence I try not to do them every week (wearing my bras about three times each, I'm ashamed to say).

Luckily, I bought a new bra last week (already declared) and today I FINALLY received my three lucky dip bras I ordered on the 27th of November from Ann Summers. So now I have 9 bras, which is much better. I can wear them twice and wash them every fortnight.

New thing to discuss (following on from Rosemary mentioning her boots work out at £10 a year):

What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought and what's its cost per wear (or if that's too hard, cost per month/year).
Do you have anything quite cheap with a really high cost per wear? (I have some things I've never worn, hence they have an infinite cost per wear!!)

Becky x x x