The Completely Crazy 2015 Clothes Challenge

BritAbroad

Need to update as I've been a bit disorganised of late!

I decided to keep the gym pants I'd bought, and since then have got another couple of bits - a sweater, a lovely blue top and a cute brown cardigan - a total of 64.96. I also got a gorgeous purple handbag but it's doesn't come out of the budget as I used a gift voucher for it.

I got another few things too, but I'll need to find/check my receipt for them cos I can't remember what I paid! So at the moment my budget stands at 916.05 remaining.

cat4772

I'm a bit late but can I join in this year again?

Last year, most of my clothes were packed up ready to move house. box 1 contained clothes I need to lose a bit of weight to wear, box 2 contained clothes I need to lose a LOT of weight to wear. Boxes 3-5 contained clothes my 5yo daughter had outgrown ready for my 3yo daughter to grow into. Boxes 6&7 contained clothes that were wearable when I boxed them up but were too big for me. Box 8 contained clothes I can wear (as did the four suitcases I brought with me). Also found boxes of clothes that I'd put away years ago and never opened. Feels like I have a new wardrobe already:D.

As I'm still doing SW, and slimming into clothes, at some point I'm going to need to buy some new ones, but hopefully it will be next year before I need to buy any. Certainly I have a couple of summer coats I can wear but I might need a new winter coat.

My budget for 2015 (£390 minimum to £500 maximum):
Me (underwear and essentials): £60
Husband (underwear and essentials): £60 (poss plus £50 on shoes)
DD1 (school uniform & shoes): £100
DD2 (School uniform & Shoes): £100
DD1 (non-school & holiday clothes, coat and underwear): £70


spent so far: £7 (on socks and tights):o

Cat.x

Sarahlovesshoes

All everyone!
I haven't gone missing - just been away and really busy with work.
My budget took a bit of a battering just before I went away as I spent £83 on last mins bit and pieces but has I didn't wear what I picked up I did take £35 worth of items back so I have just about broke even!
Hope everyone is ok and still on track?


P.s thanks to this challenge I have reduced one of my overdrafts by £150 :-)


sarah

Gem-gem

Nearly third way through the month - still no spends.
Last spend on clothes 24/12/2014.
What is the longest everyone has gone without buying clothes?

Rowan_moon

Quick question

For those of you lovelies selling clothes, are you adding what you get to your clothes budget?

omarsgirl

Hi all


A quick update- I bought another pair of pj's £15.


Total spent in Feb £30


Nothing spent in March so far. Hoping to keep it that way.


I'm avoiding charity shops as that became a bit of an addiction in itself and the ones near me are getting very poor stuff in at the moment.
I've decided to wait until Easter to buy anything else.
I need a few more summery bits, I have plenty to last me until then.


This year I'm on a mission to spend any spare money on lovely days out instead of buying stuff.


And we have just paid off a huge chunk of our mortgage, so feeling super sensible and financially aware :rotfl:

Sarahlovesshoes

Rowan_moon wrote: »

Quick question

For those of you lovelies selling clothes, are you adding what you get to your clothes budget?

I use mine to justify what I have spent! But I don't add it to any totals as Id end up spending more!

moneyonmymindsam

The good Current e b a y sales this month ..now at £127.88 Happy Days


I have been buying on ebay


Total made since starting from wardrobe clear out is £265.99 ...
:beer:

Going to bundle the last lot and sell via gumtree I can not do the posting with my job its just to much ..plus the PO is a rip-off No printer so cant do her mes ...:o


What I have spend in total on capsule wardrobe ...£100 ...did admit to falling off the wagon...


Knickers


Flamingo scarf:rotfl:now used as cover for ottoman so minus that bloomin impulse buy


Pink Coat
Plimsolls
Trousers
Designer Skirt
3 x Designer jackets
2 x shoes
2 x vests


:T I do have all the clothes I need now ...I do just need to invest n some PJS , slippers and I think I am there ...


I have a Loui Vuitton belt and am loathed to ebay it but it would net me a good amount for reinvestment in wardrobe.


I think I am happy with what I have now ? But we will see ... I need to count the items and get rid of the excess.




Everyone doing amazing so I am feeling a bit of a let down in terms of my shopping. Well done to all the bargain hunters and non spenders :A


I am setting a stricter budget from 28th March

moneyonmymindsam

:eek:**** kicks self up backside for spends :mad:

cw18

I very nearly buckled whilst out shopping [strike]today[/strike] yesterday

I was on a retail park, when I spotted one of the stores had posters in the window about Red N0se Day T-shirts exclusive to them, and I just had to nip in for a look. There were 3 designs I quite liked, but the pic on one made it look more suitable for a bloke so I quickly lost interest in that one. I hummed and hah'd about the other two for quite a while, but finally my heart agreed with my head that I couldn't justify £9.99 (one I liked best of the remaining two, but glitzy patches that would probably wash off) or £14.99 for a T-shirt - and I left empty handed.

(I've already bought a pin badge, and if I happen to be around somewhere collecting for the event on Friday I'll drop some coins in)