By Chelsea P. Gladden
If the price of Suri Cruise’s $180 jeans has you feeling down, I’m here to pick your spirits back up. Instead of throwing down $250 for a dress you admire only for it to get stained within the first five minutes of finger painting, find a replica for a tenth the price.
For example, Old Navy and Target are a great place to get the latest in tot couture for a much more reasonable cost (i.e. jeans for $15). Check out the pricey stores and latest Shiloh shoes, then find the knock-offs that won’t knock your wallet out.
Label lovers can rejoice in savings, too. Wait until summer 2008 clothes go on sale, and purchase them in the size your child will be in summer 2009. For example, if your child is 2T this year, purchase 3T for next.
Perhaps that requires planning a little too advanced for a brain surviving on little sleep while repeatedly being tested with that question of all questions: “Why?” Then sites such as Gymboree (http://www.gymboree.com) and Janie and Jack (http://www.janieandjack.com/) have great sale sections that are seasonally current.
Better yet, remember when your friends gave birth while you (or your wife) waddled around in anxious agony to follow suit? Well, now’s your chance to take advantage of their barely worn suits. In other words, it’s all about the hand me downs.
So instead of spending money on clothes that will have you in a panic when the first cookie crumbles, spend your time allowing your kid to, well, be a kid.
All (cost effectively) dressed up and no place to go? Check out Top 10 Cheap Ways to Entertain Your Family on Mainstreet.com.
Shop your ideas! Check out: It’s Time to Budget and Financially Frugal Families.
Better yet? Rate your favorite way to spend here!
Photo Courtesy of Clara Natoli
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