How else do you try to save money?

[mnm'z]

Luckily, my daughter has not hit the "I want $100 jeans" stage.

I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but this is an idea my sister did with her kids. She set up a payment schedule, meaning she'd pay $x.xx for shoes, $x.xx for jeans, $x.xx for shirts, sweatshirts, etc. If the item my niece wanted cost more than my sister would pay, my niece came up with the rest. This also teaches the kids the value of their own dollars and they're not so interested in having the big $ name brand stuff. And, if they are, they're paying for it not you.

My own children wore a lot from garage sales and thrift stores. At first, my daughter was embarrassed about it. I told her that if she didn't tell anybody where she got it, I wouldn't either She didn't, and I didn't either.

[kimshaw1106]

Oh I have hit that stage where the teens want this and that and it isnt the cheap stuff either...Plus now a grandchild on the way..well luckly we have a store called Dots and it sell clothes really cheap..everything under 20.00 pretty much..great looking clothes as well..

[alimike]

I love all 3 of those stores! We have a great TJMaxx around the corner - it is orderly and lots of clearance.

My greatest find this summer a Le creuset 7 qt cast iron dutch oven for $28.

Great Buy!!! I have turned my bargain hunting into a business. Five years ago, when I was buying my infant daughter's clothes on ebay, I thought~Hey, I can do this. Now I sell almsot anything on ebay that I find in Ross and Marshall's, anything high end and brand name I can get for really cheap and turn around and sell it for double, triple, etc. of what I paid for it. People like brand new and brand names, so even in this economy, I'm still in business.

[tdrshopping]

Very cool! I like the idea of getting paid to go shopping!