I'm always surprised by how many parents do all their children's school clothes shopping at once, just before school starts. Maybe that's because I never experienced that as a child, I don't know. But, while less exciting, the way my mom has always done it and I do it now makes so much more sense for someone living on a budget. Budgeting in, say, a possible $20 every month for your children's clothing, is a lot easier to manage than hundreds of dollars in August. (Of course, this amount will vary depending on your resources and the number of children you have.)I have recently been reminded of this concept again as I have noticed so much clothing going on clearance after the holidays and toward the end of the winter season. In a two week time period I found two excellent sales: First, a friend of mine told me about an online sale going on at a children's store I really like that had many items for $2.99, and then at my local Wal-Mart I noticed rack after rack of children's clothing on clearance for $2-$5. (Of course, the 75 cent Christmas shirts I picked up a couple weeks before that for my youngest daughter for next winter were the best deal, but you don't often find steals quite that good.)
If you can budget a little each month for the possibility that you may find good deals--and then look through clearance racks any time you are at a store with children's clothing (which includes shoes, boots, coats, etc)--and plan for the future, you can stash away some great deals that will save you money (and stress) down the road. And, of course, this habit has to be a continual one because children never stop growing...
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