{"id":1818,"date":"2015-03-04T00:15:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T08:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2015-03-03T08:22:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T16:22:52","slug":"6-ways-to-save-money-on-kids-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/6-ways-to-save-money-on-kids-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Save Money on Kids Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Don't<\/a>Kids grow so fast that replacing shoes and clothes can be downright expensive. Fortunately, I\u2019ve been able to work around this expense.<\/p>\n

In fact, I spend so little on kids clothing for my four and six year old daughter\u2019s<\/a> that I don\u2019t even include clothing in my budget. (For anyone in my family!)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how you can take your kid\u2019s clothing budget to practically zero.<\/p>\n

Ask for Clothes or Shoes as Gifts from Family Members<\/h2>\n

This is definitely the number one way I\u2019m able to keep my clothing budget low.<\/p>\n

For Christmas and Birthdays my Dad buys the girls each a couple outfits and a pair of shoes. My mom buys the girls at least one new outfit each month, and my Aunt is a deal hunter who brings me trash bags full of quality clothes from yard sales.<\/p>\n

Ask family members to buy your kid\u2019s stuff they actually need (hint: clothes and shoes) instead of toys that get played with for two days and then are tossed aside.<\/p>\n

Earn Credits to Online Thrift Stores<\/h2>\n

One of my favorite online thrift stores, ThredUp, allows you to refer your friends and earn credits. When you refer a friend you get ten dollars to spend and your friend gets ten dollars to spend. It\u2019s a win-win!<\/p>\n

They have very high quality used clothing at awesome prices. I would highly recommend you check out this site if you\u2019re into name brand clothing.<\/p>\n

Sell Old Clothes to Buy New Clothes<\/h2>\n

To keep your clothing budget zeroed out simply sell the clothes that your kids have grown out of to fund new clothes purchases.<\/p>\n

You can do well by selling similar clothing as a \u201clot\u201d on Facebook Yard Sales. Then take the money you have earned and spend it at Yard Sales, Thrift Stores, or clearance racks.<\/p>\n

Shop Yard Sales and Buy for the Whole Year<\/h2>\n

Depending on where you live Yard Sale season might only last for a couple of months. You need to take advantage!<\/p>\n

Jot down a list of everything you need before heading out to bargain hunt<\/a>. This way you\u2019ll only get the stuff you need. And be sure to check out Yard Sales on Facebook as well. There are always great deal to be found.<\/p>\n

Gladly Accept Hand Me Downs<\/h2>\n

If I have a friend or family member who offers to give me her kid\u2019s old clothes I gladly accept! There\u2019s no reason NOT to take hand me downs if they\u2019re size appropriate.<\/p>\n

As for my own kids my youngest is now in a bigger size shoe than the oldest so shoes and boots get handed down.<\/p>\n

Be Intentional with What You Buy<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s easy to want to go overboard when buying your kids clothes but it\u2019s also completely unnecessary! Your kids don\u2019t need a different outfit for everyday of the month. Invest in a few quality pieces and look for bargains on everything you buy.<\/p>\n

If you follow these tips I\u2019m confident you\u2019ll be able to slash the amount you spend on kids clothing.<\/p>\n

How do you save money on kids clothes?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kids grow so fast that replacing shoes and clothes can be downright expensive. Fortunately, I\u2019ve been able to work around this expense. In fact, I spend so little on kids clothing for my four and six year old daughter\u2019s that I don\u2019t even include clothing in my budget. (For anyone in my family!) Here\u2019s how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[464,465],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}