https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 22:40:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154890 Tue, 11 May 2010 01:53:03 +0000 Theresa 154890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Claire,</p> <p>I'm on a very limited budget too and the majority of my clothing comes from thrift stores and only the occasional very well planned item from real stores.</p> <p>So, when I feel like shopping, I often duck into a thrift store and have a browse - I can buy a dress for $4 - so about the same as a good coffee! Of course, when I can't find anything I like, I tend to just avoid shopping altogether. </p> <p>For me, browsing online isn't as hard as others - if I don't have the $$ I simply can't buy anything.</p> <p>But I'd love to read your blog too if you do it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154843 Tue, 11 May 2010 00:01:17 +0000 florida 154843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I can imagine that would make for a popular blog!<br /> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154837 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:54:40 +0000 Claire 154837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOH I love the idea of making it a challenge. I could blog it! Also, misery loves company. Sharing the challenge with the world might make it easier. Also, I'm so bad at knowing ahead of time what will get a lot of wear, so this might force me to figure that out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154832 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:47:23 +0000 rae 154832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Browsing online is a big DON'T for me. It's far too easy to spot an amaaaazing deal and be tempted. I would unsubscribe from any shopping sites that email you daily, too. </p> <p>Borrowing, shopping your closet, and asking for gift cards are all big DOs, IMO. If you enjoy shopping, you will get more out of a GC: the experience as well as the item purchased!</p> <p>In the future, maybe focus on versatile things that will cross over seasons and keep you looking up to date? Nothing TOO trendy, but just current enough to keep you feeling happy and stylish. IMO, thrift stores, swap meets, and the Goodwill Clearance Centers (clothing by the pound!) are blessings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154828 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:41:19 +0000 florida 154828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Read some of the frugal fashion blogs/blogs by gals who shop their closets and wear a lot of vintage/thrifted items (Frugal Fashionista, Already Pretty, Academichic, and Legacy of Pearl are several that immediately pop into mind). Also, make it a personal challenge and perhaps it won't be such drudgery--see how many ways you can combine items that you already have without wearing the same combo in a week, month, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154820 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:31:32 +0000 Claire 154820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Dashrashi! I think I might be with you... the more I look online, the more I HAVE to have something. It might just be zero looking at clothes for me... I'm afraid of that though </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154816 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:24:01 +0000 Dashrashi 154816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to keep away from all fashion-related things when I really can't shop at all. (I watch more TV, heh.) I try to wear the things I love that I already own, but conscious efforts to shop my closet or make Polyvore sets tend to frustrate me ("okay, this has just established that I seriously NEED a navy v-neck cardigan with 3/4 sleeves") rather than satisfy the acquisition-desire. The gift-card thing does help a LOT, though, in the lean times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/low-budget-shopping-and-style#post-154811 Mon, 10 May 2010 23:03:34 +0000 Claire 154811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, so I've been working the last few years and setting myself a clothing budget, which I basically keep to. This fall I'll be entering graduate school and living on limited, borrowed money. I'm on austerity measures now, to save as much as I can before I go to zero income. </p> <p>My question is this: What do you do about the urge to shop when you know you can't? Do you browse online? Make Polyvore collages? Do you borrow from friends? Do you "shop in your closet"? Do you avoid even looking at sites or stores? Do I ask family for gift certificates for holidays and shop off those?</p> <p>Similarly, how do I shop when I have very, very minimal funds? I have pretty much everything I need right now. In the future austerity days, should I buy statement pieces to spice up my basics, or accessories, or what? How should I change my approach to shopping and style for a 3+ years?</p> <p>Thank you thank you collective wisdom! </p>