Clothing Budget

pmhenson

I'm trying to set a budget to stick to for the year and wanted to get some ideas as to what is reasonable. Obviously this depends on your lifestyle and finances. So if you're willing to share, given your particular lifestyle (or somebody else's if you prefer) what do you think is a reasonable clothing budget for the year? I'd also be interested in hearing how much you think is a reasonable amount to spend on your kids.

18 years ago

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Becky

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Diana Pemberton-Sikes, who keeps a blog at http://fashionforrealwomen.com/blog/ has an e-book entitled "Wardrobe Magic" in which she suggests that 3-10% of your income is a reasonable allotment for clothing, depending upon your lifestyle and occupation. This amount would be shared among all members of the family living off that income. "Wardrobe Magic" goes into further detail and can be purchased on the site above.

18 years ago

christie

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I'm pretty sure that my husband would kill me if I spent 10% of our income on clothing. I'm lucky to spend about $1000 a year. I think last year I spent only about $500, with a few gift certificates and gifts of clothes.

I don't have kids, but I have a strong feeling on clothing, none-the-less. I feel like children who are 12 and under should only get their clothing from second-hand stores except for special occasion clothes. I couldn't imagine buying clothing for my children if they will grow out of it in 6 months. Around here, there are great used-clothing shops that sell as good as new clothing. I say check those out.

18 years ago

Becky

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Christie, I don't spend anywhere near that much either! I would estimate that our family of four collectively spends no more than 4-5%. I do shop secondhand for our daughters and people always comment upon what cute clothes they have!

18 years ago

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