Comments on: Lessons from My Closet Purge

By: Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:49:19 +0000

So true!! Whenever I feel the urge to 'shop', I purge closets first. It's a great reminder of how I don't want to waste anymore money.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:59:26 +0000

@5dollarsaday — I do the exact same thing. I find something I really love, only to come home and realize I have something in the closet that looks pretty similar.

@me in millions — I've never looked into a consignment store before. Maybe I should try that, before dropping my clothes off at the donation center.

By: me in millions

me in millions — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:24:56 +0000

Don't forget about consignment stores! If your clothes are in good condition and practically new like you say, you could at least recoup some of the cost so it wouldn't be a pile of wasted money on your floor.

I'm doing a "get rid of stuff Sunday" feature on my blog because the feeling of purging stuff is so good and I want to try to minimize the "stuff" in my life.

By: 5dollarsaday

5dollarsaday — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:22:44 +0000

I need to do a real purge, I've been doing it in bits and pieces.
One thing I notice about myself is that I seem to buy the same item over and over. Not the exact same item, of course, but items that serve the same purpose. So, for example, I went to New York and found a store with great prices on clothes that I really liked. So I bought a few skirts and tops. When I got home, I discovered that I already had a cute knee length green and brown cotton skirt. The two were different but I couldn't really wear one one day and the other the next without looking like I was wearing the same thing.
When I looked deeper, I found I had at least one other skirt that was similar.

yeah, I need to get organized with my clthes shopping!