Thrifty Thursday: Listen to Your Closet

Clothes that spend all their time in our closets are money-wasters. If you want to reduce your clothing bill, it pays to spend some time inside your closet listening to what it has to tell you about your clothes-buying foibles.

Your closet says: You have clothes with the tags still on them.
Conclusion: You buy clothes you don’t really need.
Solution: Get help if your shopping habit is out of control.

Your closet says: You have clothes with the tags still on them, but the prices are marked down.
Conclusion: You sometimes buy clothes you don’t really need if the price is right.
Solution: Practice resisting purchases that are not quite what you need even if they are real bargains.

Your closet says: You have clothes that need to be ironed or dry-cleaned that haven’t been worn lately.
Conclusion: You hate ironing and taking clothes to the cleaners.
Solution: Be sure to check labels when you shop, and concentrate on easy-care fabrics.

Your closet says: A lot of clothes in your closet are one size, or half a size, too small.
Conclusion: Your weight tends to yo-yo a bit, or you are between sizes.
Solution: When shopping, go for the larger size. Clothes that are a tad too large are still wearable. Clothes that are too small are unflattering and uncomfortable.

Your closet says: You have party outfits that have been worn only once.
Conclusion: You don’t have a lot of dress-up occasions in your life.
Solution: Next time, opt for nice separates that can be dressed up with one festive piece. You’ll be able to wear most of the pieces again.

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