Budget week on the The View
This week is budget week on the The View. Each day the ladies will be wearing outfits that cost less than $100. *yawn* Wake me up when you find one for less than $40, shoes and other accessories included. Oh, no, I’m not kidding.
Now I realize that they record the show in New York City and the cost of living is much higher there than here in the South East or other parts of the country, but don’t they have Target there? eBay? Overstock?
I know some of you are thinking, “Buying new? No way! Not when there is a thrift store near!” And I see your point. You can get brand name clothes for pennies at your local thrift store. I have to admit, though, that I have trouble with buying secondhand clothing from people I don’t know. While I would accept hand me down clothes from family members or close friends, I don’t like clothes from the thrift store.
So, I keep it frugal at Target, Goody’s, Overstock, and, yes, even Walmart if I see something cute. I *heart* Old Navy (as you might have guessed if you’ve been reading here long) and the clothes filling my children’s closets are more than half Old Navy brand clothing.
But back to budget week at The View! I can fill my closet with a whole season’s worth of brand new outfits, including shoes (I don’t do jewelry and won’t until my children are older as my toddler loves all things shiny.) for $200. Naturally I am unimpressed with one outfit for under $100.
November 16th, 2007 at 12:26 am
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