If you've been following this blog, you know that I advocate shopping with intention. I want you to banish any lingering habit of shopping for your clothes recreationally, and encourage you to instead shop with a plan and a list. I also want you to consider purchasing used clothing for maximum quality at the lowest possible cost. I understand that, for many of us, this could be a big shift in behavior! The best way I've found to shift habitual behavior is with small, tortoise-like steps that can disarm our resistance to change. Marrying a Tortoise When I was in high school, I was a terrible procrastinator. Worse, I was rewarded for procrastinating by getting good grades even when I studied for a test or wrote my essay the night before it was due. I would let assignments and commitments hang over me and then try to complete them in a flurry of activity at the last moment. Fortunately, I married a man whose approach is the exact opposite - a tortoise to my hare. It took awhile...
Dressing well while saving money