Fall Fab Online Finds under $40 1. Faux Leather Studded Jacket (Forever 21 $39.80), 2. Cable Knit Sweater (H&M $14.95), 3. Coated Collar Blazer (Forever 21 $27.80), 4. ASOS Plate And Spike Detail waist Belt (ASOS $26), 5. Lace-Up Wedge Booties (Forever 21 $32.80), 6. Pearlescent Peter Pan Collar Necklace (Forever 21 $24.80), 7. Faux Fur Collar (H&M $12.95), 8. Scarf (H&M $9.95) Patience You see an item you really like, but it’s more than you’re willing to spend. You can’t find an option that you are thrilled with and it’s down to buy it and hurt the pocket or wait it out and see if it goes on sale. The truth is it’s a gamble. If you lose, the item goes out of stock and you beat yourself over not buying it in the first place. But if you wait and it goes on sale, you will buy it at a lower price point and have that feel-good “I’m so shopping savvy” feeling. Sell your Stuff There may be times when we impulse buy (hello, we are only human) and buy a piece that we may only wear once like a unique printed dress that you wore for a wedding and splashed pictures of you in it all over Facebook. Well, let me tell you about my little secret: It’s called selling it and trying to get some money back in exchange for it. You may put it on the market via Ebay, Poshmark (iPhone app) or Threadflip and potentially sell it. In the cases where I have sold some of my items it felt like essentially I rented the dress for $5-10.
z Purchased this Zara dress on sale for $40 (original price $60) sold it through Poshmark app! This strategy is not only for those unique pieces that you can’t be seen wearing again, but also those great pieces that you are finally ready to part with. You can take those pieces to a consignment store (i.e. My Sister’s Closet) or sell them on the platforms I mentioned. Buy Used By the same token, you may also purchase on these platforms because just like you there was a person who wanted to part ways with an item listing it at a reduced price. You may find used or new items at the fraction of the retail price!
Whatever strategies you choose to implement, just remember that your wallet doesn’t have to take a big hit for you to be look fashionable.