We have a compost, line dry our clothing in good weather, reuse as often as we can,
buy second hand clothing instead of buying new when need, and are trying to convert to homemade cleaners among other things.
Not exact matches
• Poshmark, a Redwood City, Calif. - based online service for
buying and selling
second -
hand clothing, is in talks to raise more than $ 50 million in a funding round that could value the startup at roughly $ 600 million, according to Reuters.
I haven't
bought any new
clothing for four years, but I do
buy second -
hand clothes.
My kids have literally taken the spoon right out of my
hand without a
second thought before and I can barely remember the last time I
bought clothing for myself that wasn't just an afterthought from the clearance rack.
Whether it's visiting thrift stores,
buying second -
hand clothing or even purchasing cheap fakes that look absolutely terrible and ridiculous, as long as you wear
clothing that makes you comfortable, it's possible to be fashionable and also spend less.
It can also be an unrealistic option if a lot of your purchases of
clothing are based on workwear and a specific style — shopping for a strict dress code is most probably going to be easier when
buying new (although not impossible to do
second -
hand, of course).
Recycling your
clothing (e.g. cutting up old jeans to make shorts) or
buying clothes from a
second -
hand store
There are lots of ways we can make the most of this money by checking our wardrobes and making a list before we go shopping, choosing
clothing designed to last longer and
buying second hand.