| 3 sons, don't care what they wear. One at a service academy so his uniform is always sharp, has little to no civvies at home and none there. Oldest daughter is thrilled to wear scrubs everyday, and the exact same color and style everyday, even her undergarments are the same color...1 load of wash! Middle daughter is the only one who has fashion sense...but hates spending any of her money on clothes or shoes, so she opts for 50% off the clearance price at an outlet. Most of her "dress" and "work" shoes were from Zappos before they stopped price matching. Now she has some very, very nice shoes, none more than $10 a pair, again thanks to Zappos.
Middle son wears all his "free" clothing the university gives out. I took all his non-university wear home at fall break so his older bro would have some civvy clothes to wear when he is home on leave. Boys wear the same size tops and bottoms and same shoe size. They share, don't know what belongs to who and they REALLY don't care.
Needless to say our clothing budget is non-existent and laundry when all 5 are home is still pretty organized and simple. 2 oldest boys bought the family those energy-saving (front-load) washer and dryer, made a HUGE difference in the electric and water bills. HUGE.
Boys do own tuxs and suits they bought off ebay for formals, balls and interviews. For what they paid and how often they have been utilized it is now under $1 per use.
They care about the cost and return on investment, not how it looks.
Kat |