What's a reasonable monthly amount to budget for kids clothing (per kid)?
ETA: shoot, too late to add a poll. $25? $50? $75?
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Hmm, I typically buy one item at Target every month and buy stuff at Old Navy/Carter's every few months!
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i think having 4 seasons makes a big difference. winter gear costs a lot and they outgrow it so fast!
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@autumnlove: DS outgrew all of his 0-3 month and 3 month clothing. Even 3-6 month is too small depending on the brand. I spent $75 on some new clothes for him, and I feel like that was a lot!
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@Freckles: my girls are older so I don't have to buy a lot at one time. $75 sounds pretty good for decent sized haul!
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I allocate $20 a week for anything she needs. So diapers/clothes/toys.
I am not very good at sticking to it since I overbuy and did a few big orders from GAP which didn't come out of that but I am getting better.
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I usually don't go monthly, more by season. I typically do two or three larger shopping sessions around fall and spring/summer. I try to keep it less than $100-$150 each time by shopping craigslist, once upon a child and the 40% off gap sales.
I guess it comes out to $25 a month?
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I budget $100 month for LO's necessities. So that includes diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream, etc. I'm guessing $50-60 of that goes towards clothes and shoes. Some months I blow through it quickly (like when she outgrows her shoes especially) and some months I roll a lot of it over.
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I try to ask for clothes that I know we will need for gifts! Our families always ask what she needs to I tell them size and seasons
it helps that C's bday is july so we can break it up.
The shoes are less predictable though. -
$100 every other month on clothes is what I budget but that doesn't include the few times a year I have to make big purchases (winter coats, boots, rain boots, etc.).
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I don't really have a budget for this. Some months we spend nothing, and then the next we decide to go crazy and buy several months worth. Basically if I see it and Zuma needs it I buy it. Not anything crazy though.
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I'm mentally budgeting about $200 for each size including shoes.
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@Mrs. Bee: Winter gear is ridiculously expensive - even if it's all on sale! The daycares around us all require a separate set of everything. I spend more on the ones she uses at daycare since she's out everyday.
@Freckles: For all her other clothes, I shop sales and hoard larger sizes
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I probably spend about $50-100 every few months, mainly online. Her birthday is in May, so she usually gets clothes for that, and then 7 months later its Christmas and clothes again. I tend to spend on t-shirts/leggings/comfy clothes as they get worn through laundry/use. I try not to buy any cute fancy dresses anymore as she has outgrown them by the time we have a special event.
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I don't stick to a specific budget, but I do buy a size or two bigger so that my LOs can get more wear out of things. For example, last year I bought DS's winter boots and coat one size too big and they still fit this year. For both, I do a lot of sleeve and leg rolling and let them grow into things. Other than that, I almost exclusively shop sales.
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I budget by season, I'll allocate approximately $125 for clothing, $50-75 for shoes. Then for winter gear, I buy one coat, one snowbib and one pair of boots. The coat and snow bib I can get two years out of, but the boots I buy true to size because they keep them on during school hours and I don't want him clunking around.
Sounds like a lot, but that includes underwears, socks, pajamas, etc. My son wears pretty basic clothes as well. His "uniform" in winter is a long sleeved tee, a fleece vest and a pair of either sweatpants or fleece lined chinos. Summer is a tee/polo with elastic waist shorts. Two pairs of sneakers per year, more or less.
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I usually buy most stuff online from gap during sales. I bought his fall stuff for around $100 in September. I spent another $70 ish around Christmas for some cute outfits and bigger sized pants. I just spent $40 more some warmer clothes (it will be cold here for a while!) in the next size up because he's growing out of 6-12.
Probably works out to about $50-100 a month. If I see something while we are out that he needs I'll get it, but we don't have a lot of options in my town for shopping.
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I do what some previous posters have said.. Seasonal shopping for LO. About $150-200 per season and I always wait for the big sales and buy it all at once. I might buy something here and there if he needs a certain outfit or I find a really good deal on something I love. But that's where we're at most of the time. DS is 21 months and we just did a fall/winter hall at carters and H&m and spent sbout $195 but that's because I had to also get two jackets
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It really depends! So far I've never spent much on DD since we had tons of hand me downs so I just buy a few items here and there to supplement. I'd think budgeting for season is best too, and depends if you like to buy all new, or some used, etc.
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I usually do seasonal shopping and it's about 150/per girl with shoes. I shop the sales, Old navy/Carter's/Target and then I do holiday clothes separately.
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i buy seasonally. since its socal, there are really only 2 seasons - "winter" and summer.
so usually in the fall i stock up on winter clothes. i think about $100-150/kid. then in the spring i stock up on summer clothes and i think it ends up about the same $100-150/kid. i do buy random things here and there like shoes or target clothes.
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I don't have a monthly budget I buy as needed when she grows out of stuff. Every time I have to switch out her wardrobe I aim to spend no more than $100 total. Usually I go to the resale shop first and buy what I can. Then I go to carters with whatever sale/coupons and get the rest. She does not have an extensive wardrobe but when she grows out of things so fast I am just not going to spend more.
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I consign all of our old things locally, shop with my consignment store credit first for LO and me, and then supplement with new clothes for anything else we need. I don't really have a set budget, and we have more clothes for LO than we really need - but I hate laundry, and I like to have multiple options since our weather varies so much in New England
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I only shop when LO is starting to outgrow her clothes or if she needs certain things for the season. I don't have a particular budget - I just limit myself to what she really needs and try to find the best deals. I often buy secondhand. We are lucky that we are often gifted clothes for her so I can mix the cute stuff we are gifted in with basics I get.
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I know this is an older thread and I've already responded, but I've just done my son's shopping for the school year and this is what we spent:
2 pairs of athletic sneakers: $50 total (from Bobs, with coupon and on sale)
1 pair boots: $65 (from Amazon)
3 pairs elastic waist chino pants, 1 pair sweatpants, 5 long sleeve tees, 1 pack underwear, 2 packs socks, 3 sets pajamas: $140 (from Carters, doorbuster sale plus 20% off coupon)
2 fleece vests: $20 (Lands End end of season clearance)Grand Total:$275
Winter coat is from last year, snow bib from last year, I should get one more year out of them.
I might replace some of the long sleeve tees later in the year if they begin to look worn after washings, but more or less, this is it until spring.
it helps that C's bday is july so we can break it up.
so usually in the fall i stock up on winter clothes. i think about $100-150/kid. then in the spring i stock up on summer clothes and i think it ends up about the same $100-150/kid. i do buy random things here and there like shoes or target clothes.
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