Spending on your children

I don't spend much on my son's clothes. Kid's clothes are the easiest thing in the world to buy cheap, slightly used, because kids outgrow them so quickly. Recently a coworker of mine gave me a HUGE amount of clothes for my son, some of them are even designer labels, and all of them are in excellent shape. Why would I spend a lot of money on such things if I can get really cute nice ones for free or cheap? I do occasionally buy him something nice if I see it, but it has to be something I really think he'll like. I'm going to get him a Mickey Mouse romper from Walmart because he loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse... but even that's a $6 or so purchase, not something expensive.

I do not really care how I am dressed, except that I am decent, anymore. If I had a job, I would have to care, I am sure. I try to keep my daughter looking as good as she can. We are however on a tight budget, so I have to be concious of that. Thank good ness for hand me down jeans, and classic t- shirts. They go with anything. I do however spend alot more money on her than I do myself or my husband. In fact, just a little while ago, I was putting more time on her and my husband's pre-paid cell phones and she asked me," Mom why do you not have a cell phone and I do?" I just simply said I don't know. And that is the truth, I do not know why I do not have a cell phone and she does, maybe because she is gone from the house more than me.

DS is 16 months and while I don't spend a lot of money on him, I do tend to buy him things that he really doesn't need, but either they look nice or we think he'll really like them. He likes his daddy's flame motorcycle tshirt, so we looked on ebay for one that he could wear. Didn't find one, but I did find swim trunks with flames, and he loves them. He doesn't have to look perfect, and I don't care about brands, but I like it when his clothes match his adorable personality. :)

I try to by my son better things than I buy myself, for instance i will buy clearance clothes for myself and brand name for him. He is young so he doesn't realize it yet, but i will try to be more frugale with him later on. I think it has alot to do with he is an only child as well, I probably would buy him such nice things if we had two or three children.

erm.. i'm not a parent.. but i do have my opinion on this issue.. first of all, i think parents should not waste too much money trying to get their kids latest fashion clothes.. do you know it's costly to do so? and .. you're actually training your children to be more up to date with the current fashion.. and it might also inlfuence them to be the same as they grew up.. do you want your child to be so updated? and keep on getting new clothes every 1 - 2 months? think of it.. does it worth? don't you think it's better to have a simply life? =)

I was and still am 1 to not spend much on my kids. From clothes to toys. Clothes, they grow out of them too quick. Most of the clothes my kids have are either from second hand stores or were on the clearance rack. We also had lot givin to us. Toys because I know my kids...toys do not last long around my house. They are either left outside or trashed after a week or less. I am not going to spend millions on them to just throw it away. The only thing I have gotten for my kids that they actually still have and use are their gameboys, and no i didnt buy those new either.....got them on ebay for about $20 bucks with games lol. Some may call me cheap, well I couldnt agree more. There are more important things to buy like food and a place to live.

I just try to make sure they look nice and fit in. Some of their clothing comes from second hand shops (only if it looks nice) but then again I just ordered my daughter a pair of those Heely shoes that cost $60. I have never spent that much on shoes before but all her friends have them and I don't want her to feel like she is at a disadvantage. I debated over wheater or not to get them.... I just do my best to strike a compromise between the happiness of the kids and my budget....

i have one daughter who is 3 and my wife and i do our best to see that is the best dressed kid on the block . i don't mind wesring anything that may not look good , but it is always the best in the market for my child no matter what the cost . if she looks nice , i feel nice .

I won't spend a lot on my kids clothes or mine for that matter. I can go to Old Navy and hit the clearance racks and look around. I found a pair of really cute pair of jeans that normally would have cost around 29 bucks, for 1.98 (no joke). I also got her a couple of blouses. The first pair of jeans was more around 6-9 bucks, but still a real good price when compared to almost 30 bucks. I plan on going back this week when they are having the bag sale, so I can get 20% off everything including the clearance racks. Now my youngest is something else. Since she was 2, she had to wear things in pink. So I have to look around the clearance racks to see if I can find clothes in her size in that color. You can find clearance racks at every store, along with sales. Funny how my kids dress better than me, and they still think they need more clothes, lol.

I refuse point blank to buy designer clothes and the latest trends for my kids. The fact is that they grow out of them so quickly and I don't have the money to constantly replace them with yet more designer gear. My kids don't seem to be bothered by the fact that they don't have designer clothes or the latest trends and whenever we go shopping, the experience is made more fun for them by them picking out what they like. So long as I know my kids are happy with what they picked out, then there is no need for spending an extortionate amount of money on the latest trends. Outfits can and do look cute without the designer label or price tag.

i still dont have babies or kids. am too young for it. i mean not really that young, i could have kids, but prefer not to at my age. umm, i think when i'll have kids, i will do the same thing. give the best for them. let them wear the best clothes, give them and provide them their needs! but i guess not to extent that i'll look bad and grumpy. i still wouldwant to look my best too. i want to look presentable for my kids sake and my husband as well. i should be beautiful, like my babies!:)

I totally agree with you. After kids I dress them better than my self. I usually go to cosignment shops . I get really good bargains. Name brand for a few dollars. Love them. I dont ever have a set amount but with four kids if I find something I like I( get it then.

When I had my first born, i spend most of my money buying the most expensive toys, clothes, formula, food and the best pediatrician in town. I didnt care about my spending. And come my second son, I did not do the same because I have passed down all his elder brother toys and clothes. And for my third son, I practically did not buy any new clothes for him except for toy. I used to buy beautiful and expensive clothes but not anymore because I realised that they grow up very fast and they only wear the clothes once or twice. So, I wise up and only buy when the clothes dont fit them already.

Well i had the same thing happen i used to always buy myself nice clothes every so often then i had a child now all that matters is that my son is wearing nice cool top of the line stuff, i dont put as much thought into what i buy myself and i do not buy myself things very often. I end up feeling guilty if i spend money on myself and not my son.

I definitely don't try to get my kids the latest fashions. I buy what I can afford when I can afford it. With 4 kids we only shop at Wal-mart or Target for their clothes. Even places like Old Navy and department stores (like Kohl's or JC Penny) are too expensive for me. I also shop for all of me and my husband's clothes there. I rarely spend over $15 on something for the kids (usually their jeans) and never over $25 on something for me (again my jeans). Probably the most expensive thing I buy myself are tennis shoes. I usually spend around $60, but the last time I bought any was 4 years ago (almost 5 years ago).

well, in the beginning of the school year i bought my son 300 dollars worth of school clothes, shoes, supplies. Plus, I spend about 100 bucks on birthday and christmas gifts buying clothes and shoes. My second son, honestly gets hand me downs and i'll buy him new clothes for birthdays and christmas. My daughter well can't get my sons hand me downs so each season i spend about 200 dollars buying shoes and clothes, but she has to get new clothes because i have no other girls. i'm the same way, i'd rather buy them clothes then myself.

I do not have any kids yet, but when I do i will sure put thought into dressing them cute, however I do belive that there are better ways to spend your money. It is better to by used clothes and maybe from secound hand shops, coz they wtill will grow out of them soon, so spending houndreds of dollars for something that they will not be able to appreciate is not good to me. I rather s ave the money to them until they grow older.

i love to do spending on my children. when i can do the extra things for them i do. yet i want them to know that they have to earn things there way. i try to still take care of myself too. I work so i have to make sure i am dressed well for the office. yet when it comes to my kids i like to make sure that they get what they need and once in a while get what the want.

I try not to spend a lot of money on my son's clothes, but he definitely has more than I do. He's 14 months old, and we've been buying him summer clothes lately. We buy a lot of his things on clearance or on sale. I hate spending a lot of money on something that he is only going to wear a few times! When he was smaller, he had a lot of things second hand from my nieces. My sister didn't find out what she was having until they were born, so she had a lot of neutral stuff that my son got when he was born. Now that he's in a 12 month size, he just gets a pair or two of jeans or a solid colored t shirt that aren't girly that his cousins have outgrown. We're probably going to go to some yard sales and look for him some more clothes once they really start up around here. I would rather save the money I could be spending on his clothes, for his college education.

My kids have the best of everything I can give them. I didn't have alot growing up and now I make sure that all of my kids have everything I didn't.