• FREE CROCHET PATTERNS
    Don't have the budget to buy crochet patterns? Browse my huge collection of free patterns here, with projects ranging from amigurumi to clothing, home decor, and more! ♡
    Read more
  • CROCHET PATTERN ROUNDUPS
    Looking for inspiration for your next project? Get lots of ideas and patterns for a variety of themes, including holidays, craft fairs, keychains, no-sew amigurumis, and more! ♡
    Learn more
  • PRINTABLES
    Check out my free printables! There are printables to go along with crocheted items, printables for little ones, and printables for the home! ♡
    Learn more
Hey there!
Welcome to the Sweet Softies blog! Join me in celebrating the sweet things in life, from motherhood and education, to crafts, fashion, home, and more!

If you'd like to learn more about me, just click this button below!
WANNA KNOW MORE?
read more

6 Interesting Tips On Looking Amazing While On A Budget

You don’t have to spend a fortune on clothes to look good. In fact, you can look fantastic on a budget. It’s often the case that people think they need to have expensive clothes in order to look good, but this isn’t true. As long as you are naturally stylish and have an eye for clothes, then it doesn’t matter what you wear, you will look good.

If you want to look amazing but don’t have a lot of money set aside to buy clothes and accessories, then this post’s got you covered. You will find six tips for looking great right here.




Discounts

If you are on a budget and don’t want to have to resort to real money-saving techniques (i.e., thrifting and borrowing), then you can always fall back on discount codes. Discount codes can give you access to expensive clothing brands, without you having to pay a fortune for them. According to the discount specialists from https://www.dealdrop.com/shein, you can get coupons of up to 25% on brands like Shein, one of the internet’s leading fashion retailers. In addition to discount codes, you may want to peruse online sales.


Thrifting

Thrifting is one of the most common methods of looking great on a budget. It’s a method that’s favored by a lot of eco-conscious young people because when you buy clothes from a thrift shop, you contribute to the environment. The reason that thrifting helps the environment is that you are buying old clothes, meaning that they aren’t going to landfills, and you aren’t contributing to the fashion industry, which churns out clothes every day of the week. Thrifting can also allow you to save a lot of money since second-hand clothes cost significantly less than new ones.
Borrowing

If your loved ones or friends have any clothes that you particularly like and they don’t wear them, then you could always consider asking them to let you borrow them or even have them. This is a very effective way of getting your hands on new clothes without having to pay for them. If you are borrowing clothes, then make sure that you give them back when they ask you to or when you have agreed to. A lot of people ‘borrow’ things but never give them back—doing this can put a strain on your relationship with the clothing item’s lender.


Online Shopping

Another way of buying clothes is to thrift, but online. Online thrifting is becoming more and more popular. However, online thrifting is a lot more expensive than physical thrifting, because you have to pay the delivery premium, and sellers can compare prices with other similar items, which gives them the chance to raise their prices to more than they would normally be if they were in a thrift shop. When thrifting online, try not to spend too much and make sure that you research each seller, which you can do by checking out their reviews on whatever platform it is that you are using.




Giveaways

Giveaways are also very common online. You can find people giving their old clothes away on social media platforms mainly, like Facebook. Once you have found a social media platform that you want to use, check out what’s for sale in your local area. You probably aren’t going to find anything especially good by doing this, but you will still find some free clothes, and after all, that’s all that matters. Make sure that the items you take fit before taking them—don’t gratuitously take clothes with no intention of wearing them.


Repairing

If you have any old clothes that you like, then repair them before you buy new ones to replace them. Repairing your old clothes will help to contribute to the environment and also give you a project. Repairing old clothes isn’t difficult, as long as you have access to a sewing machine and some fabrics. You can likely order fabric that matches the fabric of the item that you want to replace online. If you go into a seamstress’s office or a tailor’s shop, you might be able to get them to donate fabrics to you for your project.


Combining

Lastly, consider combining old items of clothing, and making new ones. For example, take the sleeve off of a shirt and add it to a new one. Combining fabrics and old clothing items can help you to make stylish new items of clothing, that are complete one-offs and are exclusive to you.

If you love clothes, then you probably spend most of your time wondering how you can get them without having to pay a fortune. The cost of clothes is rising all over the world. This post’s guidance will help you to save money on them.