If You Don’t Buy Your Teenage Daughter $800 In New Clothes RIGHT NOW, You’re A Bad Parent
Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: budget, education, family, frugality, kids
It’s late July, and we all know what that means: back-to-school time is right around the corner… down the street about half a block… make two lefts. Here, let me draw you a map…
Today, Yahoo! Shopping tried to explain how to make back-to-school clothes shopping time less painful for you and your pocket book. Unfortunately for you, everything in the article is wrong. To start, the article uses the term “kid” when it is fairly obvious they mean “girl.” (How to shop for a boy: buy five t-shirts and two pairs of jeans. Let him wear them until the smell causes them to disintegrate. Cost: under $100.) Let’s look at the flaws in each piece of girl-shopping advice offered:
- Yahoo! says to sort through existing clothes and throw out what is “outgrown.” Outgrown is simply a synonym for small or tight, which is exactly the size your daughter wants her clothes to be to accentuate the womanly parts she thinks she has. If you try to throw out that four-sizes-too-small skirt, your daughter will be highly unattractive to boys and could end up sexually conservative or even (gasp) educated.
- Yahoo! says to identify your child’s favorite items to help avoid wasted purchases in the future. This won’t work because, as it has been scientifically proven, any clothes you buy today will be uncool and outdated three weeks later. Your child’s favorite pieces of clothes are, invariably, the ones you haven’t bought her yet.
- Yahoo! says to talk to your kids about the latest clothing trends. You can try, but they will likely have changed before you finish your sentence. Nice job forcing your daughter to buy uncool clothes; she’ll be sure to return the favor by sticking you in an uncool nursing home. The same point also recommends telling your daughter that showing her belly button is not a good idea. Sorry, we’re way past belly buttons. You’ll be lucky if your daughter keeps her butt crack half covered.
- Yahoo! says to explain the difference between wanting something and being able to afford it. Considering more than half of adults don’t understand this difference, you better get a second job before having this conversation.
- Yahoo! says to have your child wear comfortable clothes while shopping. No no no! This makes it that much easier for her to try on 30 different outfits in each shop. Pile on the layers so she’s passed out by the second store.
- Yahoo! says to let your kids window shop, then do the buying with you. Better idea: give them pre-paid credit or gift cards, let them loose in the mall, and when the money’s gone, they’re done shopping. Maybe they bought 10 outfits with the money, maybe they bought one iPod and will be stuck with last year’s wardrobe. This way, there’s no “Mommy, just $20 more.”
- Yahoo! says save some of the shopping for later in the school year, particularly so you can buy winter clothes. This is no longer relevant since, according to your daughter, “winter clothes” means eight inch skirts instead of six.
In summary, home school, and don’t let your children out of the house before they’re 35 (cost: $30 every other year for pajamas).
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Mrs. Micah
October 21st, 2007 at 1:50 pm
For my mom, it meant turning us loose in Salvation Army and saying “Good luck!”
Of course, we were also homeschooled. So while we were socially active 3-4 days/week, we moved in a world of clothing styles from Mennonite to “oh my God her parents let her wear that?” It wasn’t as hard to fit in.
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Kate
February 29th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
LOL. I homeschool, and my clothing budget’s just about $30 like you said… not just for my kids, but also for me! Sweatpants and PJs are dirt cheap if you buy them on sale, and really they’re so much more comfortable than wearing fashionable low-rider jeans that give me a muffin top!
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November 28th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Teach the kids from a young age the value of a dollar by involving them in home budgeting projects in a fun way (finding what they like in store ads and then adding it up, etc.).
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April 21st, 2009 at 5:18 am
The lines written above is true…. kids at their young age should know the value of a penny.. It is not the cost that matters but it is the style which suits you matters a LOT
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May 28th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Unfortunately, in the society we live in, style matters more than substance among our teenagers.
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Homeschooling works really great for me. I don’t have to go to school and be with bullies. Plus it ia much cheaper.
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June 16th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
My mother always buys me some clothes that is made of a certain great brand. While shopping, my mother’s behavior and idea are so similar to what you have said above. She would let me choose my favorite rather than her love. After telling me the latest fashion trend, she will let me make up decision on my own. What is the most significant on my mom is she is frugal. So I know some clothes will not belong to me, at least now. I do not lack clothes at all for my mom plans for me so well.
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June 29th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Only one thing to add here: don’t scrimp on pricey yet really stylish, comfortable and high-quality clothes. Our kids’ garments are also reflective of us as parents.
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April 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am
Have multiple kids so you can make them wear the hand me downs. Hopefully they’ll all be the same sex. If so, wahoo (i’m tired of yahoo)!
If not, be prepared to shell out a few of those bucks you saved on clothes for karate lessons.
Kids are an excellent reason to learn to budget, for your escape (retirement).
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November 30th, 2010 at 10:23 am
The trouble with teenage clothing is that its a time when children want to express themselves, and the highstreet is crammed with on trend. I suggest buying them a sewing machine as a gift and getting them to use their favourite old stuff to create new items! Crafts are cool
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