Comments on: Shopping at home for fun and savings!

By: Frugality: Increasing Your Quality of Life for Less.

Frugality: Increasing Your Quality of Life for Less. — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:53:38 +0000

[...] can “shop at home” for things instead of buying something [...]

By: Saving Money by Circumventing the Hedonic Treadmill

Saving Money by Circumventing the Hedonic Treadmill — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:38:08 +0000

[...] written before about shopping at home. We can reframe what we already have from something we’re used to to something new and [...]

By: Meg from All About Appearances

Meg from All About Appearances — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:22:29 +0000

I frequently shop in my closet. Lately, I’ve been trying to wear one item each day that I haven’t worn either in a long time or ever. Sometimes I end up changing the outfit bit by bit so that I don’t end up wearing the ‘new’ item, but I do end up wearing old stuff in a new way.

I also have been doing that a bit with books.

The interesting thing is that it really helps me declutter. Sometimes I think, “Would I still buy this?” If the answer is no, then it’s probably best to give it to somebody else. Sometimes it’s that I can’t find a way to wear something, or in the case of books, I just realize that it’s not that interesting after all if reading it feels more like work than fun.

By: tasterspoon

tasterspoon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:21:23 +0000

I love this! I’ve been trying to buy little-to-nothing this year for exactly the reasons you say – I know that in the past I’ve bought things because I loved them and I might need them ’someday.’ Well, today is someday. ‘Using up’ things I already own is a real pleasure, and, as you say, goes a long way towards decluttering.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:34:07 +0000

I love shopping in my own home. Esp in my closet

By: Use it, don’t lose it!

Use it, don’t lose it! — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:57:40 +0000

[...] don’t. But if they never get used, then they’re not worth what you paid for them. So go “shopping” at home and find those thing you’ve been saving for a rainy day. Unless you’re the time who [...]

By: Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping

Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:54:00 +0000

Great tip, I have done this quite a bit as well. My garage is full of stuff I can use for small projects around the house. Use it or lose it.

By: Fabulously Broke in the City

Fabulously Broke in the City — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:40:00 +0000

I do this too I go ’shopping’ around and see what I have left to do – such as finishing a necklace, or hemming pants, sewing a button back on my shirts or my husband’s shirts, etc..

By: dong

dong — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:01:00 +0000

Yeah, it’s useful excercise just seeing what you actually own. It’s amazing how much stuff we buy when we already have what we need.

By: fiscal musings

fiscal musings — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:14:00 +0000

It’s an interesting spin on the idea. A little creativity can save you a bundle in the long run. Nice post.