How much do you spend on clothes and shoes for yourself?

[Kendodd]

I spend about £80 a year on myself and about £90 each on the DCs, that includes their shoes from Clarks.

more than fifty here if i add in nails and waxing too

God. Had no idea until this thread made me tot it all up. Probably spend about £1500-2000 a year on myself, 500-600 on kids. that includes shoes.

I spend £100 a month on beauty, nails etc, so add that on top

I buy some nice things - posh beauty products, nice shoes etc, but most of my stuff is high street. Apart frm Clarks shoes and Boden winter coats, my kids live n Tesco, Asda and Ebay stuff.

I have mani nce a fortnight, eyebrow thread and pedi once a month and hair cut every 6-8 wks. It all adds up doenst t?!

similar for me Craparinha :(

Maximum of £100 per month. This includes haircuts and make up.
If I spend more I deduct it from the next month's budget.

However, last month I spent £150 on new bras so I have decided that underwear doesn't have to come from my budget

Hair cuts £15 which are every 6 weeks but hoping to cut down to every 8 now hair has grown a bit. Plus colour every 6 weeks at about £4 a go.

On DC at least twice as much as OP (their shoes add up, especially); maybe £15/month on me, including footwear. I don't have maintenance costs otherwise. Even when I worked it was in a scruffy profession, so little cost there.

& I don't spin my own fabric or have relatives that buy us anything (okay, okay, I admit Granny bought DC4 some shoes 2 months ago, first time any of DC ever bought shoes by a relative). I never say no to 2nd hand clothes for kids, though, & I am ace at finding cheap clothes for other DC (jumble sales; car boot; 2 huge bin bags-full for £10 in the FreeAds that turn out to include 2 outfits DC didn't even like that can flog for £15 each, charity shop sales, etc.)

I don't care what others spend on clothes, just don't come bleating on here later about having "too many" clothes or being skint.

In 2011 I spent quite a lot, probably on average 500 or so a month...

BUT like others I am going to spend a lot less this year. Prices are going up, my salary is not... I did consider doing the whole "no spending for a whole year" thing... But I m going to be more realistic and allow myself 50 a month.

I budget for £200 per month on myself, which I stick to regardless, it doesn't cover hairdressors but does include makeup. I only shop 3 or 4 times a year.
And £50/month for each of the dcs which is often a more elastic budget.

Just out of interest- the high spenders..

if you spend £500 a month are you a) working f/t
b) if not, have a rich partner and
c) manage to wear all your clothes!

I tend to buy middle to top ( but not designer) high street ranges- eg Jigsaw,
but find it hard to wear even the small number of clothes I own as i work from home .

I boggle at what I'd buy with £500 a month- and actually have the lifestyle to wear those clothes.

Ameliagrey - I work nearly full time, and I don't have a partner. Things have been a bit tough for me so I haven't felt too guilty...
I don't buy lots of things - but when I do they tend to be expensive!

I've never before figured out what my budget for clothes and shoes are, and have done a rough tally in my head. What a shock!

DS1: Conservatively, £1000 a year (needs 2 different kinds of boots for sports, then trainers for school and home, 3 pairs of school shoes a year, THEN clothes!)

DS2:

Amelia - I have my own busines which is doing pretty well, dh has a good job, but do i wear all my clothes?! sadly not.

I have never worked out a monthly amount, but I suppose this year, so far, have spent about £400 on clothes, haven't yet bought any shoes this year. That doesn't include hair etc. However, this figure is maybe 'skewed' as most of the clothes expenditure was from sales / outlets. However, I live near a good Toast outlet shop so rarely but anything at 'full price'.

Not enough. In fact, I am trying to spend £50 right now on a couple of tops or something. And I can't find anything I like.

So in the last 12 months I have spent, probably like £70 on clothes and shoes! but, around £50 on make-up.

I'm surprised how much some of you spend on childrens clothes - I used to spend about a hundred pounds maybe twice a year on my two. I made sure DS2 had a fully stocked wardrobe after GCSEs and now he has £30pcm allowance that he manages on quite well.

I convinced myself that i would buy better quality and sell it on or hand it down but actually % wise you get moreback from sainsburys clothes if they are stain free than catimini.
We do like catimini though and i'd rather they looked nice than me tbh.

Children's clothes that is.

Oh I really shouldn't have added this up.

On myself...

Hair is £100 every 2 months, making £600 per year.

Makeup and skincare is when it runs out, but I use about 10 items and they run out say twice a year, so that's £200 a year.

I don't buy clothes/shoes every month. I buy workwear (suit pieces) in the sale, so probably pick up 2 or 3 items a year at about £100 each. Tops and casual wear, I'd say I buy 2 items a month, so that's say £100 per month. That makes £1500 per year.

Shoes I keep for years (other than summer sandals), so I probably replace 1 pair of shoes and 1 pair of boots a year, plus sandals. Say £200 in total.

Making my total spends per year on myself £2,500. Ouch.

On the DDs...

School uniform - probably £150 a year, with one new skirt, a couple of packs of blouses, and a new jumper. The blazer lasts a few years. Plus tights. Oh and then PE kit probably adds another £50 with trainers and tracksuits and things.

School shoes - generally they grow slowly (thank the Lord!) so one pair lasts a year. I do buy more expensive shoes to try to make them last, so that'd be £50.

Dance/gymnastics/cheerleading clothes and shoes - they go through one pair of flat ballet shoes and at least 2 or 3 pairs of pointe shoes, so that's £100 a year. Then a couple of leotards/tights makes another £50. Cheer trainers are £70 a pop, and they usually get a couple of sports bras and shorts each, so thats another £50 or so. Uniform is eye watering but lasts years, thank goodness. I'd say total outlay on hobbies is £300ish each.

Casual clothes and shoes - extras tend to come out of their pocket money/birthday and christmas presents. Grandma is also a big spoiler! They each get a few new things for winter and a few new things for summer, probably adding up to £300 each time, making £600 a year. Then they get a pair of casual shoes/converse/pumps, plus a pair of sandals, plus a pair of boots. That probably totals £200 a year.

That makes a whopping £750 per year on each DD. And I have 4. And I think that was probably conservative, as I'm a bit of a soft touch if they see something they like AND I approve of.

I just realised that my total clothing budget for me and the kids is £5,500 per year. No wonder DH is working overtime this weekend...

I spent a lot more when I was working, as I needed a smart corporate wardrobe (and had more money coming in)!

Now I'm a full-time student again, I spend a lot less. I tend to buy stuff twice a year, during the sales. I reckon I've spent around ?500 in the past year - ?100 on winter boots, ?100 on some decent bras and around ?300 on clothes and accessories (including a warm winter coat as I now travel on public transport every day).

I don't spend much on my kids, as my ex and his parents buy most of their clothes and my mum buys them each a pair of school shoes and a pair of boots every year. I tend to buy the "extras" - party dresses, sandals, hair accessories, hats, gloves, scarves etc. Probably comes to around ?300/year for all 3 kids.

my budget is £300 pcm, but sometimes I got a bit over and bite into the household budget. This includes clothes, make up and perfumes, but not hair appointments or anything like that.

@amelia, yes I work f/t and I wear all my clothes. I never wear the same clothes or shoes within the same week at work. Weekend clothes are different, so I only have 2 pairs of jeans, for example, and sometimes they don't come out of the wardrobe for weeks.

I wondered why I always look like a bag lady in my charity shop jeans and home knits. I spend less than £50 per month on me inc hair and make up. And about the same on the two dcs combined.
I spend about £70 per month on yarn and fabric though. That is where my passions lie.

I posted early on in this thread but it has really had me thinking as H and I are determined to rein in the spending this year.

The £250 I said I spend on myself did not include a trip to the hairdresser every other month which is £100 and my trips to the Clinique counter every 3 months - £75.

I have realised that I was also far too conservative thinking I only spend £40 per month combined on DC. When I stopped to think about it, it is probably nearer £80 but I sell all their old stuff on ebay and get quite a bit back which goes into new stuff. e.g. sold some old Mini Boden this month and made £30.

So, the plan we have now is that we will stick to £80 per calendar month for DC things. That we will have £200 each per month for ourselves BUT this must include hair cuts, beauty products and clothes etc... I have already started to think where I will 'cut corners' I may got to hair dressers every 12 weeks instead of every 8 unless I have a special occasion, saving me £200 per year. I will stop using some clinique products - e.g. their facial wash which must be around £15 - I have used simple age resist in the past for £5 and it is fine for me. Also may go for cheaper mascara and lip glosses. It's a bit of a revelation as to how much I can save if I stop and think about it. Thank you OP!!

Before I read this thread I'd have said "not a lot", but if I'm brutally honest with myself it's come in at around 2k (who knew?) minimum (excl. beauty/hair) for me and then 4-500 for one child.

I'm going to actually write down what I spend this year - might be an eye opener!