With spring just around the corner, and the sun already shining down on our pale skins, it seems that the girls at Deerfield High School is growing more and more anxious for summer fashions. The media is filled with fashionable celebrities, flaunting the latest trends and the magazines are full of lengthy spreads telling us waht the fashion must haves are for the season. All around us are advertisments for the hot new must-have piece for Spring/Summer 2012. Spring break tells us that it is finally time to update our summer wardrobes, not to mention updating your closet for college in the fall! It is all very exciting and juicy information to chat about during lunch with your girlfriends, and it seems like harmless fun... But then you open your wallet. You remember that you promised your parents you would save up to pay for parking next year at college. You rember the music festival you told all of your friends you would go to with them during the summer. You remember how gas prices are shooting through the roof once again. And you are forced to question where your financial priorities should go. So here is my trick that I have decided to share with any other girls looking to update their wardrobe, without emptying their bank accounts completely or infuriating their parents by the waste of money. Yes this may seem silly and unneccessary, but trust me, these tips could come in hand this year, especially if you are a senior preparing for college.
1. Figure out how much money you have in your own personal bank account and how much you make on a regular basis from working or allowances.
2. Deduct mandatory spending charges such as parking at college or flights to visit friends attending different universities far away and deduct.
3. Decide what events would be the most memorable and special for the summer after graduation to go to with friends (Lollapoluza, Door County, etc) and deduct.
4. Figure out what technology, furnature, and decrative pieces you would enjoy at college. Then elimnate the pieces that truely are unneccessary. Deduct the prices of the neccessary pieces.
5. Create a shopping wish list.
6. Finally, try to only shop at stores that are having sales or at vintage stores, as you will get a much better price, and only buy things that feel like stapes and were on your wish list.
7. Stop shopping and save your darn money for college!
Great lesson!
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