Overhaul your wardrobe for Good!

Do some items in your closet make you feel like this?

Or maybe they don't fit correctly?

Everybody has done it, you bought something because it was on sale, or because it was a designer brand. Maybe you wanted to keep up with the Jones' or your best friend. Whatever the reason. Many people have a bursting closet full of clothes they don't or can't wear. We buy things that don't look good on us, work with our lifestyle, or make us feel great. Even worse, we're in debt. Wonder where your money goes? A lot of it is likely in your closet.

Saving, being frugal and paying off debt doesn't mean you have to wear sweatpants or shop at thrift stores (unless you want to!) But it does mean you need to shop better and smarter. And even more importantly, get down to the bottom of your reasons for buying all the items you can't or don't wear. This worksheet from Real Simple will help you purge, sort, and determine what holes you need to fill in your wardrobe to get you on your way to a fabulous, easily maintained and workable look. Never Buy the Wrong Thing Again Worksheet

But Susie Orman also has some great questions to ask yourself when you're out shopping and suddenly find yourself considering a non-predetermined purchase. These questions work for any major purchase, but shopping in particular.

Is it kind? - Is it kind to you? Kind to your body? Kind to your wallet?
Is it necessary? - Is it something you need to work in your closet or function in your life?
Is it true? - Why are you buying this? Is it to impress somebody else? Because it's a good brand?

That last one is the biggie. As Susie says, if we feel less than, we spend more than. Why did you buy these things? Once you realize the reason you're buying it, it's so much easier to put it down and say no.

Happy closet purging!