Thrifty style

One thing I noticed on a lot of frugal blogs was that a lot of the blog writers purchased their clothes at thrift stores. Now I routinely zero in on clearance racks to save a few dollars here and there, but even at 75 percent off, a shirt in a department store can cost 20.00 or more. All shirts at the Salvation Army are 3.99 and apparently there's a special each week where they choose a color, and if the tag of your item matches that color, you get an additional 50% off.

Thrift shops are considered trendy these days, so I was familiar with them, but the one in my hometown was grossly overpriced and carried items that you couldn't give away, so I didn't have a good experience with them. But after seeing some of the nice items thrifty bloggers shared, I decided to give it another shot.

I have to admit that it was fun. Be prepared to spend a lot of time browsing. The clothes were not grouped into any size categories. XS was right there along-side 3X. But at least they separated by gender and adult/kids. Two thrift shops later I walked away with four shirts.

Sorry about the picture quality. My digital camera is on its last legs...think it's going to have to go on the auction block for parts. Next time I'll take pics with my phone.

Cute little cotton ribbed shirt. I paired this with a medium brown khaki and brown flats

Susan Graver tunic. I love these slinky types of shirts b/c they require no ironing. LoL. It's not really my style as-is, but I plan to add a black camisole, black belt, and scarf.

Just your average long sleeved tee. This one has small beaded embellishments around the collar. I can wear with slacks and maybe something sparkly in my ears or dress it down with some jeans

I was hesistant to get this one because we don't have long winters down here and it's basically a sweater, but it's actually a lightweight cotton type of sweater. The brown camisole underneath is mine (best thing I ever did was buy a bunch of these in different colors years ago from Lane Bryant...back when the stuff they sold was quality...they're 10 years old and all still look brand new). I plan to pair this with dark brown slacks. The color is an interesting mustard yellow with a hint of green/brown. 

All four shirts = 16.00