The heart of the wedding season is approaching fast.  I figured that there’s no better time to write a post on saving money when wedding planning than right now.  At the end of this month, my husband and I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary.  I had so much fun planning our wedding.  I loved picking out my colors, flowers and planning all the details of our special day.  Weddings can be a lot of fun to plan.  The stress of planning a wedding tends to kick in when it comes to sticking to your budget.

One thing I have learned in my quest to save money on clothes… is to never underestimate a hand-me-down. Typically, hand-me-downs are known as old, worn-out clothes that your older sister, cousin, neighbor or family friend passed down to you when they either grow out of them or just don’t want them anymore. That’s not always the case. Everyone can give away hand-me-downs. I like to go through my closet every so often. Usually, I will set aside clothes to give away. They are not always worn out or ugly clothes. They are just clothes that are either not my taste anymore, or maybe it’s a cute shirt I bought, but it’s just not my color and it’s too late to return it. I always like to offer my clothes to people I know first before I give them away to charity. It’s a great way to recycle your clothing.Read more