If you want to make some extra space in your clothes closet this summer, try this simple trick. Switch around all your hangers in your closet. Every time you wear an item, make sure to flip the hanger back around. Within about a month or so, go through your closet and remove any items that still haven’t been flipped around. This is a very easy way to figure out what items of clothing you really do wear.
Any items that you haven’t worn in the past 30 days are more than likely items that are wasting space in your closet. Put them in a box and bring them to your local thrift store. There is no point in keeping a bunch of clothes around that you are not wearing.
So often when I go shopping I am tempted to buy clothes that are on sale, even if I am not sure I will ever actually wear them. At the time, it seems perfectly logical. The clothes are cheap!!! 🙂 What I have come to realize is that I still need to force myself to consider the same criteria for clearance items that I would use for regular priced items. I have to ask myself: Do I really like this item? Where would I wear it? What could I wear it with? Does the color suit me? Do I really need it? If I can satisfactorily answer all of the above, then it truly is a good deal. If not, then no matter how cheap the item is, it is actually expensive because it means I spent money on something I will never use.