Comments on: Saving Money ’80s Style! http://www.lazymoms.com/saving-money-80s-style/ How to get more done so you can have more fun! Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:26:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Denise Kofford http://www.lazymoms.com/saving-money-80s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Denise Kofford Fri, 15 May 2009 22:49:40 +0000 http://www.lazymoms.com/?p=2586#comment-1088 I too was a teenager in the 80's and remember penny loafers, (with a penny in the front for good measure) and the ribbon laced through the color of a cotton button down shirt...I have a fine photo from 1983 that clearly shows this highly fashionable statement! hee hee Great advice to teach your kids about shopping...our 8 year old daughter is in to LOTS of hair bows in every matching color, but brand names aren't big yet so that is good! Our 13 old son likes skinny jeans and I am NOT a fan of those or long hair...but I need to choose my battles! Have a great weekend ladies! Denise :-) I too was a teenager in the 80’s and remember penny loafers, (with a penny in the front for good measure) and the ribbon laced through the color of a cotton button down shirt…I have a fine photo from 1983 that clearly shows this highly fashionable statement! hee hee

Great advice to teach your kids about shopping…our 8 year old daughter is in to LOTS of hair bows in every matching color, but brand names aren’t big yet so that is good! Our 13 old son likes skinny jeans and I am NOT a fan of those or long hair…but I need to choose my battles!

Have a great weekend ladies!

Denise :-)

]]> By: Nicole Pipkin http://www.lazymoms.com/saving-money-80s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Nicole Pipkin Thu, 14 May 2009 13:54:04 +0000 http://www.lazymoms.com/?p=2586#comment-1084 I do have to agree with Katy. I have two teenage boys and they are so easy to shop for. When they hear I'm going to Ross, Marshalls or TJ Maxx they always jump in the car. They don't care that their shirts like Quicksilver or Vans comes from there. A lot of their friends shop their too. Now my three year old daughter scares me. She saw a commercial for Sketchers and told me she wanted them. I thought she was crazy, already asking for name brands. Luckily I found her a pair at Ross on clearance for $11.99 and she loved them. Now my boys ref soccer games and make pretty good money. My 14yo blows it quickly on Nerf guns but the 16yo buys himself expensive cleats. Which by the way he takes better care of because he bought them. He is better with his money. I do have to agree with Katy. I have two teenage boys and they are so easy to shop for. When they hear I’m going to Ross, Marshalls or TJ Maxx they always jump in the car. They don’t care that their shirts like Quicksilver or Vans comes from there. A lot of their friends shop their too.
Now my three year old daughter scares me. She saw a commercial for Sketchers and told me she wanted them. I thought she was crazy, already asking for name brands. Luckily I found her a pair at Ross on clearance for $11.99 and she loved them.
Now my boys ref soccer games and make pretty good money. My 14yo blows it quickly on Nerf guns but the 16yo buys himself expensive cleats. Which by the way he takes better care of because he bought them. He is better with his money.

]]> By: Katy http://www.lazymoms.com/saving-money-80s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Katy Thu, 14 May 2009 13:23:33 +0000 http://www.lazymoms.com/?p=2586#comment-1082 i have 2 boys, 9 & 6. i've gotta say i'm just realizing how much i am saving by not having a girl. the hair bows, the tights, shoes for every out fit, earrings, purses, fancy socks and i'm sure the list could go on. for church we get fancy and throw in a button down or polo. i do buy everything off the sales rack at gap or old navy etc. i never had the name brands, ever!!! so i want my kids to be dressed with nice clothes but not at the cost. i'm sure we will move up to the teen stores shortly and i will have to save even more to do so. i don't go cheap on their foot wear either. i want a pair of gym shoes that will last and will be comfortable. with that said, my boys have 2 pairs of shoes for each season. winter they have gym shoes and church shoes. summer they have crocs (the real ones, thanks to the grandma who never bought me a name brand) and brown sandals for the fancy occassions like church. boys are a lot easier, as far as clothes. i have 2 boys, 9 & 6. i’ve gotta say i’m just realizing how much i am saving by not having a girl. the hair bows, the tights, shoes for every out fit, earrings, purses, fancy socks and i’m sure the list could go on. for church we get fancy and throw in a button down or polo. i do buy everything off the sales rack at gap or old navy etc. i never had the name brands, ever!!! so i want my kids to be dressed with nice clothes but not at the cost. i’m sure we will move up to the teen stores shortly and i will have to save even more to do so. i don’t go cheap on their foot wear either. i want a pair of gym shoes that will last and will be comfortable. with that said, my boys have 2 pairs of shoes for each season. winter they have gym shoes and church shoes. summer they have crocs (the real ones, thanks to the grandma who never bought me a name brand) and brown sandals for the fancy occassions like church.

boys are a lot easier, as far as clothes.

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