I’ve been on the quest to not spend so much money on things I don’t need. I’ve also not enjoyed a night out as a grownup without kids in some time just me and my husband for more than two hours with friends.

Now this being said, I used to work and my husband didn’t have a lovely large pay cut.  I now don’t work, we have a home, and my husband took a large pay cut.

Don’t get me wrong.  I still really enjoy nice things.  We just don’t have the money for me to spend $100 up on a casual dress.  I’m good at finding alternatives to get the things I like though.  Date night with the Tween Princess Friday included a trip to Crossroads which is a second hand clothing store.  I LOVE the Free People line of clothes and I was able to get the lovely dress below for a whopping $13.50.  I can justify $13.50 even if it was a little big on me too.

I’m enjoying hunting for the things I used to waste money on because though I like nice things I can be saving or doing so much more with the money.  I’m also finding a lot of second hand clothing is being a bit more green by Reusing.  It’s also something new to me and unless I announce it here you wouldn’t know that the dress I’m wearing wasn’t mine to begin with or from a second hand store.

It’s nice that being thrifty doesn’t have to suck and I can take the time to find what I really want.  As my friend put it once…I need to ask myself if “I love” what I’m buying.  This dress, I do love.