My name is Patrice and I'm a thriftaholic. Well, that statement used to be true. But I've been delivert!!!I know plenty of thrift shoppers who are proud thriftaholics. While it can be a savvy shopper badge of honor to say, "it only cost me $2," the truth is you may actually be wasting money with excessive thrift shopping. Thrifty Threads 365 is a fashion challenge where I will only thrift shop for an entire year. I’ll show you how it’s easy and wallet friendly to satisfy your style needs with secondhand finds. For full details, check the original post here.
I did it! And if you participated in Thrifty Threads 365, then you did it, too. A year ago today, January 1, 2014, I pledged to only thrift shop for clothes and accessories for an entire year. I couldn't spend a single penny on new clothes for 365 days and my monthly thrift budget was $50.So what was my experience like? Sometimes it was easy and other times I really struggled to stay on budget and not hit a department stores. See below for a tally of how much I spent on clothes and accessories throughout 2014, some of my favorite pieces I bought and what I learned. 
You never know what the inventory at a thrift store is going to be. It's either a serious hit {thrift store scores galore!} or an absolute miss and you walk away empty handed. But I always tell people now, right now, is the perfect time to thrift shop and you have better odds of finding serious gems.And there's one reason why...everyone's donating! 
