[abowers]

I use Jeffrey's first tip too -- There was a skirt I had my eye on for several months at old navy, towards the end of summer/and fall. But it was $34.50, and I told myself I wouldn't splurge on any clothes I didn't need. But I really liked the skirt. It stayed at that price forever. I just told myself, oh well, not this skirt. When I was at Old Navy in January to get a pair of pants with a gift card, I saw the skirt I had my eyes on marked down to $6.99, hidden in the clearance racks. And of course I got it.

I also save money on clothes by buying kids stuff when I can. My feets are women's size 6, and i bought a pair of Merrill sneakers in like a size 4 or 5 kids or something. They were under $30.

Also, I wanted one of the North Face Denali heavy fleeces, but the "women's" version retails for around $110-120, which i could not justify paying -- the youth version is somewhere around $80 but I found a coupon to get a "past season" one for $55 (who cares if you have one that was made in 2005 vs 2006), and got a Youth Large which was equivalent to a Women's XSmall/Small.

Also, my ski snowpants are a Youth 14, which was significantly less than a pair of women's ski pants. I bought them in 12th grade and I still wear them. Same goes for getting a Columbia Youth Ski Jacket a couple years ago.

There are advantages to being only 5'2" afterall!