Schools right around the corner in New York City and in most states, which means its time to get organized!
Before clothes shopping in my home, I like to clean house. I go through our clothes and make four different piles: (1) Give, (2) Use, (3) Trash and (4) Stash. We call it GUTS for short because getting organized and saving money takes GUTS!
Once the piles are created, we trash the Trash pile right away so no one has the urge to remove anything from the pile. We than hike it to the Salvation Army to drop off our Give pile and get my tax deduction. After that I give the boys notepads and ask them to look through the items in the Use pile and write down any other items they think they may need/want . While they do that, I take the Stash pile and store it away till the following year.
Seems simple enough doesn’t it?!
Well be forewarned it can and does look messy as you are sorting but don’t give up! Also, if you have younger kids, they may grumble and complain so be persistent. You have GUTS on your side!
In the end, you’ll be rewarded with a cleaner place because you purged, faster mornings since there’s less clutter, more money since you’re not buying uselessly and a zen like atmosphere (Yes, its true you’ll hear less screaming in the mornings or is that just in my place?!).
Now onto the coupons:
Payless Back to School Sale: Save up to 40% Click HERE
ESPRIT -Online Special 10% Off Click HERE
Ebags 25% off ONE item ONLY valid on August 6. Click HERE
–>Since this one is not good until August 6, it gives you time to look at their school bags (or handbags LOL) and budget, budget, budget!
Modells Save 20% when you spend $120 in the Back to School Collection. Click HERE Ends 8.31
dELiA*s Get 15% off entire purchase. Use code AUGUST. Click HERE . Offer ends August 17, 2009
bebe Save up to 50% off online. Click HERE
And if you rather shop in-store:
30% off at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy. Valid till August 2.
Click HERE
So do you have the skills, the GUTS, to get organized and stash that extra ca$h?! You better believe you do!
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