A MUM-OF-TWO has revealed how she saves money – including buying most of her children’s clothes on sites like Shein.
O Bargain Loving Mother regularly shares budgeting tips and tricks on her social media pages and recently posted a slideshow explaining the best ways she helps keep costs down.
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On the first slide on TikTokshe shared a photo of her daughter, while writing above it: “99% of clothes come from Shein or Temu.”
While “anything branded comes from Vinted.”
“I would rather buy a lot of them for £50 than one new item,” she explained.
However, not everyone in the comments section was impressed, with one writing: “Stick to Vinted, stop buying Shein and Temu, it’s terrible quality and can be harmful.”
“We like it, so I’ll keep buying it,” replied the mother.
“Shein is not crap quality – all my dresses are from there, I get lots of compliments, I started buying them for my daughter too,” said another.
“We love it – it gets the job done, they just get ruined!”
“I’m definitely with you for shopping Shein and Vinted for designer clothes,” said another person.
“The only thing I buy from new designers are shoes. But I’ve never tried temu as clothing.
“You might have to!”
“It’s amazing, isn’t it?? I bought my daughters adidas school trainers for about £2 or so,” the mum revealed.
She continued her summary by revealing that on days like Red Nose Day, she will always “buy a shirt that is bigger than her size.”
By doing this, your daughter will be able to wear it next year and the year after that, and “the same goes for her school uniform.”
“If we have a birthday party on the weekend, I won’t plan anything else that day,” she explained about how she keeps costs down on the weekend.
“She has fun and I don’t spend a dime (plus we leave the house)!”
They also take their children out of school during the holidays.
And although she hasn’t been fined yet, even with a fine it’s still cheaper than going on vacation outside of school hours.
When it comes to meals, she buys a lot from the “economy food ranges in supermarkets”, insisting “you can’t tell the difference”.
What is Shein and is it legit?
Shein is an online-only fast fashion retailer based in China that has become the number one shopping destination for many people around the world.
The company was valued at $66 billion in 2023, surpassing popular brands Zara and H&M.
The fashion retailer was founded in late 2008 by entrepreneur and marketing expert Xu Yangtian, also known as Chris Xu.
Shein is a legitimate sales site and is not a phishing scam.
But you may receive a disappointing order or experience shipping issues if you order from the website, according to reviews.
There were a lot of quality complaints, which makes sense when you look at the price tag.
She concluded the round-up by revealing that “a lot of our toys come from charity shops/tip shops.”
“Kids literally don’t care – they’re happy to have a ‘new’ toy!” she said.
At the top of the photo, she wrote: “Don’t be ashamed of what you can/can’t afford.
“Live a life that suits you and makes you happy.”
“You’re doing a fabulous job! Well done!” one person commented on TikTok.
“I have twins and have had to quit full-time work to stay home due to the cost of childcare,” wrote another.
“Vintage and charity shops are SAVERS and kids don’t know it anyway.”
“My son goes to my mum’s house once a week while I work and they go to the charity shops with his pocket money and he loves it,” commented a third.
“Earn so much with your pennies!”
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