Hooray for Brand New Panties

I admit it—I sometimes buy new clothing. In fact there are items that I never, ever buy used, and I don’t even look in the areas of the store where these things are located. Everyone has a limit, even me. Here’s what I will only buy new:

1. Any and all underwear, except for beautiful old slips, which I love.
2. Swimwear. I don’t enjoy swimming and haven’t owned a bathing suit for the last decade. If I did need one, though, I’d spring for a new suit.
3. Socks.
4. Gloves or mittens made out of fabric, although I do occasionally buy used gloves that are made out of leather.

As a family, we are very careful to spend less than we have, and buying used clothing is one of the ways we do so. Since we’re saving so much on our clothing bills, we can afford to buy a few brand new things.