style AMA: shopping on a budget

and can you have multiple styles?

Q: I would love to start from scratch with my wardrobe but I can’t afford a spree. Do you have any tips on transitioning into a more authentic style when budgeting is a factor?

Yes, I have tips. I have so many tips I don’t know where to start. 

It’s interesting, budget and money is something that I think about and work around a lot in regards to my personal wardrobe (you don’t normally see me sharing multi-hundred dollar items), but I hadn’t realized I don’t talk about it much on social media. So, thanks for the question and letting me share all of this. 

First of all, I hear you. I fully understand this dilemma. I grew up without a lot of money. All my clothes were hand-me-downs, except in special cases, when they came from the Sears clearance rack. For many years, I was a freelancing classical musician. When I transitioned into a 9-5, it was for a very-non-profitable non-profit. If you’ve been there, you know that that means you’re doing the job of at least three people, and underpaid …