The Great American Apparel Diet
no buying for one year

Tari

Tari Brand, age 54, but feels 30. Tari is an artist, an animal lover (3 dogs and 2 birds), mother of two daughters, 18 & 20, wife to a beautiful and accepting man, and avid fashionista. All her friends tell her how "interesting" she looks in her layers of color and texture. She prides herself on how visually put together she is - like a work of art. Her home is the same with a multitude of colors and textures that make the senses go wild. Why put herself on a clothing diet? As she puts it, "I just may be bankrupting my family and our future. I don't look for the sales. I look for what's new, outrageously fun and innovative no matter the cost. I've recently started adhering to a new rule of giving one item of clothing away when i purchase a new one, but that hasn't stopped my buying like I thought it would. When I take clothes to my local consignment shop, I find more to take their place. And going on vacation is an excuse to buy something great as a memory from the trip. What an excuse! I put myself on a spending freeze after REALLY looking at the credit card statement and that lasted two months. I want to be a good role model for my daughters. Help!"