The One Apparel Item I Always Buy New for My Kids

I love to save money, especially on clothing. It depreciates in value incredibly quickly, by 33 to 50 percent immediately after your purchase! We've made saving money on our kids' clothes one of our financial goals for the year 2013.

However, there is one item that I will always buy new for my children (besides socks and undergarments of course) and that is a great pair of shoes.

A well-made, high quality and supportive pair of shoes is something that's important to us, for many reasons. They are much better for your feet than used shoes as shoes form to the wearer's feet. Because of that, the shoes don't fit properly and don't support our kiddos growing spines, causing future back problems. With all the running around our little ones do, it's essential that they have a good pair to call their very own.

I don't like to pay super high prices for kids's shoes so I'll try to get them on clearance or on sale. Our budget is between $35 and $40 dollars for each child. I don't actually find that my children outgrow their shoes very quickly so we can afford to spend this much, especially when we strive to save in other areas. Once they have this pair, they wear them nearly every day, and only have one other pair for dressy occasions {okay, my 4 year old daughter has several dressy pairs, but I'll blame that on Grandma ;) }.

I'm actually kind-of a sucker for name-brand shoes, mostly because they're well made. We really like New Balance shoes for our family because they are designed for runners and have great arch support {we all have high arches}.

Little J just got his first pair of New Balance shoes--gray and orange--and he is loving them! He tries to put them on himself every morning and now that he is a crazy runner {what child isn't?}, I know that his feet and developing spine will be well supported.

The crazy-hair boy whose first order of business is to put on his shoes!

With spring coming, it's time to think about getting a good pair of shoes for the summertime. I like to protect their feet from the elements when they're running through the yard or playing t-ball. We do a lot of our shoe shopping at Finish Line, because they have great deals {including free shipping on 1000's of products}, lots of locations and they are active in the community with the Finish Line Youth Foundation {supporting businesses that give back is important to us as well!}. So I was super pumped when they sent me Little J's adorable New Balance shoes to showcase. I want to convince you all that some things are worth putting aside money in the budget for so you can buy new!

What's one clothing item that you like to buy new for your children?

Finish Line provided me with a complimentary pair of shoes in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.

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