Thrifting Guidelines

One of my worst habits is thinking that if it's cheap and I like it at the moment, I should just get it.  It is for this reason that I will almost always walk out of a thrift store with a bag of stuff and only half of it will ever be worn.  The other day I heard some good advice (I think it was on What Not to Wear): all that cheap stuff you buy and never wear adds up -- if you don't throw around a few dollars on a bunch of items that you don't wear, you can afford to buy nicer things that you love. 

Using this advice, I did something I don't think I've ever done before: I went to a thrift store and didn't buy anything.  Though a little sad to not have anything new, I was glad I didn't settle for stuff that didn't fit and that would have just added to my already crowded closet.