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"It&amp;#039;s hard to go from season to season without buying new jackets, boots and the works. It&amp;#039;s equally as difficult not to spend a fortune in the process. Here are the surprisingly simple ways to upgrade your wardrobe with cute pieces on a budget. 1. Show Up Early No need to camp out in front, but getting to the store first ups the odds you&amp;#039;ll find your size on sale. Clothing stores (H&amp;amp;amp;M, Victoria&amp;#039;s Secret, Sears and A\u00E9ropostale, to name a few) advertise &amp;quot;weekend sales,&amp;quot; but most of the time the event starts on Thursday or Friday. Also, if you&amp;#039;re on a department store&amp;#039;s friends and family sale list (ask the manager to add your name), the retailer may offer you the discount before the sale officially starts, so you buy while you&amp;#039;re in the store. 2. Ask for Promo Codes Even if they&amp;#039;re not advertised, catalogs almost always offer a discount that any customer is entitled to. When you call to order, ask the customer service rep about special promotions, and the company may give you free shipping or a percentage off your purchase. 3. Schedule Smart Do the bulk of your apparel shopping on tax-free days. A quick online search will clue you in to any upcoming tax-free dates in your area. You could save as much as 9%. 4. Earn More Points Try the Shopkick app, which earns you points toward gift cards or savings. Simply walk into an affiliated store such as Macy&amp;#039;s, American Eagle or Sports Authority, then check in with the app. 5. Set Up a Shopping Email Open a new, separate email account for retailer&amp;#039;s newsletters, coupons and sales alerts, then delete the entire account once you&amp;#039;ve got your fall wardrobe set. That way you&amp;#039;ll be in the know for fall but protected from tempting offers for the rest of the year. 6. Split Up Purchases Stores such as Famous Footwear offer a coupon on the receipt, or a link to a survey you can fill out for 20% off your next purchase. Buy one item, get the receipt with the coupon code, then go back later or the next day to stock up on the rest with your discount. 7. Use Store Credit Cards If you have favorite stores, sign up for a branded card, so even buying groceries earns you coupons and discounts. Cardholders are also often entitled to double or triple rewards if they shop in those stores on certain days. Caveat: It&amp;#039;s only worth it if you pay the balance in full each month \u2014 the high interest rate and late fees are brutal. SOURCES: Andrea Woroch, consumer savings expert. Jeff Yeager, author, The Ultimate Cheapskate&amp;#039;s Road Map to True Riches. This story originally appeared on WomansDay.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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