{"id":33162,"date":"2021-08-20T06:37:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/im-the-worlds-cheapest-mum-i-refuse-to-buy-my-kids-news-clothes\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T06:37:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:07:25","slug":"im-the-worlds-cheapest-mum-i-refuse-to-buy-my-kids-news-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/im-the-worlds-cheapest-mum-i-refuse-to-buy-my-kids-news-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m the world’s cheapest mum, I refuse to buy my kids news clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A MUM has revealed that she refuses to buy her kids pricey new clothes, sourcing new outfits from the dump instead.<\/p>\n

Rosana, 52, describes herself as the \u201cQueen of frugalness\u201d, sharing her money-saving ways on TLC\u2019s So Freakin\u2019 Cheap.<\/p>\n

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Rosana refuses to spend a penny more than she has to, even when it comes to organising a photoshoot for her daughter<\/span>Credit: TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rather than splash out on a new outfit for her daughter Charisma – they make one from materials at the dump<\/span>Credit: TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And there are no fancy props either<\/span>Credit: TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The money-saving mum refuses to splash the cash no matter what the occasion, so when her daughter Charisma wants to set up a photoshoot to kick start her modelling career, Rosana is quick to come up with cheap alternatives.<\/p>\n

Rather than fork out for a pricey studio space Rosana drags her daughter to the local junk yard to capture her portfolio shots.<\/p>\n

And you can bet that the mum didn\u2019t treat Charisma to a chic new ensemble either, instead she instructs her older daughter Elizabeth to piece together her own outfit from rubbish in the scrap yard.<\/p>\n

Trash it may be, but the finished results are enough to reduce proud Rosana to tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Charisma comes out with that trash dress that Elizabeth made, I feel like I almost want to cry,\u201d Rosana says.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it\u2019s like how a mother sees her daughter getting married in her bridal gown and just walk out and I mean it is that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am always proud of Charisma for everything she does, even though I am not that much into modelling but today she is beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe does a very good job and I\u2019m pretty sure we will have a great portfolio for Charisma.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fashion isn’t the only area where Rosana likes to save money, scrimping every last penny when it comes to spa days.<\/p>\n

Her daughter explains: \u201cSpa day is not necessarily a massage from a person, we actually go to the furniture store and try out different massage chairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosana adds: \u201cWe save a lot of money by doing spa days this way. It may cost $50-$70 (\u00a335-\u00a350) for a 30 minute massage and if you want a manicure it\u2019s like $20 (\u00a314) and you have to tip.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Rosana sits back and relaxes in a $10,000 (\u00a37,200) massage chairs, sales assistants are left baffled as one of her daughters paints her nails while another massages her feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we go to a real spa it would cost us at least $100 (\u00a370) per person,\u201d she argues.<\/p>\n

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But despite the budget approach the family are thrilled with the results<\/span>Credit: TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ultimate cheapskates reveal the bizarre ways they save money on beauty treatments including getting their mums to wax them<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n