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HOW TO MANAGE LIVING ON YOUR OWN: CLOTHING
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BY SUMMER BARRAZA
MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
Editor-ih-Chief
Victoria Durling
cbiefed@ciackamas.edu
Managing Editor
Photo by Jonathan Villagomez
Last w eek in D e stitu te
Diaries, we discussed how
to prepare an inexpensive
T h a n k sg iv in g fe a st as a
college.student who is low-
income. This week, it’s how to
afford inexpensive clothing.
We can ’ t just go to college
naked, but the goal in the end
after graduating is to be able
to sit naked on a cold surface
you owrHfhile drinking your
morning coffee reflecting on
all of your financial collegiate
endeavors ■
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Food b an k s: Some food
banks such as Foothills offer
clo th in g to their v isitors
every two weeks and it ’ s
not th at b a d . Every two
weeks you can pick out two
fu ll o u tfits. The clo th in g
selection m ight not be the
best, but if you’re style savvy
you can work something out.
If y ou ’ re also w ondering
about the “ h e a lth ” o f the
actual garm ent its e lf, ask
those who host the food bank
if they wash their clothes
before displaying them on
their racks.
T h r ift s to r e s , at a
corporate level: Thrift stores
also have good options on
clothes as w ell. Corporate
th rift stores are easier to
find and are usually the go-to
place for a lot of individuals
to donate clo th e s to , so
you might find a lot of neat
pieces but the problem is is
that they w on’ t last long.
Location is everything! If you
want more modern clothes,
go to places where the cities
or scenery is more modern.
You w ouldn’ t go to Sandy,
Oregon, and expect to find
Portland fashion. In addition,
if you have clothes and are
feelin g generous, you can
donate your extra clothes to
different Goodwill drop-offs.
The workers at the drop-offs
will give you a slip that you
can use for your taxes to
ON THE COVER:
Jared Preble
maned@clackamas.edu
Arts & Culture Editor
Ian Van Orden
aced@clackamas.edu
Sports Editor
Jacob Thompson
sportsed@ciackamas.edu
Photo Editor
Jonathan Villagomez
photoed@clackamas.edu
Multimedia Editor
Summer Barraza
webeditor@flackamas.edu
Design Editor
William Farris
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The Cougar Cave receives clothing and gives it out for free.
receive more money when
that holy day comes.
Local th rift shops: Local
thrift shops are just as good
as corporate. They’re cheaper
and usually have a strange
hipster following, so you will
find nice modern cloth es.
Some stores such as Plato’ s
C loset near the H arm ony
campus also appeal to more
m odern fa s h io n p ie c e s,
but again they also sell out
quick for that very reason.
A nother reason to shop at
local thrift shops is to be able
to help your com munity as
a lot of local stores devote
th eir p ro fits to d iffe re n t
cau ses or o rg a n iza tio n s
like drug abuse, hom eless
sh elters, etc. I t ’ s g ettin g
close to the holiday season,
so don’ t let your heart and
soul be “ lo w in co m e ” - just
a rem inder. Fin ally, these
thrift stores are likely to be
cheaper because there are
actual people deciding the
worth of the clothes you are
purchasing. With corporate
stores, the prices vary and
are less likely to be changed
as often . W ith local th rift
stores, someone actually is,
in charge of the place and can
actively change everything at
any time.
S e p a r a t e y o u r w o rk
clo th e s: If you work food
industry or just about any
job w here th e r e ’ s h ig h
tem peratures and physical
labor, make sure you separate
those clothes from your daily
clothes. Your daily clothes
will last longer and remain
clean. No amount of laundry
detergent, bleach, softener or
dryer sheets will get rid of the
coats of hamburger grease.
Also if you’ re a person who
tends to sleep in their work
clothes for whatever reason
(I get it, we all get tired) you
need to stop your heathen
actions right now. I don’ t
care if you sleep naked on
your bedsheets, that is your
privacy, but do not curse your
rest space with the scent of
your workplace.
Cougar Cave: As mentioned
in other D estitu te Diaries
p ie ce s, the C o u g a r Cave
also has free clo th es for
in d iv id u a ls to have for
interviews and regular day to
day use. The clothes in there
are all gently used and appear
to be in good condition.
L iq u i d a t i o n
s a le s :
Liquidation sales are very
good examples of getting nice
unused clothes for cheap.
Everything is at a regular
price in the beginning, but
slowly the prices will go down
and you’ re buying Everlast
leggin gs th at are Usually
$24 for $6! The Sears at the
W ashington Square M all is
currently under liquidation
before th e y close, so it ’ s
h igh ly recom m ended that
you get on those deals as
soon as possible.
W in te r is co m in g u p ,
things are getting wet and
the seasonal depression is
kicking in - treat yourself
w ithout g u ilt. Rem em ber
you can look nice and because
we are low-income doesn’t
mean we can ’ t appreciate
the nicer things or make sure
we don’ t look like a mess in
public. W ith all that being
said, happy holidays!
Devon Banks plays basketball at Clackamas and created the Make. Them Respect You clothing line.
Photo by Jonathan Villagomez. Cover design by Ian Van Orden.
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