Money saving tips for dads - clothes

Here's a little "bring back the 80s" tip for dads to save money on clothes ... which might get you in trouble with a fashion conscious mum ... but it WILL save you money! Remember iron-on patches? Well - at some point in history (I believe) they were quite popular ... either because you were a fan of the Greatful Dead (bless) or because your trousers were broken. The tradition of extending the life span of trousers using patches seems to have got lost somewhere in the 90s. Now that the global financial crisis is upon us, I say - bring back the patches (perhaps for kids only to start with until it's cool again to wear patches).

Before | After

That's what we've done anyway - our little champ spends a lot of time on the floor (and so he should). As a result his trousers wear thin around the knees very quickly and then a few days later break/rip easily.