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5. SHARING: Trade hot items with friends

Maybe you don’t have a closet full of haute couture, but you splurged on one fabulous bag, scarf, shirt, or pair of shoes. In a perfect world, your friends have done the same thing. Compile your best items and swap with people you (really, really) trust.

It’s a risk, of course, so only share items that won’t ruin your friendship if they get, well, ruined. But borrowing items serves two purposes:

-You instantly expand your stash of available high-end “belongings” without spending a dime, and

-You don’t have to worry about being seen too many times with the same designer item, because you’ll probably only use each borrowed item once.