Designer Clothes: what am I willing to do?

A very good friend of mine wears some of the cutest jackets I've ever seen. I decided to ask her where she got her very cute jackets. I expected a reply along the lines of, "Areopostale, American Eagle," etc. Her answer was somewhat differnent. She told me, "Susie's Deals". Now I am guessing that none of us have ever heard of this store. She continued on and told me that it is a store where the large department stores and designer stores send all their unsold designer clothing. Apparently everything is five bucks and she gets all her designer clothes there. I would like to give my friend a pat on the back and say, "Good for YOU!" In this twenty-first century, especially in highschool, everything is based on money. That may sound a little off topic, but let me tell you why. Looks are everything. If we don't look a certain way than will not fit in. Our appearance is so important that many of us are spending THOUSANDS of dollars a month on clothes, shoes, and accessories. The reason I give brownie points to my friend is because she has found another way. Why should anyone spend that much money on something they will eventually grow out of or throw away? One serious problem is that the media has such an influence on us, that people are strating to believe it is okay to spend that much money. All of the movie stars spend too much money on their clothing and they are never seen in the same thing twice. Many people have this idea of, "Oh, I got my paycheck, time to go shopping." Has anybody ever heard of a Savings account?? It seems to me that we spend money as fast as we earn it. money is valuable and can be used for greater this like college. Even people who don't have cold cash go and spend money they borrow form the bank. Please! Save your money. It's not worth that thirty-five dollar shirt at Aeropostale.