Guest post is brought to you by Nicole Bostic of DebtConsolidation.com Summer is upon us and with it the urge to buy new clothes for not just your newly diet trimmed self but the kids as well! Of course, for many women, clothing shopping is the quickest way to blow your monthly budget and fall off the financial independence train. But here are a few reminders/tips to help put your financial anxieties at ease and still live well while living frugally. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. One of the most common reasons for everyone’s seasonal impulse to buy right now is “spring cleaning.” Take advantage of everyone else’s purges and hit up your friends before you hit up the store. Whether it’s for you, the kids, or even …