Buying next year's clothes on clearance only saves money if they get worn. The usual way it goes wrong is a bag at the back of a closet that turns up a year too late.
Use one bin per size. A kid moves through sizes in order, so when the size 6 clothes start to fit, everything in the size 6 bin is ready at once: the coat, the swimsuit and the pajamas.
Write the size on two sides of the bin so it can be read from wherever it is stacked.
Tape a list to the lid or keep a note on your phone: what is inside, by season. Check it before you shop the next clearance, so you do not buy a second winter coat in the same size.
Put a note in your calendar a month before each season starts. Kids grow in spurts, and a size bought a year ago may need to come out sooner than planned. Measure your kid and run the numbers again.
Check the size againPass it on, resell it, or keep it for a younger sibling. At clearance prices, a miss costs little.
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