Here's a trick I use to get things that are too expensive at the stores...

I sell things on Ebay. Not big things, mind you, but little things that people can use that I no longer have use for. They may be clothes that no longer fit, baby items, past gifts from people that I'd never use, old comic books, baby clothes, etc. They may only net me a few dollars apiece, but I keep it up somewhat regularly.

Every once in a while, I check my PayPal account and lo and behold... I've accumulated a couple hundred dollars! I take that amount and put it right back into shopping on Ebay. I've purchased bike shorts that I would have thought were way to expensive at the retail stores, not to mention handbags, shoes etc.

It may not be a quick fix, but it does add up, and it does clean out the closets!