If only this was 'in fashion'
‘Urwah b. Al-Zubayr – Allah have mercy on him – said:
‘Â’ishah – Allah be pleased with her – gave seventy thousand (dirham) in charity, while her own skirt used to be patched.
‘Abdullah b. Mubârak in Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqâ’iq Vol. 1 p588, no.705.
Source: http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/name/mothers-of-the-believers/#ixzz32X5fHVmi