i havent owned a winter coat since i was..18 maybe? i never wear more then a sweatshirt in winter my dreaes are my winter coat my hat and my scarf if i need gooves i stretch the swearshorts sleepes down over my hands 1/2 the wintrer i wear just a t shirt unlewsss ill be out in the cold over an hour (i try not to be i hate winter and cold) if u cant affords a coat..limmit your need for a coat..or grow a hair coat same woth boots i know ppl who walk through snow above theyre knees..barefoott..the lessya rely on shoes the less u need em.. think about it humans once were able to survive without clothes and shelters the more we rely on modern conveniences the weaker we become as a species sorry rambbling