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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP since you mentioned makeup and nails, I'm guessing you can't get away with $20/month.  I'm going to assume you don't color your hair or have a short hairstyle that needs frequent cuts.  It should be more like $70/month if you want to include all clothes, shoes, hair cuts, hair and skin products, makeup and nails.  This would be just for you, not any family members.

To answer your question, my number is lower than that, but higher than $20.  [/quote]

This is the PP who spends a few hundred a month - I am as genuinely amazed by the people who say they spend less than $100 per month on clothes and personal goods, as I am by the people who claim to be 32 years old with $4 million in savings.

What do you generally wear? Was there a time in your life you spent more, and those clothes have held up enough you never, ever need to replace them? Do your shoes never wear out? Do you never need to buy shampoo? Do you never get your hair cut? How exactly do you end up spending $20 or $70 per month, every month? Can you break that down for me?[/quote]

I don’t consider shampoo/conditioner a personal item. I buy it when I go grocery shopping and everyone in my family uses it. We use Pantene.
I get my hair colored every 8 weeks at $100. My hair gets cut once a year. 
I do love to buy clothes and so it is a painful sacrifice to go without new cute things. But, I won’t be able to save money if I spend it. So. 
I will buy some new things for the late spring/early summer. But probably just $250/worth. 
I do socialize with friends, but if I spend $40 at dinner then that’s $40 I don’t have for other monthly personal expenses. [/quote]

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