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The jeans depend entirely on original quality, how well you take care of them, and how often they are in use. As far as the others -- can you not believe that some people enjoy doing these things for themselves? Must everyone be like you?

I like doing my own nails, cleaning my own house, all that. It isn't a hardship. It's a lovely, cozy, tidy feeling. I don't like other people in my space or doing intimate things for me. But I won't judge you for feeling otherwise. It's a wide world.

I also like having things I have a long relationship with. I don't feel like I am depriving myself. I indulge in other things. Why is that offensive, or hard to believe?[/quote]

It's not offensive at all to think you love your stuff and hold onto it. In fact that's really inspiring. It's just hard to imagine how that works in a day to day, month to month way.

Your post suggests you don't wear the jeans very often. What do you wear day to day? Like can you give us a week's worth of your outfits? And does any of that stuff have to get replaced more often than once every 15 years? Sorry to get so obsessed with your spending and wardrobe habits. I am genuinely curious how it works.[/quote]

It's my day off. I'm wearing one of a few pairs of soft wool slouch pants and a long-sleeved cotton shirt. Target underwear and socks, and a really good bra (Empreinte). If I weren't going out, I might wear cotton or linen pants and a camisole. For regular work at this time of the year, it's mostly long wool skirts, Target opaque tights, thin woven sweaters or silk blouses, and boots. Same Target underwear and good bras. I workout in yoga pants and t-shirts, and I don't mind if they are stretched out -- just clean.

On weekends, I'll wear shorter skirts and tights or tailored wool pants. If I'm going hiking, I wear jeans. I have several dozen skirts and a few dozen pants, and I hand-wash almost everything wool. Cotton and linen goes in the wash. There's enough to rotate through that I'll wear any one thing once every month or two, unless I really want to.

I haven't tracked how often I replace things, other than shoes and bras. But if I'm wearing something 5 or 6 times a year, given the seasons changing, it doesn't get very worn out -- and for professional things, everything I has is neutral classic. I wear frilly frou-frou stuff on the weekends and probably replace that more often. [/quote]

I am going to assume you are for real and not just pulling everyone's legs here. If your wardrobe is expansive enough that each item only gets worn a handful of times a year, then you have a HUGE wardrobe - and if lasts year after year, [b]presumably you dropped some $ on clothes at some point in your life.[/b] [1] And even Target underwear and tights have to get replaced sometimes. I know this because I wear comparable stuff and a couple of times a year I have to stock up. Underwear isn't my biggest clothing expense but I don't see how you're spending $20 a month on clothes and beauty products if you have to replace your [b]underwear[/b] [2] sometimes, and [b]tights[/b] [3] and all that other stuff. Even the cheapest underwear costs some money.

I feel like you're either joking or I'm getting way overly pedantic and literal here.[b] It just seems absurd to claim to spend so little while also boasting that your clothes don't get worn more than once a month.[/b] [4][/quote]

1. Thrift store and consignment, as I said before. Over the course of a couple of dozen years. 20% or 50% off days when a sweater costs $4-8, even if cashmere, saves a lot. Wool skirts at a similar price. Yes, it doesn't make for up-to-date fashion trends, but that isn't my style.

2. I buy really expensive bras that last about 3 years. They are $150-$250 and my biggest expense. I take care of them. Underwear for daily wear is mostly Hanes packs at $8.99 for a six-pack. I buy a couple packs a year.

3. I buy probably 4 sets of tights a year, maybe 6. I buy them on clearance at the end of winter. At my nearby Target, that's $1.99-3.99 each (and they are already cleared out for this season).

4. It took time and effort to build a wardrobe I really love. I'm not "boasting," and I'm not saying you should do it. I'm saying, in answers to questions, that it's what I did and what I like. It suits my life. I'm also not a slob or degenerate, and I'm not accusing anyone else of boasting about paying more or being more stylish. I've gone out of my way to acknowledge -- explicitly -- that there are a lot of ways to spend your money and be happy. Clothes and makeup just doesn't happen to be mine.

So, maybe one bra a year, often on sale at around $125Two packs of underwear at $18. 5 sets of tights on clearance at $10. Maybe a pair of new shoes, but through a place like Zappos or DSW -- I got two pairs of boots this year for about $10 each, so $20. Makeup was gloss for about $6 and Neutrogena BB-ish Cream with SPF at about $13. That averages out to about $16 per month. I also bought some hair mousse, Argan oil, and pedicure supplies, so maybe another $30 more? And gym socks, so say $12 more. That's an average of $19.5 a month.

Initially I quoted someone who mentioned $20 a month and someone who mentioned $70, and I said I was in that range. The extra $600 would typically be for one-time purchases some years, or an extra bra or something. When I was younger and had built up less, I replaced things more often, too.

I'm listing it because you (or someone above) said they were truly curious about the details, and you mention being overly pedantic.

This is just what I happen to do. I have [I]never[/I] said it was a superior or better choice, and I have [I]never[/i] said you or anyone else ought to do it, too. I've also never mentioned this on DCUM in the last 4 years I've been here, because it never was relevant. It's not something to brag about -- it just is. [/quote]

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