Absolutely not
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Also this is literally what my aunt and uncle bring every year and if they’re not there we panic so
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Absolutely. I do this all the time and people go crazy for it - it’s something lots of us don’t bother doing for ourself.
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with dips
look at that menu, everything is soft and probably lacking in acid. fresh veg will be greatly appreciated
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in your opinion what is a reasonable annual clothing budget for a household with two unfancy adults who don’t work in an office? assume they don’t want to buy from amazon/shein and already own sufficient clothing to dress for the weather but with limited backups (things get replaced when worn through, there aren’t extras in the wings).
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I would also like to know what people think about this
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@meowkins yes veggies and dip
@plainjane without shoes, $1000 each minimum above $10000 I question things
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I’m clearly doing it wrong. The past 7 years (since I left office work) my clothing spend (including shoes but not including sport-specific clothing) has ranged from 45 USD to 605 USD, with an average of 314 USD. I also wear a lot of old, worn-out, poorly fitting clothing. So 600 should probably be my floor not my max.
Also relevant to set price points: The most common brands in my closet are Columbia (bottoms) and Old Navy (tops)
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I clearly need to take some of you shopping.
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ignoring shoes, we spent $1210 across the two of us on clothing (ignoring the tailor for the silly jeans) this year
we spent more on shoes than clothes this year
@Marcela yes
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I’ve spent over $1500 on clothes (probably 80/20 me versus Husband) in the past MONTH.
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you work in an office some days and clothing is part of your art (imo)
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This is a really compelling thought ty
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That’s not an average spend on clothing for you, historically. I think many years of low spend has put you in the position of having to do a lot of spending for pent up need. Future years will be much less. Clothing buying is lumpy for some people. (like you and me)
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I would bring a vegan appetizer, so maybe hummus+crackers? I also like Marcela’s idea of a bruschetta.
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We’ve spent less than $6k in the past 5 years. (Including shoes) That’s either 2-3 years of only WFH clothes though.
No wonder I hate all my clothes.
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The clothes you prefer to buy and that would make you happy and glow ARE art. Your $1200 is not Columbia outlet and Old Navy (@rural I am more Columbia jackets and Old Navy bottoms which is hilarious).
And it means you compromised in a bunch of places to get the right number of pieces.
You are retired. It’s like starting a new job. But the new job is more coffee and meals out and less meetings. You need pants and T shirts with cuts that make you feel good and details that delight you and match the sweaters you love
Things that go with the new sneakers and the lived Fluevogs. The practical parts will need replacing too at various points. I expect your shoe budgets will be at least 1k each because you walk.
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One day a week and my office had to send out a memo reminding people pyjamas are not appropriate work wear.
Ok, so I was focusing on this past month for effect since I was in Brazil and I do a bulk of my clothes shopping for the year while there. But I’d say that we average about $2.5k a year based on vibes. That would include shoes. I don’t actually know because clothes shopping gets lumped into my “shopping” category which encompasses all pleasure spending (home decor, fancy soaps, video games, Luigi outfits…etc).
Thank you for saying that. I do enjoy so very much putting together good clothes.
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Please some to LA and take me shopping!! Or start a closet consulting business and send me things that actually look good on my body. I dream about this kind of service most days 
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I know it’s not in your nature, but go buy 1-2 outfits you really like and ignore the price tags. Those are the items you will wear a lot. And then add to them periodically.
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