What % of your income do you spend on clothes?
$1000-1500 (USD) is my baseline.
If something major happens (i.e. weight loss, new job, or move to a totally different climate), I might spend double.
But if I reach a point to where I already have everything I need in my wardrove, I could spend half.
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I did a tally over the last 12 months and I think it was nearing the $5k mark
you got a warrant?
(it's a lot -- oops)
Probably also around 5-6k 🥶
One caveat being that my spending tally includes 2 suit rentals + 1 suit purchase for wedding involvement over the past year. I've also basically gone up a size in nearly everything so a lot of practical spending as well as stuff I maybe didn't need
looks like around $3k which I think is probably low-mid
certainly spent it on far fewer garments in the last year
like maybe 300 dollars average as an college student and that makes sense going forward
Around $1.5k the last year, which included replacing a lot of clothes due to weight and style changes (saying goodbye to a lot of slim/skinny fit items). Hopefully next year will be more stable, less $
it really varies for me and lately i haven't been spending as much as i have in prior years, but if i had to guess i'd say anywhere from $3-5k. i do some thrifting/reselling as a hobby, so my rule lately has been that i can only buy new stuff using profits from reselling things
5-6k USD
In GBP. Used to be a bit more around ~2018 but then mellowed out. Ususually just replace basics or splurge on 1-2 big purchases now.
2021: -£1,211
2022: -£898
2023: -£1,618
This made me actually skim through and add it up and I’m at >$15k for the past year 😵💫
you've encouraged me to spend more, thanks!
I guess i can increase from $1500 to $3000 and still feel like im not overspending 😆
Ofc it all depends on context. Income, what you need ,etc
yea it is an incredibly personal thing
maybe a better question is what % of your income do you spend on clothes?
Just tallied it up and it's £5k... just threw up a bit in my mouth
$300-500…
wow the loss isn’t bad
Like 90% of my disposable income. I really don't spend much money after I've covered my basic needs like rent and food, so I can afford to go a lil crazy
I also don't make much so that's a smaller number than it sounds
i recalculated and my number i forgot i splurged a lot this year because gender. average over the last 7 years is 3.5k, 6/7 of those years being in tech so i have a lot of disposable income. this includes me reselling and cycling clothes i no longer wear, which i do quite aggressively
Yeah this is a tough question because a lot of people here cycle constantly which fucks with the math
its an important way to sustain the hobby
On the high end I'm at about 3% of gross, or around 11% if we're looking at 'disposable' (after taxes/mortgage/basic living expenses). Also counting resell profits (and other side gigs) as part of income
If anyone is actually trying to do the math, I live in a hcol area so my mortgage/HOA alone is right about 50k/year 😢
If your income fluctuates, I guess you do the average income and avg spending in the past few years
I probably spend 6% of gross income but 20% of disposible income.