tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post8169887948823183657..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: I always get a dealSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-60005428503383972102011-04-11T14:00:41.747-04:002011-04-11T14:00:41.747-04:00After paying taxes and tuition (deducting both tho...After paying taxes and tuition (deducting both those things to get at real spendable income seems reasonable to me) his family is taking in triple what mine is at least. Probably not quadruple though.<br /><br />Our incomes, even considering taxes, are nowhere close and we have an extra person in our household.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-32632034238159213552011-04-11T13:18:05.770-04:002011-04-11T13:18:05.770-04:00Were you and The Shopper using the same idea of in...Were you and The Shopper using the same idea of income when you were comparing how much you had to spend? My yearly salary is a good bit higher than your listed number but I have a feeling that after taxes our two numbers get a lot closer.Ziggynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518980519046202646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-23320854072189128012011-04-09T18:27:19.161-04:002011-04-09T18:27:19.161-04:00I just bought some clothing at The Trading Post in...I just bought some clothing at The Trading Post in GM and it suddenly occurred to me that I should think about all clothes like an economist. <br /><br />If a sweater costs $120 and I end up wearing it 120 times before it is worn out (or I'm just not happy with the appearance anymore) then it costs me $1 every time I put on that article of clothing. Adding up all of the items that I'm wearing by this method could give me a varying daily cost of dressing myself.<br /><br />Since I mostly dress like a dirt bag let's try this exercise with my work outfit.<br /><br />T-shirt: Cost $10 for 3 pack. Worn it several hundred times. Let's say $0.01 per wear.<br /><br />Dress shirt: Cost $60. Worn for 2 years, about once a week? (88 times). That’s $0.68 per wear.<br /><br />Dress pants: $55. Worn for 3 years, about 2-3 times per week. $0.17 per wear.<br /><br />Shoes: $120. 3 years, 3 times/week. $0.30 per wear.<br /><br />Socks: $0.06<br /><br />Underwear: $0.06<br /><br />Total cost of dressing myself for work = $1.28<br /><br />This has proven to be a fun way to look at getting dressed! I’ve tried to remind myself to keep # of wears in the mental calculation whenever I’m shopping for clothes (which doesn’t happen often… let me tell you)Matt Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532354277848905275noreply@blogger.com