Tuesday, April 26, 2016

All the clothes I bought in the last 10 months

I had another frugal year, mainly because my income dipped a lot due to residency - I made only around $4k/month for the last 10 months. Not to mention I had to pay around $15k for licensing fees, and wanted to save some money too.

So here is actually every item of clothing I bought, from July 1 2015 to the present day.

July ($264)
Aritzia - 2 white shirts and a dress - $215 (good buy, I wear these all the time)
Merino wool tights - $50 (Well... I wore it skiing a few times. Not that much wear though)

Aug ($100) 
Capezio work flats - $100 (good buy, I wear these all the time)

Sep ($1) 
A baseball cap - $1 (Dollarama - just needed to keep the sun out of my eyes)

Oct ($6) 
Two silk tanks tailor made in China - $80 (good buy, I wear these all the time)
Magic gloves, ear muffs and hat from Dollarama - $6 (They disintegrated over the winter. At least those magic gloves got some good wear)

Nov ($0) 
Nothing!

Dec ($20)
Ski socks - $20 (haven't worn these yet)

Jan ($30) 
Dress in Value Village  - $15 (not a good buy, I ended up cutting it up anyways)
Windbreaker - $15 (good buy, I wear this all the time)

Feb ($0) 
Nothing!

Mar ($0) 
Nothing!

Apr ($100) 
Bershka leather jacket from a consignment store - $100 (good buy, I wear this all the time, bought as a replacement for a worn out faux leather jacket I had)

10 month total: $521 

Not bad!

What I would have done differently - I don't regret purchasing so little clothing at all. In fact, I might have even tried to purchase less, for example not getting the Value Village dress which I ended up cutting up anyways. I might also just have gotten a faux leather jacket in a tan or olive color instead of going for the full on leather jacket, which could have saved me another $40 or $50.
I probably could have gone even less, buying just one white shirt from Aritzia and not getting the dress. Ultimately I could have saved myself another $170 off this year's purchases.

A great, carefully selected year.