While math class may have seemed totally uninspiring in high school, it’s essential in this economic hard time that we learn some simple sums so as not to turn financial mourning into fashion mourning.
Rule #1: Divide the price of an item of clothing by your anticipated number of wears. The desired answer should be between ten and fifty dollars. For example, if your dream dress costs $400, you will need to wear it twenty times to achieve a $20 dollars per wear result.
The main concept here is to ask yourself: would you want to pay less than this if you were to hire the dress per wear?
Rule #2: Divide the price of a bottle of perfume by 365. (For a once a day spritz of your favorite scent) For example, if your new perfume costs $150 then that equates to 41 cents per spray. You must then decide if you should be paying less on perfume each day.
Rule #3: A ten-dollar bargain never worn is a loss of ten dollars.
Rule #4: On the spot trends have a best before date. Just like a carton of milk, the fringe bags will go off- and be thrown out. But if you just have to be seen with one this season, you must make the choice between the $4000 Prada or the $40 Candies. Let your credit card conscience decide.
Rule #5: There will always be exceptions. Some items such as a well fitting pair of jeans, a winter coat and a little black dress are fashion investments. So be sure that with items like these you spend a little more in order to get your due returns – and compliments.
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