Comments on: Guest Post: Quality Clothes for Less than a Buck http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-114796 John Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:47:31 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/04/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/#comment-114796 You call also apply, "the cost factor" to vehicles. I own a 21 year old car and a 16 year old car. The 16 year old car I bought for $4400 10 years ago. I have probably put approx. $5000 into it ... say total cost is $10,000 . This translates to approx. $140 / month for maintenance and initial cost assuming it is worth nothing. The car is reliable ... where can you get a car for $140 / month ?? People think I am crazy ... old cars are no reliable and breakdown ... something auto manufacturers have brainwashed us with. You call also apply, “the cost factor” to vehicles. I own a 21 year old car and a 16 year old car.

The 16 year old car I bought for $4400 10 years ago. I have probably put approx. $5000 into it … say total cost is $10,000 . This translates to approx. $140 / month for maintenance and initial cost assuming it is worth nothing. The car is reliable … where can you get a car for $140 / month ?? People think I am crazy … old cars are no reliable and breakdown … something auto manufacturers have brainwashed us with.

]]> By: Ben http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-90919 Ben Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:29:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/04/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/#comment-90919 Hah, I've never looked at it from a price-per-wear perspective before. I buy my clothes on sale and hold onto them for so long, I imagine my wife would say I'm down to fractions of a cent per wear :) Hah, I’ve never looked at it from a price-per-wear perspective before. I buy my clothes on sale and hold onto them for so long, I imagine my wife would say I’m down to fractions of a cent per wear :)

]]> By: Erika http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-90866 Erika Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:06:54 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/04/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/#comment-90866 It's not just me! I have been doing this for years, and my husband thinks I am crazy. It’s not just me! I have been doing this for years, and my husband thinks I am crazy.

]]> By: plonkee http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-90848 plonkee Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:20:31 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/04/guest-post-quality-clothes-for-less-than-a-buck/#comment-90848 I would say save on socks, the more expensive ones that I have don't last any longer than the cheap ones. I would say save on socks, the more expensive ones that I have don’t last any longer than the cheap ones.

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