Clothes: How Much Of Your Income Do You Spend?

[Jellyfish]

That's true. For me as a stay at home mum the only thing I need to check with clothes is can I get my boobs out easily and can I bend over a bunch lol. Thankfully the wardrobe from my later teen years before children needed similar practicality.

[fionas]

Obviously, we all have different income levels - that's why I asked the question as what proportion of income.

Though you've made me feel much better about my spending Divvy

I honestly don't know if I'd be able to tell if a man/woman was wearing a $600 suit or a $2000 suit. But I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that grooming (hair, nails, make-up, polished shoes) can make or break an outfit. Not that I wear suits any more but when I do (again), I'm going to pay more attention to grooming. Hopefully.

[Astrid]

Obviously, we all have different income levels - that's why I asked the question as what proportion of income.

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Do you mean before or after tax? You own income or combined family income? Sorry accountancy training coming out in me now
4-5% of my after tax income.

[sushee]

I think I spend maybe about $8000 a year on clothes, and of that 70% will be on shoes. I love a good bargain and will wear a $10 skirt with a $150 blouse without blinking. I have gone to parties where my whole outfit combined cost less than my shoes (and my shoes were $70).

I own four or five relatively expensive suits but now I'm on a client site long term, I dress down more. Suits are supposed to be mandatory at all client sites but I've been at mine almost a year and really they're more concerned about how I work than what I wear now, so the on-going cost of my corporate clothes have lessened.

[Artechim]

I spend approximately 0.3% of our income on my clothing, or 16% of one weeks pay.

I am a stay at home mum i.e. I go nowhere so I don't really need anything flash. My favourite jersey is 8 years old and the zip doesn't work but I still wear it.

[Jaycee]

As a family income after tax, I'd spend probably only 2 percent. We are on a relatively large income though.

[LuluHB]

I dread to think how much I spend on clothes and shoes for the girls. All I know is its hideous. I spend next to nothing on DH and me. His idea of getting dressed up is a clean pair of tracky dacks (he works from home so no decent clothes required), and I live in the same jeans and shirts given I'm a stay at home mum. We don't have a glitzy social life that requires dressing up so for me personally I would estimate less than 1%. When I was working I would spend a fortune on clothes, shoes, jewellery and my biggest weakness - matching underwear. I'd say maybe 15%.