Clothes: How Much Of Your Income Do You Spend?

[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%.

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

When I get a job, I have a clothes and shoes wishlist for back to work, to top up my wardrobe. £175. Including a new suit.

That will probably take me up to £500 for the year on clothes, underwear, jewellery, shoes and bags. I buy clothes that last years. I still have stuff in my wardrobe that I bought before DH and I married - and still wear it.

I have no income at the moment so cannot calculate a percentage. But it is about 2% of my expected pre-tax income, when I do get a job.