Comments on: More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I’ll Never Wear Again http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KathleenD@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-44576 KathleenD@twitter Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:02:11 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-44576 @Ellen Horan Oh, so you are THE Ellen Horan. Interesting who you bump into around the Internet. @Ellen Horan Oh, so you are THE Ellen Horan. Interesting who you bump into around the Internet.

]]> By: emilysometimes http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-879 emilysometimes Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:57:41 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-879 @Courteney Nielsen@facebook Ribcage aside, Emily Gould has a great face. Classic-looking. Gorgeous! @Courteney Nielsen@facebook Ribcage aside, Emily Gould has a great face. Classic-looking. Gorgeous!

]]> By: ennaenirehtac http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-701 ennaenirehtac Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:54:22 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-701 I am starting to really enjoy the Billfold. This article was cautionary, yet comforting. Also, a good reminder that IT'S NEVER WORTH IT. I am starting to really enjoy the Billfold. This article was cautionary, yet comforting. Also, a good reminder that IT’S NEVER WORTH IT.

]]> By: Ms Taurus http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-639 Ms Taurus Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:58:42 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-639 ANY Betsy Johnson dress is a treasure! For perspiration stain removal, baking soda is great on natural fabrics - see http://laundry.about.com/od/stainremoval/a/underarmstains.htm for more suggestions ANY Betsy Johnson dress is a treasure! For perspiration stain removal, baking soda is great on natural fabrics – see
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]]> By: Michael Degnan@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-576 Michael Degnan@twitter Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:07:14 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-576 I bought a $52 tie right after I got my current job (a yr ago), my first paycheck after many months. I haven't worn it yet! I mostly buy $10-25 ties - i.e., $52 is WAY more than I typically spend. Oh, and I wear a tie like twice a month. Max. I bought a $52 tie right after I got my current job (a yr ago), my first paycheck after many months. I haven’t worn it yet! I mostly buy $10-25 ties – i.e., $52 is WAY more than I typically spend. Oh, and I wear a tie like twice a month. Max.

]]> By: jeanhannah http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-561 jeanhannah Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:59:03 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-561 Oh man, this describes my 2008, except my advance was much much smaller. Still, I managed to buy, among other hilarious things, an amazing and deeply strange ten-day vacation in The Gambia. Anyway, the bit about having a full-time job that pays your bills even if you think you are about to become a famous author is so important. I wish that more people would say this instead of pretending that they live off their book income. Because as I learned when I worked for a lit agency (but didn't, uh, learn well enough not to try it myself), almost no one does! Oh man, this describes my 2008, except my advance was much much smaller. Still, I managed to buy, among other hilarious things, an amazing and deeply strange ten-day vacation in The Gambia. Anyway, the bit about having a full-time job that pays your bills even if you think you are about to become a famous author is so important. I wish that more people would say this instead of pretending that they live off their book income. Because as I learned when I worked for a lit agency (but didn’t, uh, learn well enough not to try it myself), almost no one does!

]]> By: Ellen Horan http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-527 Ellen Horan Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:03:24 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-527 @jfruh I got a once million advance forr two books spread out over ten years. First book was complete on signing. This happened in July '08 just minutes before the collapse of western civilization. I am pretty certain I was the last fiction writer out of the gate w/ that kind of advance. new york rent takes up nearly half annual. Then taxes , agent As my accountant said; it's a living wage. Mighty grateful - for that --as I know many who lost employment, homes etc. @jfruh I got a once million advance forr two books spread out over ten years. First book was complete on signing. This happened in July ’08 just minutes before the collapse of western civilization. I am pretty certain I was the last fiction writer out of the gate w/ that kind of advance. new york rent takes up nearly half annual. Then taxes , agent As my accountant said; it’s a living wage. Mighty grateful – for that –as I know many who lost employment, homes etc.

]]> By: A Disjointed Narrative http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-498 A Disjointed Narrative Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:53:23 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-498 I don't blame you about regretting purchases for things you used only once. Been there. Got the t-shirt. Had to donate it to Goodwill when I moved to smaller, more affordable digs. But that flower-print dress really works on you. Your figure is fine. Do regret the unnecessary purchases, and keep learning from that, but you rock that flower dress. Pax. I don’t blame you about regretting purchases for things you used only once. Been there. Got the t-shirt. Had to donate it to Goodwill when I moved to smaller, more affordable digs. But that flower-print dress really works on you. Your figure is fine. Do regret the unnecessary purchases, and keep learning from that, but you rock that flower dress. Pax.

]]> By: Bonnie http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-494 Bonnie Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:37:08 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-494 Just after my (so much smaller) book advance, I also decided to shop for clothes. I read about a futuristic machine at the Levi's store that would exactly match jeans to your body, so I headed to SoHo. I stood in the middle of the store, in a glass encasement, with sandbags on my shoulders (...?) while other shoppers stared. Then I got a printout listing four specific cuts of jeans that would be exactly right for me, and the sizes I needed. A salesperson found them all for me and got me a dressing room. The jeans all really did fit well, but I only liked the style of one pair. They happened to be the most expensive pair of jeans in the store. And I bought them. $175. At the LEVI'S STORE. They were fine. I wore them a lot. Let's face it, there was always something weird about the zipper. Just after my (so much smaller) book advance, I also decided to shop for clothes. I read about a futuristic machine at the Levi’s store that would exactly match jeans to your body, so I headed to SoHo.

I stood in the middle of the store, in a glass encasement, with sandbags on my shoulders (…?) while other shoppers stared. Then I got a printout listing four specific cuts of jeans that would be exactly right for me, and the sizes I needed. A salesperson found them all for me and got me a dressing room. The jeans all really did fit well, but I only liked the style of one pair. They happened to be the most expensive pair of jeans in the store. And I bought them. $175. At the LEVI’S STORE.

They were fine. I wore them a lot. Let’s face it, there was always something weird about the zipper.

]]> By: ThatWench http://thebillfold.com/2012/04/more-than-1k-worth-of-clothes-ill-never-wear-again/#comment-443 ThatWench Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:01:13 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=983#comment-443 @hammitt If you live in a city big enough to have "oooh, so trendy-retro" consignment stores, might that be an option? I have no idea what they buy, and I'm sure they don't pay well for what they buy, but I imagine it would at least be better than garage sale prices (and less work). I am also a person who much prefers shopping online but hates doing online returns, or ebay, and therefore literally still owns pairs of pants she bought online four years ago that never fit. @hammitt If you live in a city big enough to have “oooh, so trendy-retro” consignment stores, might that be an option? I have no idea what they buy, and I’m sure they don’t pay well for what they buy, but I imagine it would at least be better than garage sale prices (and less work).

I am also a person who much prefers shopping online but hates doing online returns, or ebay, and therefore literally still owns pairs of pants she bought online four years ago that never fit.

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