Froggy 0
QuoteShoes: around $50.00
Haircut: $12.00 + tip
Clothing: one suit $200.00 everthing else are $10.00 tee-shirts and $30.00 jeans
Bed Sheets: the more the thread count the better
Art: never
I'll use the same format...
Shoes: avg. $25, but never above $60. Comfort counts, but don't give a s**t about the brand.
Haircut: My wife does it for free, only when I absolutely have to have it...
Clothing: What is a suit?
Khakis $30, jeans avg. $25, some shirts $15 with $5 ties (need them for work
), t-shirts $5-$15.
Bed sheets: don't have a clue about thread count. Couldn't care less -- can sleep on a bare floor.
Art: Sometimes, but absolutely no "modern arts".
peacefuljeffrey
QuoteGive me a break. This is snobbery at its worst
Frankly, if just a little more people would think this way, it would be soooo much better world...
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We were not born to fly. And all we can do is to try not to fall...
We were not born to fly. And all we can do is to try not to fall...
QuoteEver heard of "conspicuous consumption"? It's the kind of spending that means you waste money on bullshit things like designer shoes and expensive haircuts, when others go without.
If one buys for no other reason that the label attached to the item so he/can flaunt it, I would tend to agree. But I tend to buy, regardless of the price, what makes me feel good, being physically or "spiritually". I bought a pair of shoes for $500 17 years ago, and I still love wearing them. Regardless of the brand (most people have probably never heard of it anyway).
"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
QuoteClothing: What is a suit?
Wish I didn't know...
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got to have it for court.______________________________________________
"A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
I might have reacted with undue harshness to the idea of this thread because I was reading into it stuff that wasn't necessarily contained therein. I apologize. I didn't mean to be judgmental of those who have posted here. I do continue to feel the way I indicated, if and when people are soooo attached to status symbols and needlessly expensive things.
Anyway, goodnight all.
-Jeffrey
Anyway, goodnight all.
-Jeffrey
-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"
Quote...I apologize. I didn't mean to be judgmental....
Oh now you apologize. Hell I'm already signed up with the Peace Corps. Thanks alot.....
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"A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dumpster 0
Shoes - less than 100 usually - I wear sneakers, hiking boots, and at work it's steel-toe boots paid for by the company. (But they go for well over 100 bones, I insist on the best.)
Haircuts - Around 30-40 bucks. 3-4 haircuts a year, max.
Sheets? As long as they're reasonably clean, I'm cool.
Art Galleries? What are they?
I guess I blew the curve?
Easy Does It
Haircuts - Around 30-40 bucks. 3-4 haircuts a year, max.
Sheets? As long as they're reasonably clean, I'm cool.
Art Galleries? What are they?
I guess I blew the curve?
Easy Does It
shoes: usually sneakers, usually $60 - $90 and they generally last a year as my 'good' shoes, then they get demoted to lawn mowing and yardwork shoes, then trash. i have a pair of sandals i bought a couple of years ago, and a pair of hikers for winter. and my chucks, but they come uner the skydiving equipment category.
haircuts: haven't had one in over a year, but probably need a trim. it'll probably be $25 - $40 or so.
sheets: i like the feel of high thread count stuff, but won't pay the ridiculous prices of some of them. i have some fuzzy sheets for winter. great for cold nights
art museums: it would really depend. i don't go out of my way to find them.
haircuts: haven't had one in over a year, but probably need a trim. it'll probably be $25 - $40 or so.
sheets: i like the feel of high thread count stuff, but won't pay the ridiculous prices of some of them. i have some fuzzy sheets for winter. great for cold nights
art museums: it would really depend. i don't go out of my way to find them.
"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart."
MB4252 TDS699
killing threads since 2001
MB4252 TDS699
killing threads since 2001
Nick dear, for a straight man you have more style in your left little pinky than most men I've known in my entire life.
I'd like to help you dispel the notion that I don't appreciate the beauty of high quality shoes, but I don't. The elegance of a great haircut? I honestly have no need for it. High thread count bedding? Yeah, I sure like it, but what's the point of bedding that's softer than my clothing?
Am I just too cheap? You're goddamned right I am. I get 10 dollar haircuts. I'm happy that my wife hasn't gotten me any new pairs of shoes in the last year - I simply don't need them. I've got enough.
What is amazing it what people don't understand. I've never spent more than $250.00 on a suit. I wear cheap suits. I'm not the, "Oooh. Armani. And only $3,000.00?" Instead, I spend $189.99 on a cheap ass suit, and then spend 60 bucks getting it tailored. What happens? That cheap ass suit looks like a 2,000.00 suit.
The bookkeeper where I worked in LA spent 900 dollars on a purse a couple of years ago. Yes, 900 dollars on a purse. Not one with snaps, either. Fabric and wooden handles. A purse. 900 dollars. Ahem, yes, 900 dollars on a purse. A fucking 900 dollar purse. And she bragged about it because of the label.
I am, at the very least, glad to know that my wife is coming around to this. I notice that most people with kids don't worry so much about the labels that they wear. Usually, the older a person gets, the more they realize that a 300 dollar haircut is a waste. That the 200 dollar dinner I could have tonight will merely be a 200 dollar shit tomorrow.
Did I mention the 900 dollar purse the bookkeeper where I used to work purchased?
My wife is hotter than your wife.
Am I just too cheap? You're goddamned right I am. I get 10 dollar haircuts. I'm happy that my wife hasn't gotten me any new pairs of shoes in the last year - I simply don't need them. I've got enough.
What is amazing it what people don't understand. I've never spent more than $250.00 on a suit. I wear cheap suits. I'm not the, "Oooh. Armani. And only $3,000.00?" Instead, I spend $189.99 on a cheap ass suit, and then spend 60 bucks getting it tailored. What happens? That cheap ass suit looks like a 2,000.00 suit.
The bookkeeper where I worked in LA spent 900 dollars on a purse a couple of years ago. Yes, 900 dollars on a purse. Not one with snaps, either. Fabric and wooden handles. A purse. 900 dollars. Ahem, yes, 900 dollars on a purse. A fucking 900 dollar purse. And she bragged about it because of the label.
I am, at the very least, glad to know that my wife is coming around to this. I notice that most people with kids don't worry so much about the labels that they wear. Usually, the older a person gets, the more they realize that a 300 dollar haircut is a waste. That the 200 dollar dinner I could have tonight will merely be a 200 dollar shit tomorrow.
Did I mention the 900 dollar purse the bookkeeper where I used to work purchased?
My wife is hotter than your wife.
ham 0
I have a few good shoes that I spent less than $150.00 on, but my closet is full of $3.00 flip flops.
Hair cuts usually around $35. I finally found someone who does a really good job, but I would never spend $ 100-200 like most people I work with. I wear suits to work but when I am not at work its shorts or jeans and t-shirts.
Now my little sister on the other hand - she thinks she is Carrie Bradshaw. The girl has more $400.00 shoes than anyone I know. She even spent $600.00 on a pair recently to wear to her graduation at UT. She said they were on sale from $2000.00. Yes I said graduation - I was lucky If I got to eat in college!
I can't believe we are from the same family!
Hair cuts usually around $35. I finally found someone who does a really good job, but I would never spend $ 100-200 like most people I work with. I wear suits to work but when I am not at work its shorts or jeans and t-shirts.
Now my little sister on the other hand - she thinks she is Carrie Bradshaw. The girl has more $400.00 shoes than anyone I know. She even spent $600.00 on a pair recently to wear to her graduation at UT. She said they were on sale from $2000.00. Yes I said graduation - I was lucky If I got to eat in college!
I can't believe we are from the same family!
QuoteNo, and I apologize if this thread made it seem that way.
Don't apologize for shit! I spend my money any damn way I wish. My car breaks down and I see a Motel 6 and a Hilton side by side. I'm fucking at the Hilton on 600+ thread count sheets baby!!! Then I'll call a friend to fly down, pick up my ass and we will burn 50 bucks an hour of fuel to get my ass home!!
Get some!
wmw999 2,445
Heck, I'm a girl, and I'm pretty much at the low end except for the culture stuff. I do like my art, and concerts, and stuff like that.
I like cotton sheets, but I like them with a little body, which means a lower thread count of nice thick threads. I just don't like them all flimsy and stick-to-your-back feeling.
I've never spent $100 on a single pair of shoes, except for once for my son (and he paid half of the cost).
I've spent $300-400 on a suit once. I laughed the other day when my manager told the story about a friend standing in line to spend $900 on a purse. I do like leather, though, so it's generally somewhere between $50 and $150. Then it gets used until it's old and decrepit.
And yup, haircuts are in the $30 range. With tip.
That way there's more money to spend on other stuff, or simply to save so that I don't have to worry. And that way there's less stuff that I have to worry about, and take care of, etc.
Wendy W.
I like cotton sheets, but I like them with a little body, which means a lower thread count of nice thick threads. I just don't like them all flimsy and stick-to-your-back feeling.
I've never spent $100 on a single pair of shoes, except for once for my son (and he paid half of the cost).
I've spent $300-400 on a suit once. I laughed the other day when my manager told the story about a friend standing in line to spend $900 on a purse. I do like leather, though, so it's generally somewhere between $50 and $150. Then it gets used until it's old and decrepit.
And yup, haircuts are in the $30 range. With tip.
That way there's more money to spend on other stuff, or simply to save so that I don't have to worry. And that way there's less stuff that I have to worry about, and take care of, etc.
Wendy W.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)
unformed 0
amen, you only live once. fucking a, you made your money, spend it as you wish .... one day i want to be loaded enough that i can take a stack of a hundred dollar bills, and fucking burn it.
do what feels good, to hell the cost or the brand
do what feels good, to hell the cost or the brand
This ad space for sale.
shoes - $12.99
haircut - $28 with tip
sheets - $35 at walmart
working for myself at my own pace, & on what I want which leaves oodles of free time for fun & family...
$$ PRICELESS
spending less, allows me to make less money..
I've lived both lifestyles.. and I wouldn't go back for anything.
Pink Suits, Blue Skies & Fast Air,
Dawn Suiter PMTS #3
haircut - $28 with tip
sheets - $35 at walmart
working for myself at my own pace, & on what I want which leaves oodles of free time for fun & family...
$$ PRICELESS
spending less, allows me to make less money..
I've lived both lifestyles.. and I wouldn't go back for anything.
Pink Suits, Blue Skies & Fast Air,
Dawn Suiter PMTS #3
You are such a sissy!!!!
I'll stand on the side of the road and cry until I get help.
If help doesn't come along I'll stay anywhere as long as the bugs don't have tool belts.
Shoes??? I can't stand vinyl/pleather, etc...other than that, if they feel good they are mine!!
I like my lime green fuzzy frog flip flops best.
is
I'll stand on the side of the road and cry until I get help.
If help doesn't come along I'll stay anywhere as long as the bugs don't have tool belts.
Shoes??? I can't stand vinyl/pleather, etc...other than that, if they feel good they are mine!!
I like my lime green fuzzy frog flip flops best.
is
BillyVance 34
QuoteShoes: around $50.00
Haircut: $12.00 + tip
Clothing: one suit $200.00 everthing else are $10.00 tee-shirts and $30.00 jeans
Bed Sheets: the more the thread count the better
Art: never
Ditto on most of these, except the sheets, but I sleep well in most anything except silk or flannel sheets.
I get my shoes and jeans from outlet stores, and just had a $12.95 haircut yesterday at Head Start...
"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban
I like the nicer things but can go cheapo too.
There's a place I know that I really like to go for a haircut if I'm in that town, but it's still cheap ($30 for a haircut, hot foam straight-razor shave, shampoo, condition, and style). When that's not convenient, I'm either paying $15 at a franchise place or having someone at the DZ clip it for free.
Shoes - I've got a pair that was like $180, another that was $130 (that I've been wearing routinely for 7+ years), and everything else is under $50.
Sheets - Flannel in the winter, 600 thread count now, I prefer to be comfy when I'm resting.
Art - I like the performing arts a little more than still art, but do find occasion to walk through the odd gallery and would like to own more than I do. I've never been to an art museum.
Blues,
Dave
There's a place I know that I really like to go for a haircut if I'm in that town, but it's still cheap ($30 for a haircut, hot foam straight-razor shave, shampoo, condition, and style). When that's not convenient, I'm either paying $15 at a franchise place or having someone at the DZ clip it for free.
Shoes - I've got a pair that was like $180, another that was $130 (that I've been wearing routinely for 7+ years), and everything else is under $50.
Sheets - Flannel in the winter, 600 thread count now, I prefer to be comfy when I'm resting.
Art - I like the performing arts a little more than still art, but do find occasion to walk through the odd gallery and would like to own more than I do. I've never been to an art museum.
Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)
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QuoteI'll stand on the side of the road and cry until I get help.
ok Shari, I'll pick you up when I drive by...!!
You might even make it home!!
good points.
For the record, I've slept comfortably on floors on many occasions. I've seen haircuts done for 5 bucks with nothing but a clipper that looked great! I've spend some of my best times with homeless people who's beards hadn't been trimmed in a year and whose clothing came from the local trash facility.
If my post made it seem as if I believe the things in my poll determine the quality of a person, then please let the moderator remove it.
I'm glad we agree.
No, and I apologize if this thread made it seem that way.
Nonetheless, I would assume that most people have a certain sense towards aesthetics. Everybody, to some degree or another.
I hadn't until now. Through Google that actually turned up some good reads. Thanks!
It this statement was coming from some poor sweatshop boedha buddy from a tiny sweatshop in the middle of India, maybe I'd agree. Coming from a skydiver I'm not sure if such a thing makes sense. Who are we to judge somebody that spends money on expensive products when at the same time we are burning massive amounts of jet-fuel for 20 bucks a jump?
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