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I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by hilux »

InMice wrote: post #16

Interesting data tracking. I have to say for my jeans - I never put them in the dryer, always hung dry. All my jeans are now 10-20 years old now and except for some wear on the back cuff from wearing them around the house without shoes on they look and feel brand new. I can't find author mention "dryer" anywhere in the article. Hung dry clothes last a long time. it's the machine dryer that slowly destroys them IMO. A…

If you're ever wet (from rain or sweat), "cotton is rotten."

Try wool. Overwhelmingly more comfortable.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by hilux »

wakawaka28 wrote: post #47

Tracking all this data is pointless. How many clothes can you buy if you put that energy into making money instead? Buy what you like and what you intuitively know is working well for you. As for the analysis, the prices are subject to random inflation, and the actual wear and tear is highly variable. Even the quality of the same product bought years apart can be different enough to mess up the analysis.

> Tracking all this data is pointless.

Did you read the blog?

He does some very interesting analysis.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by wakawaka28 »

hilux wrote: post #82
wakawaka28 wrote: post #47

Tracking all this data is pointless. How many clothes can you buy if you put that energy into making money instead? Buy what you like and what you intuitively know is working well for you. As for the analysis, the prices are subject to random inflation, and the actual wear and tear is highly variable. Even the quality of the same product bought years apart can be different enough to mess up the analysis.

> Tracking all this data is pointless. Did you read the blog? He does some very interesting analysis.

I lost interest part of the way through. I don't need to read the whole thing to know he could be doing something better with his time.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by abdullahkhalids »

InMice wrote: post #25
floren wrote: post #18

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> Another thing Im doing is switching to 100% cotton (or just no plastic fibers). I love the breathability and light feel of cotton shirts. I've been wanting to do the same; it's kind of amazing how at some point everything started to be made with plastics, even jeans. If I had the time, space, and equipment, I'd make my own clothes from patterns. Because I have none, I guess I'll be carefully inspecting tags while s…

Ive honestly considered the same thing. Wouldnt it be nice to make a few tailored "masters" and then just make your own shirts off those. Perfect fit everytime time. It's just the senseless waste of the modern world. Like dry laundry soap, why cant i just bring my glass jar to the grocery store, tar it, refill from a bulk bin. Why do we have to make millions of plastic containers, so pointless. Ive only been to one g…

> why cant i just bring my glass jar to the grocery store, tar it, refill from a bulk bin

Bulk Barn in Canada is exactly this, and you can get all your spices and grains from there.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by etrautmann »

hilux wrote: post #77
TheHumanist wrote: post #71

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I spend maybe $300 in a year on clothing. I ship at Goodwill and other thrift shops. I cannot imagine spending that much annually just on clothing. Would feel like such a chump. I will buy new running shoes... And hiking boots if needed but even then I wait until I can get 40%-50% off. My last Keen boots were 55% off. My last Brooks running shoes 40% off.

Have you tried shopgoodwill.com? Phenomenal athleisure selection, if you're not in a rush. Running shoes - you know what they say: Run Barefoot Run Healthy!

this is not good general advice. For anyone interested in barefoot running, please do your research on how to phase this in appropriately and safely.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by hilux »

wakawaka28 wrote: post #83
hilux wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Tracking all this data is pointless. Did you read the blog? He does some very interesting analysis.

I lost interest part of the way through. I don't need to read the whole thing to know he could be doing something better with his time.

Why so negative?

You're not the keeper of his time. Maybe he doesn't smoke weed or play five hours of video games daily.

Why can't you appreciate that he put effort into writing up a thought-provoking analysis that also helps other people?

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by hilux »

etrautmann wrote: post #86
hilux wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried shopgoodwill.com? Phenomenal athleisure selection, if you're not in a rush. Running shoes - you know what they say: Run Barefoot Run Healthy!

this is not good general advice. For anyone interested in barefoot running, please do your research on how to phase this in appropriately and safely.

Read the book. As I wrote above.

Re: I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021)

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Post by al_borland »

n4r9 wrote: post #4

I did a double-take at the 3.5k Euro spend per year on clothing. My own spending is probably 2-3 orders of magnitude smaller. But then I saw how many shoes they own, and the fact that they have a summer house where at least one pair resides. This person lives differently to me.

I thought I didn't spend much either, but if I count shoes the scales tip a lot. I don't even wear 90% of them, I was mostly hunting for the "right" pair and it took a lot of trial and error.
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