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How to plan purchases for two seasons
Short answer: Buy summer clothes in July and winter clothes in January, when the season ends and prices drop. You wil...
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What a fixed shopping day does to spending
Short answer: A fixed day for clothes shopping gathers the decisions and removes impulse buys. Most people spend twen...
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When an expensive item becomes cheap
Short answer: An expensive item becomes cheap when it is worn every week for several years. The price per wear drops ...
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When a cheap item becomes expensive
Short answer: A cheap item becomes expensive when it does not last, does not fit or does not get worn. The price per ...
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How to keep track of what you have spent
Short answer: Write the amount down on the day you buy. A list on your phone takes ten seconds per purchase and gives...
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What is worth saving on
Short answer: Save on what you use rarely, what is not seen and what does not touch the skin. That is where quality m...
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What is worth spending most on
Short answer: Spend the most on what is worn closest to the skin and most often. Underwear, socks and base layers are...
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What you get for the first thousand kroner
Short answer: A thousand kroner covers a complete base layer for a week: seven sets of underwear or five pairs of soc...
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How to prioritise when the budget is small
Short answer: Buy what you wear on the most days of the year first. Base layers and socks are used daily, while a sma...
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What a set costs against separate pieces
Short answer: A set typically costs ten to twenty percent less than the same items bought separately. The saving disa...
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When to replace rather than repair
Short answer: Replace an item when the fabric is thin in several places, when the elastic has gone, or when the repai...
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How to spread a clothing budget over quarters
Short answer: Split your yearly clothing budget into four and spend a quarter of it each quarter. That way you catch ...
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