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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

What tumble drying every time costs

Short answer: Three tumble dries a week cost between six hundred and twelve hundred kroner a year in electricity. On ...

How much you save by washing cooler

Short answer: Going from forty to thirty degrees halves the electricity used per wash. With three washes a week, that...

How to avoid buying the same thing twice

Short answer: Count what you have before you buy. Most double purchases happen because what you already own sits at t...

What a return costs in time

Short answer: A return takes between twenty minutes and an hour in total. That is the real cost, even when the shippi...

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