How high would you go..., moneywise Options

[Melissa]

I'm guessing that everybody has their own limit to what they would spend for a certain something.

Usually my goal is to spend less than $20 per item if I'm sale/clearance surfing, but then when I go to the mall and walk into French Connection, I can spend $80+ on a shirt or dress without even blinking an eye but when I look at my bank account later, I always feel slightly guilty.

What are your limits?

I'm currently debating whether I should get this pair of sunglasses from Armani Exchange. I tried them on at the store and really liked them but held off... they're $70 and my limit's usually $30 for accessories like sunglasses.

Blah, decisions.

[fameONE]

If I have the cash and my finances are in order; I'll spend as much as I can afford.

[Relentless]

I don't have a limit really, I just try not to spend my money when it's not necessary.

I don't like spending money on one thing that cost $80-100+. I prefer using that money and buy many things than one. UNLESS it's something that I definitely need.

But to be precise on my limit which I'm not sure, I try not to spend like no more than $50-60 a week. I currently don't have a job so I'm still searching.

[jaeman]

It depends on the quality and how much I need it.
But generally, about $20.

[MissFits]

I would NEVER EVER spend more than 20 on a shirt or pants.

I bought 40 dollar shoes once in my life because I was forced into it.

I guess I am conservative.

[ersatz]

Wouldn't spend more than $50 on a shirt ever, wouldn't spend more than $70 on jeans.

[stephinika]

Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

i tend to be frugal.
im not CHEAP, i just dont feel like i should spend money on things i dont need.
if i have 100 dollars, for example, im not just gonna go out and spend it on, say, necklaces from kohls.

i usually wait for my money to accumulate to buy something i really need.

like a damn car.

[missnh]

Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...

Agreed!

[breakingdawn]

If I'm buying something with my own money, I stick to sales and stuff so probably not over like $50

If my parents are paying, they don't really have a limit as long as they like what I pick out

[NewUsername]

Well... I'm not really big on brand names. The most I'd pay for a shirt is MAYBE twenty. For pants, thirty.
Shoes are the only thing I don't mind spending money on. :3

[EddieV]

If I have the cash and my finances are in order; I'll spend as much as I can afford.

[DoubleJ]

I usually spend no matter if I have the money or not. I know that is bad, but hey I like to look nice.

[MissHygienic]

I'm an extravagant shopper. I will find a reason for every expensive item of clothing I wear, to include the reason, "Because."

[DoubleJ]

^. I am the same way. I know for a fact, that I don't have any clothes in my closet that are under 100 dollars.

[freeridefight]

Im a guy and have that shopping streak. I dont really care if something costs alot, as long as it makes me happy. dont get me wrong, im not a shop-o-holic, but when I have the money it feels good to go get a pair of jeans or something

[MissHygienic]

^. I am the same way. I know for a fact, that I don't have any clothes in my closet that are under 100 dollars.

Finally, someone who agrees. It pays off to look good. I don't like "hand-me-downs," and thrift stores I've visited supply clothing that women working for development offices would wear.

[brooklyneast05]

Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...

same, and depends how much i like it. if i really like something/want it, then i'll pay a lot for it becasue i know i'll get my moneys worth out of it.

[DoubleJ]

Finally, someone who agrees. It pays off to look good. I don't like "hand-me-downs," and thrift stores I've visited supply clothing that women working for development offices would wear.

It definitely does, but then I have the people who get mad because I spend so much money on my clothes. I say to them, I have a reputation to maintain ya dig. Money to me is not an object when it comes to looking good.

[EddieV]

I believe if you can afford it buy it, but don't spend it all.

[MissHygienic]

It definitely does, but then I have the people who get mad because I spend so much money on my clothes. I say to them, I have a reputation to maintain ya dig. Money to me is not an object when it comes to looking good.

It's how we roll; f**k them haters.

[DoubleJ]

I tell them to fall back. I used to be the other way though in never paying money for clothes, and I used to look like a scrub until I saw the light. When I started working, I met this guy Jason, who showed me the way and now I owe it to him for what I know today. I think that the way you dress, tells alot about your character.

[tokyo-rose]

Not very high, but most of the clothes I like aren't terribly expensive anyway.

[DoubleJ]

I have very expensive taste, so I tend to just not care and spend away.

[iDecay]

Eh, when it comes to buying anything - clothes, electronics, cosmetics, anything, I don't really care have a limit. As long as my parents let me get it, I get it. But sometimes I do check, I guess. It depends on the quality and how much I like it. There's no way I'm going to spend $70 on a thin t-shirt, but I'd be willing to spend $100 on a nice jacket. Or rather, my parents are willing to let me use their money to buy it. Yeah.. :3

[jaeman]

If I really want it, I'm down for it.

[moorepocket]

$30 or less for a shirt.
$50 or less for a jeans.

[synthase]

It depends on the quality. Such as, AE shirts are shit quality. So even though they're sometimes $10, I pass. But I'm willing to spend more than $30 on a shirt and possibly less than $60 for pants/jeans.

[transcendentalis...]

if i like it enough and i can afford it without going under, i'm buying it. that doesn't happen very often though, as i'm saving up for college and a new instrument (which would be at LEAST worth $20k, and then i'd just have to replace it right after college... so i'm looking at cellos in the $40-50k).

music > clothes

[andrewexd]

It's how we roll; f**k them haters.

lol you two are funny

[technics]

I usually don't get expensive clothes. I guess the highest I will go is 100.

[RealTalk]

I'm really into hoodies so I think I'd pay 100 dollars for a hoodie at the most. I won't pay more than 20 bucks for a tshirt though. It's just not worth it.

[redpeony]

I have very expensive taste, so I tend to just not care and spend away.

Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)

[Tung]

Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)

Very smart words from Jenny. I myself am very wealthy, and own many designer jeans, and shoes. I have my limit when I go shopping though. it depends how much my paycheck is that I get for that week. I would say if I go to the mall, my limit would be $300 for a day.

[andrewexd]

Very smart words from Jenny. I myself am very wealthy, and own many designer jeans, and shoes. I have my limit when I go shopping though. it depends how much my paycheck is that I get for that week. I would say if I go to the mall, my limit would be $300 for a day.

Sorry, but my Red Monkeys and Evisus own you all. I even own 4 pairs of Sevens, and 2 pairs of True Religion. RR sucks btw, gg Jenny.

[Tung]

O_O? Why did you quoted me for?

[andrewexd]

because your funny.

[jaeman]

Gaangstaaa.

[Cattt]

When I'm buying stuff, I always see if it is versatile with everything so I will get my money's worth. So it really all depends. With sunglasses, you can keep them forever, if you don't step on them or lose them. So you should go buy them. :]

[Luna5]

Usually $200 total and I don't shop that often because I hate going to the mall.

[superficial]

^ Then how the hell do you get your clothes? And who can hate the mall? @___@!

Anyways, if I think that it's worth the money, I'll buy it.

[dannyordinary]

depends what it is, and when. I have no limit on sunglasses, I would go to G's for them.

[shoryuken]

5 dolla fo shirt
10 dolla fo pant
1 dolla fo sunglass at dolla store..

[LoveToMySilas]

My limit is 50 bucks for an item...yeah...I'm cheap.

[jaeman]

^ Then how the hell do you get your clothes? And who can hate the mall? @___@!

Anyways, if I think that it's worth the money, I'll buy it.

Mall is life.

[arghrawr]

Meh things are kind of expensive in some stores now. It all depends. In some stores 80 is a lot, but in others that only buys you a shirt.

[Amaranthus]

Hmmmmm....
On a single item...$129 or something like that.

[Tung]

Hmmmmm....
On a single item...$129 or something like that.

What an odd number. Why not just 125 or 150? Why 129? Collaborate?
By the way, you are a fucking cheapass.

[Amaranthus]

^Ha. I know.
When I was po', I was used to shopping at Wal-Mart.

[DoubleJ]

Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)

I mean, I am not going to sit here and say that I go and don't have a limit, but when I go to the mall, which is a rarity, I tend to spend upwards of a thousand.

^Ha. I know.
When I was po', I was used to shopping at Wal-Mart.

No offense, but if I had to shop at Wal-Mart for clothes, I would feel awkward.

[michellerrific]

I would never shop at Walmart for clothes.
the "lowest" I'll shop at is Target because some of their clothes aren't too bad and they're really good prices.

I have no price limits. If i like i will buy it. But if its ridiculously expensive, then I have enough logic not to buy it.

[ersatz]

What an odd number. Why not just 125 or 150? Why 129? Collaborate?
By the way, you are a fucking cheapass.

Elaborate?...

[Tung]

Elaborate?...

What's their to elaborate? Shopping at Wal-Mart for clothing and the most you would ever spend is $129 speaks for itself.

[DoubleJ]

What's their to elaborate? Shopping at Wal-Mart for clothing and the most you would ever spend is $129 speaks for itself.

I'm sorry, but LMAO! Tung you are a f**king fool son.

[Tung]

I'm sorry, but LMAO! Tung you are a f**king fool son.

Is that a diss at me? Because I think I am right in what I stated above. Cheap ass niggahs don't deserve my respect.

[DoubleJ]

Some people aren't as fortunate as us. No offense to anybody whatsoever .

[Tung]

Well like my girl Fergie once said:

"If you aint got no money, take yo broke ass home"

[transcendentalis...]

Cheap ass niggahs don't deserve my respect.

don't be an ass, tung.

[DoubleJ]

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[Tung]

don't be an ass, tung.

How am I being an ass by stating my opinion. You actually like cheap people? Let's say you hang out one night with a bunch of cheap asses. You want to go to the movies and eat at this one restaurant. The cheap asses doesn't want to go see the movie because they have no money, and they rather eat at Burger King because it's cheaper than let's say Texas Roadhouse. Catch my drift Ruthybabe?

[DoubleJ]

How am I being an ass by stating my opinion. You actually like cheap people? Let's say you hang out one night with a bunch of cheap asses. You want to go to the movies and eat at this one restaurant. The cheap asses doesn't want to go see the movie because they have no money, and they rather eat at Burger King because it's cheaper than let's say Texas Roadhouse. Catch my drift Ruthybabe?

What's Texas Roadhouse? I totally get your drift, as that is how I am. I like to eat at only the best, but I also know how to make adjustments to fit the needs of others as well.

[transcendentalis...]

that's not the same thing as not respecting someone because they have less money than you.

do i like "cheap people?" money isn't a criteria for defining people in my book. when it comes down to close relationships, yes, it would be because i can't afford to pay for someone else's life yet. if i want to hang out with someone who doesn't have $, then i'll hang out with them. i don't care if they want to go to burger king. if i want to go someplace fancy and i like the person enough, then i'll pay for it, no big deal. i know for a fact that i work a lot harder for money than the people my age around me, because my priorities are different.

gospel of wealth, look it up.

[YaBoYNaRCiSo]

Ayo walmarts that place son wut u talkin bout nah but seriously i tend to spend a good amount on clothes but every once in awhile its hard to pay rent and other things and worry bout finer things like clothes theirs juss more important things then that but if u got the money then y not....

[DoubleJ]

More important things sir? Well I guess you are right. I could just buy some of that good ol' cowboys memorabilia LMAO!

[Tung]

I hate to admit it, but I'm a damn superficial bro. Damn me to hell.

[DoubleJ]

I hate to admit it, but I'm a damn superficial bro. Damn me to hell.

You're not alone. I am to a certain extent as well.

[Joss-eh-lime]

depends on how much money i have that shopping trip, but in general i dont like to go over 50 for shoes or for 50 for jackets.

What's their to elaborate? Shopping at Wal-Mart for clothing and the most you would ever spend is $129 speaks for itself.

hahaha. unless you are buying groceries, its not even possible to spend 130 bucks on anything worthwhile at walmart

[transcendentalis...]

I hate to admit it, but I'm a damn superficial bro. Damn me to hell.

i had a seat saved for you since i saw you on these forums.

[DoubleJ]

Ruth, are you in...gulp...HELL?!

[Tung]

hahaha. unless you are buying groceries, its not even possible to spend 130 bucks on anything worthwhile at walmart

Ever check out the Entertainment department?

I'm kinda freaked out by what Ruth just said. I think I might keep my distance...

[Joss-eh-lime]

^ooh. thats true.

ruth dont think like that..

[transcendentalis...]

hades and i are tizzight. that's all. :)

[YaBoYNaRCiSo]

More important things sir? Well I guess you are right. I could just buy some of that good ol' cowboys memorabilia LMAO!

nah forget the cowboys i think ima use ma next paycheck to buy me sum airsoft guns

[livwho]

I totally agree with what Ruth said. You don't have to be rich to hang out with someone of a lower income household. It's not their fault. Some people were born unfortunate. Perhaps you'll be forced to eat in *gasp* Burger King, but that shouldn't affect how you feel about a person. Money does NOT define who you are.

By the way, Texas Roadhouse isn't that great. Timberline ftw.

[MissHygienic]

I totally agree with what Ruth said. You don't have to be rich to hang out with someone of a lower income household. It's not their fault. Some people were born unfortunate. Perhaps you'll be forced to eat in *gasp* Burger King, but that shouldn't affect how you feel about a person. Money does NOT define who you are.

And this isn't already known, how. . .?

[DoubleJ]

WHAT THE f**k IS THE TEXAS PLACE?

[transcendentalis...]

i know, really! i've never heard of it either.
i'm taking my man to the palm two weeks from now though. :D and yes, i do plan things out that far. granted, it's a steakhouse and i'm vegetarian, but i know he'll love it.

time to wander into the food section.

[ersatz]

What's their to elaborate? Shopping at Wal-Mart for clothing and the most you would ever spend is $129 speaks for itself.

You said collaborate; I thought you meant elaborate. Collaborate doesn't make any sense.

[livwho]

And this isn't already known, how. . .?

Just "elaborating".

[na-nancy]

hmmmm...
plain tshirt....-$7
jeans-$30
sweater/hoodies-$22
tees (long..w/e..you know)-$20

but i love them CHEAP..haha..i LOVE saving my $ you know?!?!?!

[ReggieM]

no more than 200 dollars on jeans and shoes. shirts no more than 40 and no more than 55 on hats. But this always changes since ive been acquiring more money so i hope i can break these limits. oh and i dont but condoms i just take the free one

[Tung]

no more than 200 dollars on jeans and shoes. shirts no more than 40 and no more than 55 on hats. But this always changes since ive been acquiring more money so i hope i can break these limits. oh and i dont but condoms i just take the free one

WTF Jarius? I'm dissapointed. $200 is the max you'll go on shoes? You do know most of my shoes are well over $300 right? I though you were a true player man. Man was I wrong. Sigh..

[ReggieM]

sorry tung i meant currently because i work on campus and dont make enough and dont work enough. When i get a better job!! And i dont have to spend as much cause i know where to buy =)

[YaGurlSukedMe2SL...]

i go really high