I was talking with a group of friends and the subject of "worth vs. value" came up. Admittedly this is something I think about a lot, given that my hippie- like ideals don't always mesh with the kind of shoes I think are beautiful.
Over cocktails, we quickly shared a coupla things we drop ducats on, and places where we skimp:
Friend A- drop: fitness apparel. (She's a triathlete.) skimp: basically anything else.
Friend B- drop: her car, organic food. skimp: clothes. Quantity and cuteness are all that matter!
Friend C- drop: clothes and shoes. skimp: her rent.
This was a hard question for me for some reason. At first I thought it was because I tend to select the best of what I can afford and just keep it moving with everything else, no hard feelings. But that isn't really true. My heart says Prius, buy my mind says BMW. Now that's a hard feeling.
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| {cardi- jcrew; top- corey lynn calter; pants- gap} |
Skimps:
-car. Ours is 10 years old...a beater.
-hair. I rarely go to the salon. After years of relaxers, there is a lot of power in natural hair for me. No salon is part of that!
-technology. Other than my laptop, I don't really stay up to date with tech stuff, though I reckon that as a media researcher I'll be compelled to change this soon.
Drops:
-clothes, bras, bags and shoes. Duh. It is more about putting out my best self and comfort (sorry, the expensive stuff is often made WAY better- think shoes!) than being a label whore.
-hair. Wait, isn't that a skimp? I don't make salon visits, but I put out for thick, sulfate- and paraben- free leave-in and rinse-out conditioners.
-travel and education. What can I say...I'm young.
And of course, I drop ducats for food.
What do you splurge and spend on?
xoxo,
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