Cost-per-Wear

Most of the time “shopping” is not compulsory but is made out of fun or out of boredom. When we are sad we like to buy nice dresses or bags for ourselves to feel better. When we are happy maybe we want to do the same thing again.

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That is why the experts suggest staying away from the shops when your feelings are so uncontrollable.

However there are ways of clever shopping. One is the “Cost-per-Wear” method. It is easy to calculate. 

And here is the magic formula: The cost (price) of the item / the number of days that you will wear or carry it = the result (Cost-per-Wear)

If you buy shoes for 500 euro and wear it 100 days a year, it will cost you 5 euro per wear. However if you buy a very low price t-shirt for 20 euro and wear it once a year, actually it will cost you 20 euro per wear!!! 

So buying cheaper items may not always be advantageous as long as you don’t wear them enough. That is another dimension of finding out the real value of an item. Now it is your turn to make your Cost-per-Wear calculations and to find out how many “luxury” cheap items you have actually…