Bring Sex and the City Style to your Closet Today
Monday, July 6th, 2009I love shopping. I love nice clothes. I love fashion. And, I love a bargain. It’s treasure hunting to plan out a wardrobe then to play games to find just the right pieces at just the right prices. A recent comment on a sequel to Sex and the City sure missed the point. For all you Sex and the City fans, here is a link to the article I am referring about http://tinyurl.com/l3c85d . I struggle to understand why it’s so hard to make the connection for designer styles to goals. If an $800 pair of shoes isn’t affordable at your current income there are a couple options:
- Find a way to make them affordable
- Look for something similar in a price that is reasonable
- Assess why it is you’re attracted to the item - is I the look or the name?
- If it’s the look - go find it
- If it’s the real deal - then find a way to fit it in to your lifestyle - not by going into debt over - but to really have an income where it’s reasonable to pay that kind of money for an item like that
If all this brings up other judgments or fears or negative reactions, then this is all good learning and an opportunity to assess what’s really important to you and why. For what I can see the comments in the Sex and the City sequel review just illustrate the writer’s values without creating an opportunity for personal assessment or learning from the reader. I’m not sure if the comments were meant to be a review of the movie or not, but regardless, they sure missed the opportunity to provide the audience with some valuable financial training.
The writer’s last paragraph said “What would have been helpful and more inspiring if she wrote something like this: “SATC is an escape for women. We’re not idiots, we know hardly anyone can afford to buy a new pair of Manolo Blahniks and Louboutins every month, and during an economic downturn like this it’s inspiring to be reminded of the light at the end of the tunnel. Since right now when we don’t want to pay $12 to go to the theatre it’s good to be reminded of the abundance we have all around us and the freedoms we have to pursue our dreams and give back to others in need and to be encouraged to create our ideal budget rather than one of constant sacrifice and struggle”.eate our ideal budget rather than one of constant sacrifice and struggle”.
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