$5000 Shopping Spree In The Wrong City

It is mind blowing to see the women on the cable television

makeover shows who are given a credit card with a $5000 limit to go

on a shopping spree for a new wardrobe. Granted, these women are on

the show because their friends and family have determined that they

are unable to select their own wardrobe, but the money would go so

much further if they were not shopping in New York City! These poor

women, who are not accustomed to shopping for themselves in the

first place, desperately clutch their five thousands dollars value

shopping related spree card and numbly walk through really expensive

clothing and accessory shops where they, eventually, emerge with a

handful of new items.rnrnAny of us could make a $5000 shopping

spree go so much further than $150 blouses and $350 shoes. How

many pair of average quality shoes can seriously be purchased for

$5000 At $100 a pair, which is still really steep in most budgets, a

$5000 values will yield 50 pairs of new shoes! That\'s a new pair each

week for an entire year!rnrnSince shoes and clothing go out of style

every two years anyway, it seems more sensible to purchase lots of

basics with the $5000 shopping related spree, in a more reasonably

priced location, like maybe, Ohio! New York City is the mecca for

high fashion and impeccable quality, but good quality basics can be

purchased anywhere for very reasonable prices. A basic skirt should

be about $30. A blouse, maybe $40. At these prices, a $5000

shopping spree will grant the happy shopper 71 entire outfits!

rnrnBeing sensible with the basics, and still adhering to the purpose of

the wardrobe intervention by selecting some fashionable accessories

and a few trendy apparel items, almost anyone can stretch a $5000

shopping spree to replace all of their outdated clothing for the next

two years. Consider five pairs of shoes for $100 a pair. That\'s $500.

$4500 left to go on our $5000 shopping spree. Let\'s take five basic

dresses as $65 each, 20 skirts at $30 each, 20 tops at $40 each, 5

dress blazers at $150 each and we are only at $2975. So if anyone out

there thinks these prices are too low, beef them up a bit, because we

have room in the budget!rnrnSo, all said and done, we have $2000 of

our original $5000 shopping spree budget left for trendy jeans, slacks

and sweaters. With a $5000 budget to go on a spree, any sensible

minded person will be able to go home with an entirely new wardrobe

that will last through the next 3 style changes.rn