“Golux you are so impeccably dressed!” I have zero interest in buying anything new - as if the quality I demand can even be found at the local mall. Nope - a wardrobe of Ralph Lauren, J. Press, Bass, Woolrich, Lacoste comes from the thrift store and always has. Snob? Maybe. Frugal? Naturally! Debt? Only the house. Credit score? The best.
Years ago had a young female employee that was always impeccably dressed. She didn’t make much money and I was curious how she could afford all the nice clothes. I never asked because it didn’t seem appropriate. After I moved on in life I ran into her at a restaurant and inquired how it was that she was always so well dressed. She laughed and said “Oh, I only shop second hand and consignment stores. I don’t keep more than a few outfits at a time and rotate them every few weeks.”
Brilliant.