I just wish you guys had been around when I was still married, because then I probably would still be married.
Instead, here I wallow, 'bro-hugging wid my Incel community.
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āI hope your stay at the Best Western was nice! Waitā¦ā
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I thought about doing this 10 years ago. sigh, I never did it and then watched brands like Gym Shark, Alphalete , and these other boutique shops open up to much success.
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I empathize with the shortsā length problem. I personally like adidas soccer shorts, which you can buy on amazon for maybe $15-17. I also donāt like pockets on my workout shorts, and these are light, comfortable, the perfect length, and budget friendly.
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Hereās something I find odd: that dudes are buying Lululemon workout shorts and shirts. These must be young, single dudes, because who would drop $100 on shorts Iām going to wear in my garage or the gym to simply sweat in and get my workout done in? This makes no sense to me. I get spending $$ on clothing you are wearing outside of the gym for work or just because you like fashion, but the last thing I want to drop real $$ is a shirt and shorts Iām simply going to squat in and do pull ups in.
Also, Iām really surprised that an expensive womenās yoga brand has crossed over to men willing to pay top dollar for workout gear (again, Lululemon is what Iām referring to). Does anyone ever look at their wivesā/girlfriendsā clothing brands and say "Dammit, I wish Gucci would make a tank top I can do weighted dips in. Itās not fair they only make womenās shoes and purses.
Note: I donāt know if this is a country-wide occurrence, or is limited to the Bay Area.
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This is a coastal elite/ upper middle class thing for sure.
And Iāll definitely throw my hand up and say I have fallen victim to the, what do they call it? Athleisure wear?
For example thereās really nice joggers you can buy that cost upwards of $60-100 dollars that also look good going out in. Not out to a fancy dinner, but like to a bar or a quick stop somewhere. Theyāre that nice.
Same with the shirts. A muscle T nice enough that you can actually wear out to a quick bite or a meetup with some friends. Yeah, so Iām definitely one of those suckers.
I donāt mind it though. I go to a big public gym, and I spend a lot of time there. Why not look good then?
But yeah it burns a hole in your pocket and itsā annoying when you canāt find decent stuff at a reasonable price.
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Itās in large part a status symbol. But also, Lululemon menās wear is typically very flattering if you have an athletic physique, has current trend colors/patterns, and you can usually feel and see itās made of premium materials. Yes, I know how that sounds, but at least 5 years ago Lululemon menās stuff was noticeably high quality, just like the super expensive premium lines for Nike/Jordan/addidas/etc.
If you like clothes, and have the means, why not look good at your gym when around a bunch of fit good looking people? I workout at a hole in the wall gym now and give no fucks about how I look, but when I was going to a large commercial gym I wanted to look good and paid more attention to the clothes and shoes I wore.
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I bought two shirts and a pair of shorts online during their Boxing Day sale for $75 total (Canadian). Pretty reasonable price if you ask me.
They also have an outlet store near me and I just recently found out my dad gets %25 off thanks to his job so I picked up a pair of shorts for $30. Again, very reasonable in my opinion. Their shorts are easily the best Iāve worn.
Depends on the brand and the size but usually, yes.
Iāll post a pic just for you, after you post this physique pic you promised months and months agoā¦
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JORTS
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Dang, I must be poor. I still consider $30 for a pair of workout shorts to be too expensive. Iām currently wearing a pair of Dockers casual/dress pants that cost $30. Theyāre possibly the most comfortable pair of pants Iāve ever worn.
On a āThings That Piss You Offā note, I went to the doctor yesterday for my three month follow-up for biceps tenodesis surgery. I thought I was getting release to go back to my normal life (job and training). Nope. Four more weeks of light duty and a 50 lb weight limit for my bum arm. 
Iād consider that way too expensive and my family is no where near the poverty line. I personally donāt get the point of spending so much on workout clothes ā¦stares at lululemon girlsā¦ when I can get 3 pairs of perfectly good spandex for less than $30 on Amazon and just wear my cami as a āsports braā
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4 weeks! thatās harshā¦ good luck
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Good for you, young lady!
I drive an older vehicle (big surprise, huh?) and I often admire the shiny new trucks. But then I remind myself that most people who have them paid $40-60K sticker price and financed it for six years. I wrote a check for $3500 for my '03 Tahoe and it does the exact same job.
For reference, I live in what we consider a city and 99% of the people driving these fancy trucks do nothing but drive to and from work. Itās not like this is a farming community.
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I love luxury goods (Iām into jewelry and fashion design), but more for their aesthetic value than their material value
Also, I want to get to a point in life where I can confidently afford high jewelry/fashion, but Iāll probably never be able to justify the cost of owning those items to myself
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Follow the Dave Ramsey model:
Live like no one else today so you can live like no one else tomorrow.
Basically, delay gratification and save your money instead of financing everything. Be frugal, build your savings and retirement accounts, and eventually youāll have financial security and be able to buy those fancy things with cash.
Putting this into practice is much harder than writing it.
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Has anyone tried birddogs? I canāt pull the trigger because of the price tag, but Iāve heard theyāre pretty comfortable.
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Well Iām keeping myself to a 50/month budget and depositing 5 into savings every month. If youāre interested, I wrote a blog post about this: https://rb-twinkie.com/2019/08/24/first-week-reflections-a-challenge/
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