The bad pun song is that Papa Roach song
Iām in exaclty the same position. I often admire the fancy cars, and nearly pulled the trigger a few years ago, but I now realise itās just a box that gets me from A to B. My beat up old Mazda does that just fine. My workout clothes? Theyāre comfortable, and cover all the bits of my body I want covered. They donāt have names on them. Iāve probably spent less than Ā£20 on workout clothes since I rejoined the gym over a year ago and donāt intend to spend more until I have to. To me, these things have one function and if they do that, I donāt want to waste any more time, thought or money on them.
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It all depends on value for me. If it brings a lot of value for me in life then it is worth the money.
I used to love cars, so I had decent cars 25k+ or more, always. But now I despise cars, its just a hassle. After having lived in a place where I didnāt need a car recently Iāve grown to hate and not want one even more.
My next car, if I need one is going to be something economical, practical, not some fucking BMW like most of my friends get.
However, clothesā¦ I like clothes. Looking like a bum only works if youāre a tech billionaire.
I like nice clothes, but that only applies to the āniceā section of my wardrobe. I pay to get things altered or seek out the fitted stuff. And even then, I can find buy 1, get 1 free deals or buy 3 for $100.
Most of my workout shorts are from the supplement store. They give me free shirts and I can buy their stuff with my reward points. The shirts are super soft and cut for athletic people. I love them.
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ā¦ or a broke studentā¦ For most of HS, my newest shirt was 3 years old. My parents did make me get a new āmore presentableā wardrobe for college, but my style is very much still bum/tech billionaire.
Now that my career goals no longer involve high brow finance firms, thereās no incentive to change
There is middle ground between ālooking like a bumā and spending a fortune on clobber.
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does wearing just the right gym shorts add a lot of value to your life?
This is all in your mindset. You and I have different understandings of life and how one is best livedā¦youāre an interesting person
My thing is that I refuse to spend more than 10seconds deciding what to wear
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I 100% agree. Itās just my perception of value has changed. Wearing nice clothes to the gym brings no value to my life. Driving a nice car brings me personally no value. I choose to spend my money where i see value.
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Define āworksā. What is it you want your clothes to do? āLook good all the timeā, why? For me, I have no need or desire to look well dressed all the time. Itās not worth the time or money for me.
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Nothing wrong with that at all and my thinly veiled dig wasnāt aimed at you, I promise.
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Agreed. Thatās why when I ācome toā and realize nice shorts are 30,40,50 dollars I start to get mad.
looking good does add value, yes.
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as long as you recognize it adds value TO YOUā¦then have at it
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yes, polo, thatās exactly what Iāve been saying lol.
rough morning?
why? because when I look good, I feel good.
at least that is where I am in my life right now. maybe it will change later. if I start having kids, get fat, whatever, maybe I wonāt give a shit about what I wear.
but right now I do.
thatās not āexactlyā what youāve been saying. Thatās what youāve been implying.
Morningās been fine, thanks for asking. Iām not the one depressed because I canāt find the right shorts to wear to the gym 
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Wasnāt a dig man, not about to try and tell you how to choose your priorities. I was simply explaining mine.
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I just let my girlfriend shop for my gym shorts. She loves searching out the flyest gear for the best deals.
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I actually wish people still dressed nice for day to day stuff. Iām tired of seeing pajama pants and crocs everywhere. But I guess Iām guilty of it myself. I usually run my errands on the way to or from the gym so Iām in gym clothes wherever I go.
Iāve started taking the time to find and spending a bit more money to buy clothes that fit me well. Iām tired of buying a āniceā shirt and having it fit like a poncho.
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There is all kinds of win built into that.
They like and feel good about doing it, I maintain plausible deniability about cost, origin, etc.
They just appear to be tried on and either kept or returned, etc.
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omg you just triggered me.
this was the reason I thought about starting my own clothing line a decade or more ago. they donāt make clothes for āfitā people, or even people with broad shoulders.
itās either you are a skinny male model, or a fat fucking American. thereās no in-between.
gym clothes have come around with various brands like GymShark and such, but going out clothes are still a problem.
I like the brand RVCA, the shirts fit me pretty amazingly. So I do stick with those for my t-shirts but Iāve noticed the brand starting to really really catch on with the mainstream crowd in the last 5+ years, which is a bit annoying.
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