heather boneparth on clothing spending
As I’ve been thinking and writing about clothing spending over the last couple of months, I knew I wanted to get takes from people who spend most of their work life thinking about money, so I interviewed five amazing personal finance Substackers. We’ve heard from Dana Miranda from Healthy Rich, Lindsey Stanberry from The Purse, Pauline de Zeeuw from Money Feelings, and Michelle Teheux from Untrickled. For our last in the series this week, we get to hear from from The Joint Account.
Q: Is clothing something people should plan to spend on?
A: Your personal style can be an outward manifestation of who you are. I really believe that. Some people place a lot of value on ensuring that their style matches their personality. Without question, I am one of those people, so you’ll never find me downplaying the significance of someone’s wardrobe in the grand scheme of how they feel about themselves. So, the short answer is, yes, you can—and should—spend money on clothing.
Q: Is there a percentage o…