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On Feb 14, 11:30*am, "Beanie" wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/...lothing_prices http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/10/mark...llar/index.htm About half way down the page is Mr. Bernanke defending the case that there really is no inflation ... Perhaps its just me, but I don't necessarily believe him. |
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"oly" wrote in message
... If clothes price do go up 70% in line with the price of cotton (and it ain't happened yet), gee, I don't have to buy any, none, zero. For years, literally. And its going to take several years before I even start to look remotely ratty. Being retired makes my wardrobe choices simple ones. If cold: jeans and a flannel shirt or a sweatshirt, worn with an undershirt. If mild: omit undershirt If hot: shorts and a tee shirt or Hawaiian shirt. |
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On Feb 14, 3:35*pm, "Beanie" wrote:
"oly" wrote in message ... If clothes price do go up 70% in line with the price of cotton (and it ain't happened yet), gee, I don't have to buy any, none, zero. *For years, literally. And its going to take several years before I even start to look remotely ratty. Being retired makes my wardrobe choices simple ones. If cold: jeans and a flannel shirt or a sweatshirt, worn with an undershirt. |
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"Beanie" wrote in message ... "oly" wrote in message ... If clothes price do go up 70% in line with the price of cotton (and it ain't happened yet), gee, I don't have to buy any, none, zero. For years, literally. And its going to take several years before I even start to look remotely ratty. Being retired makes my wardrobe choices simple ones. If cold: jeans and a flannel shirt or a sweatshirt, worn with an undershirt. If mild: omit undershirt If hot: shorts and a tee shirt or Hawaiian shirt. Also retired, I haven't bought a suit in 30 years and the emergency one I have now is useful as long as I don't have to breathe. I plan to buy a conservative new one in the next week or so, considering my age and the age of my friends. I guess I should avoid cotton. I also haven't bought a pair of dress shoes in about the same 30 years. My one pair of emergency semi-dress shoes began to shed their rubber soles in big dry rot chunks during a funeral last month. I bought a replacement pair last week. I have one tie. Who needs more? I have one pair of emergency black socks to wear with my emergency shoes. Otherwise, it's white sports socks year round along with a wardrobe similar to yours. I have two Hawaiian shirts. One was bought in 1969 in Honolulu, the other was a TV show replica bought in an Oahu market on impulse at the height of the Magnum PI craze. Neither one fits but I still keep them. What size are you? |
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Inflation redux
Also retired (early) 7 years ago. After 30 years of wearing jacket and
tie to work, I now wear T-shirts, jeans, white athletic socks, and sneakers almost exclusively. I don't miss wearing that 'rope' around my neck, or having to dress up for the sole reason of impressing customers. As is the case with previous posters, I could probably wear the same clothes that are in my closet for the remainder of my life, with the exception of occasionally replacing underwear, socks, and sneakers. Life after work is good. I highly recommend retirement, with the caveat of keeping the cost of living in mind. I thought that allowing for a 5% cost of living increase per year was reasonable, but that was before health care, and gasoline prices skyrocketed, and the stock market wiped out 47% of my investments. Luckily I haven't been forced to sell any of my collections (yet). Jud -Don't touch my Social Security!- |
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