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2024 Planned Aquisitions - $565

I’m going to stick to a budget around $500 for 2024.  I’m getting better as I’m on track to hit $740 for 2023.

My planned items will be mostly clothes and shoes:

  1. Shoes - $225
    1. Air Jordan 1 Low 10.5M - $125
    2. Stan Smith White/Green 10M - $100
  2. Clothes - $260
    1. Bomber Jacket - $200
    2. Polo Letterman Navy - $160 - Done
    3. Uniqlo T-Shirts 5x - $100
  3. Watches - $40
    1. Casio A168WG - $40 - Done
  4. Tech - $40
    1. iPhone 16 -TBD
    2. Anker 10k - $40  - Done
That’s basically it.  I may kick it up a bit to $800 if I need to replace other clothing items, but don’t anticipate needing much more.

The only unknown is I may upgrade to the iPhone 16, if it turns out to be worth a swap from my 14 Pro.  I kinda want to standardize to Type C.

Future Budgets - $300
As I near completion of my wardrobe and finish upgrading to higher quality items, I can slow down my purchases to replacement items only.  I’ll consider $175 for clothing essentials like new shirts and $125 for a new pair of shoes each year.

If not for the $200 Bomber Jacket, this would have met the $300 threshold.

Jacket Trifecta
I want to buy 3 nice jackets over next few years and so far settled on:
  • Alpha Industry MA1 Bomber Sage Green - $200
  • North Face Winter Jacket - $173 - Done 2023
  • Levi Trucker Jacket - Light Blue - $75
I’m also thinking of a Varsity Jacket w/ Leather sleeves but uncertain how washing that will work.  I may opt for a fleece Varsity Jacket?

Update - 1/20/24 - Polo Letterman Varsity Jacket it is
Polo had a 25% sale and picked up a navy blue Letterman jacket.  I was really wanting a Bomber jacket, but this Polo Letterman ticked off a lot of boxes and was discounted to $160.  While, I saw it cheaper online everyone was already sold out confirming this is a limited opportunity.
 
Update - 2/27/24 - Casio A168WG Gold
I'm really liking the silver A168 and decided to get the gold version for $40.  I'm also liking several other Casio digital models and may add a few more over the next few years including the classic calculator model, AE1200 world time and A100 Ripley watch.  Prices are reasonable and they are both light and functional making them a perfect choice for a simple, everyday watch. 

Update 4/29/24 - Anker 10k Battery
It was worth the purchase and standardizing to a quality brand like Anker means enjoying less items, but of better quality for longer may turn out to be cheaper than buying a lot of cheap junk.




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