Credit Culture

 

There are constantly offers to entice me into debt, courtesy of my bank and other sources.  Everyone wants me to borrow money from them but I refuse to bite.  We are in a good place financially and unless things really went South for us, borrowing is just not a path we want to go down.  We've learned that lesson the hard way.  I'd rather scale back and do with less than go into debt to get something I wanted.

A Change of Clothes - Learn from the Past

There are some ideas we can take from women of years gone by and apply them practically in our modern life.  In some cases, the old practice may be totally impractical, but the modern twist can make it a smart idea.

Wealthy women of the past changed clothes frequently.  According to this link on "The Manor House," a well-to-do Edwardian woman might switch outfits up to five times a day.  Fashion dictated what a lady wore based on meals, the time of day, visitors, excursions and events.  While that is somewhat ridiculous, one benefit of this was likely that she didn't have to have her clothes constantly laundered because they were worn for only short periods of time.  There is also some wisdom to tying your outfit to the event if it means preserving or protecting your better quality pieces.  Personally, I will never wear anything white if I plan to eat spaghetti!