As practice for when I retire, I’d like to cut way back on the number of clothes that I have ‘in circulation’. This fits in with one of my new goals, voluntary simplicity. A big part of my clutter problem is piles of clothes strewn throughout the townhouse. Some I obviously haven’t worn in quite a while. So. . .
All clothes I have at present. Wear until they need to be thrown out. If I lose enough weight (yeah, right) throw out earlier when they look too loose or bad on me.
Actually, do this now. Select these items from current inventory and cycle through them. When the active ones, see list below, are worn out, replace them from the stored ones.
Wash clothes once per week, or less. Anytime I’m inside, I’ll be living naked, so this alone will make for less dirty clothes.
For 9, or more, months of the year
- Underwear 7, or make gauze fundoshi
- T – shirt 7
- Shorts 3
- Pants
- Jeans 2
- Better 1
- Shirts
- Hawaiian 3
- Polo 3. (I have TONs of these)
- Jacket, pullover
- Fleece 2
- Zipper 1
- Exercise
- Shorts 3
- T‐like shirts 3
- Swim suit 1
- Shoes
- Dress 1
- Sneakers 1
- Exercise 1
- Socks
- Dress 1
- Sneaker 3
- Exercise 2
- Sandals 2
- Flip flops
- Inside 1
- Outside 1
- At resort 1
‘Winter’
Almost everything above, plus
- Shirts
- Long sleeve 3
- Flannel 3
Buy more stuff only as replacements when the stored inventory gets depleted. This will probably take quite a few years.
