That's not even a lot for boots!!

He's notoriously, cheap, though.

I hate when, as a fundamentally cheap person, I splurge once and then learn it's really worth it.

I am trying so hard to switch to that mindset. But the Hong Kong fast fashion companies have swung around to offering Victorian-styled clothing, and I worry that if I don't snag stuff now, I'll never see it again.

(Shush, I do so need more frock coats and ruffly blouses.)

Anytime anyone talks about paying good money for boots, I think about the Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Unfairness

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

Sam Vimes is very wise.

Timelies all!

I know I should get some winter boots so I can keep my feet warm and dry when it snows. The problem I have is two-fold: First I need to find where to get snow boots for my wide feet(as in, D or EE width)and Second I need to have the time to go out and get them, if I find someplace local for them.

msbelle, I'm really sorry about your friend.

Gizmo, good kitty!

sumi, glad you're enjoying the library!

I still can't convince myself to spend a lot of money on anything. Like with boots. Even if they last 10 years, won't I be tired of them before then?

msbelle, I'm so sorry about your friend.

Sheryl, I just found this site for my mom, who needs extra extra wide shoes: www.healthyfeetstore.com.

Sam Vimes is very wise.

It's so true! My problem is never having the "$50" to spend.

But when I found that full-length Talbot's raincoat in my size while thrifting, I bought it. For $25, that *will* last me forever.

That is the best, Amy.

Sheryl, what about Zappos?

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years.

I also feel like these expensive boots I have haven't lasted long enough! But they were amazing for a while. And are still fine in dry weather.