Fashion and Finance: Five Ways that Future Millionaires can Dress for the Present
Ramish Kamal Syed
SaaS Outreach Specialist | B2B Sales Development Representative| Business Development | Copywriting
Greetings future millionaire! While on your way to becoming financially successful, you’ll have to make a lot of sacrifices. One of those sacrifices should NOT be your appearance. Successful people dress with intent and purpose to show the world that they stand for something, and you don’t need a big budget to pull that off.?
Isn’t Fashion Expensive??
No, it doesn’t need to be. Unless you’re absolutely convinced you want a kaleidoscope of brand logos all over your body, no one can help you in that case, you don’t need to break your bank to look good. In fact, you can create a great outfit no matter what budget you have.
Style is about how good you look, and how you carry yourself, not how much you spend. And as someone who’s aspiring to be a future millionaire, you know better than anyone else to not waste your income on liabilities like expensive clothes.?
In fact, here are five ways you can look great on a budget, so you can invest in the stocks of your favorite brands instead of their products.?
Cultivate Self-Discipline
Some people can’t resist splurging half their income on a sale or buying premium shopping bags that cost $1,000 only to carry a measly $100 in them. Don’t be that sort of person. People like that don’t get to become future millionaires, only people with patience and self-discipline do.?
So set out a clear-cut shopping budget for yourself before you buy anything. Allocate a fixed amount of that budget to each item in your list and don’t overspend by even a single cent. What you need is a level of discipline where you say “No!” to everything you know isn’t an asset.
Remind yourself that you’re on a mission to build a million-dollar empire, not to accumulate a million dollars worth of liabilities. Don’t buy what you don’t need.?
Learn How to Dress before Shopping
Some people’s idea of fashion is to strap as many different brands on themselves as possible, and these people definitely succeed in winning our attention, but not in the way they wanted.
Learn wardrobe-essentials. You should know everything from the different shades of denim to what kind of suit goes best with a double monk strap. Remember that good dressing is never accidental; it’s always deliberate.?
Dressing up is a science in itself, and you ought to know before purchasing your first shirt. People who know what looks good can make anything work, no matter what its price is. You’d be surprised to know just how much people overspend on clothes just because they don’t understand fashion.
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Don’t fall for Trends?
Most people in the world will never be millionaires, but most people in the world do fall for fads and lame trends. There may not be a direct link between the two, but you’ll definitely notice the most successful have the least interest in random, expensive trends.?
Be like one of those successful people and remember that fashion trends almost never last longer than a few months. Most fashion trends are little more than a cheap gimmick to get gullible people to spend their hard-earned cash on things they don’t need.
Rise above these trends and always go for what’s classy and timeless. At the end of the day, both your future self and your current bank balance will thank you for making the mature choice.?
Wear it With Confidence
It doesn’t matter if you wear a $10,000 jacket if you don’t own up to it in public. It doesn’t matter if you’re wearing a $20,000 outfit if you look weak and nimble in it. A central component of dressing well is wearing whatever you do with confidence.
Walk like someone who’s got a million dollars in assets rather than liabilities, and people will respect you for it. Never forget that how you choose to present yourself is equally relevant to your overall appearance as your choice of clothes is.
A strong successful individual wears whatever they have with an indifference to the rest of the world, and they don’t expect their clothes to define their appearance. They show the world that they know what they’re doing and don’t need anyone’s approval.?
Don’t Ignore Defects?
Being financially frugal while on your hustling journey is an absolute must for anyone who wants to be extraordinary. But you have to also make sure that you don’t go too far into the other side.
Don’t ever wear clothes that are dirty, torn, or ruined. When people see that, they don’t see indifference to the opinions of the rest of the world, they see ignorance and a lack of ability. And that’s exactly right! If you’re wearing sneakers with gaping holes in them, there’s something wrong with you!
Appearance is important, so always make sure your clothes are clean and intact. Don’t wear old and worn-out things that clearly should’ve been thrown out last year. Buy quality, not brands.?
Remember future millionaires, when you’ll be financially successful, your assets can buy you whatever $500 pair of shoes that you want. But until that time comes, you know you have better things to invest your money in.?