Author: The Gentleman

  • Building Taste: How to Develop an Eye for What Lasts

    You probably have a whole closet of fast fashion that is already falling apart. We all have been through the process of buying a cheap thrill which lasts for a week only. The point is not to look like a snob but to save money and look like one who knows what he is doing.…

  • How to Evaluate Quality Before You Buy Anything

    Going shopping was easy before. You would visit a store, choose something and hope for the best. Now consumer market has become minefield labeled with sale sign. Three years of trying different products from standing desks to headphones worth of $200 have taught me the following thing. There is direct correlation between price and quality…

  • Why Owning Less, But Better, Is the Real Flex

    Remember how it felt like the clearance sections appeared everywhere in your apartment. The closet is overflowing with clothes that you haven’t used since your wild college years. There is the drawer somewhere filled with cables and accessories of various technologies that you stopped using. This is the cold reality that none of your Instagram…

  • Cost-Per-Wear and Cost-Per-Use: The Math That Changes How You Shop

    This $30 blazer from Zara, which you wore twice and broke at the seams, and this $200 blazer from Aritzia, which you have worn 50 times. Which one cost you more money? It is embarrassing and hurtful to calculate this. Cost-per-wear method is very simple and obvious and requires you to divide price of the…

  • Buy It for Life: A Philosophy, Not Just a Shopping List

    Now let’s be realistic about your present circumstances. You stand before your paycheck that is fat and your empty bank account. You feel like buying that inexpensive toaster at Amazon Prime immediately. It is quite reasonable behavior for the one who is just beginning to accumulate. But in fact, it is not true. Buying cheap…

  • Photography With a Real Camera: Why It’s Worth Learning

    You definitely have a smartphone with the camera having more megapixels than the one installed on board of the satellite. It is really convenient; however, there is something unique that gets lost once you solely depend on computational photography. Really, the only way to perceive the world anew is to start working with a real…