How do you afford your bags and how many per year? Credit debt or millionare lover?
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I was always independent and made decent money on my own, but most of my money went to caring for all of my rescue animals over the years, mainly vet bills. I never cared about designer bags, or owned any for that matter. Until I met my SO 10 years ago. HE corrupted me, and made me the label ho I am today. 
:shame: He pays for it all, I won't lie. I got really lucky to have met him, because he now pays all the vet bills too...:giggles:
:shame: He pays for it all, I won't lie. I got really lucky to have met him, because he now pays all the vet bills too...:giggles:I'm 18 about to start college. I fund my handbag addiction through various math/business contests-I'm a HUGE nerd. And my parents contribute alot, they want me to have the nice things they never had.
What I have always wondered about our not the average "work hard" and "save" but the ladies who really have money to burn. The ones who are buying tons of Chanel, Hermes etc. Even some ladies in Coach who buy the higher end bags, don't wait til PCE and buy several per month. Do you have wealthy husbands or really good jobs yourself? I tend to think they married well. I make a 6 figure salary and cannot afford to spend like that. But I would really like to know as the curiosity kills me sometimes!
This is true and part of the reason I would like to know but suspect those ladies are not posting here 
Do I need to get me a rich husband or a new career?
I have always wanted to ask those ladies in my forums how they do it but thought it was rude. Since there is a very active thread, I can just hope they post here instead.
Do I need to get me a rich husband or a new career? I have always wanted to ask those ladies in my forums how they do it but thought it was rude. Since there is a very active thread, I can just hope they post here instead.
Keep in mind the range in 6 figure salaries are huge.
Unfortunately, I don't have a rich husband. I have a good paying job where I can pay my bills, spoil my son, eat out to dinner on the weekends and put a little on my savings account. I am debt free and I know when and not to spend my money. I don't buy anything for me until everything is paid for the month. I save money to get a bag that I want so I really don't get to buy as many as I want. I don't buy expensive clothesa and jewelries, drives a luxury car which is paid off so buying an expensive bag once or twice a year is a way to treat my self for being a hard working Mom. My finance' said someday he will paying for all my bags, so we will wait and see. It's not how much money you make, it's how much money you save! It's good to take of yourself once in a while as long as you are diciplined.
This is true and part of the reason I would like to know but suspect those ladies are not posting here
I have always wanted to ask those ladies in my forums how they do it but thought it was rude. Since there is a very active thread, I can just hope they post here instead.
Well, one or the other would do (answer to first question.)
Or both.
There are people who won't be posting here as to where their bag money comes from. Maybe just not something everyone wants to do, or realizes this thread is on here.
My guess is, it's a combination of all of these things.
Some people have lucrative careers, some save for periods of time, some have rich husbands (or rich enough to buy the bag they want), some are probably going into debt.
Some buy preloved, some sell things they have to fund new, some probably scrimp on other things like clothes, nice cars or vacations to buy expensive bags.
Some people get bags as gifts - from family, spouse, BFs, whatever.
Some people even spend their savings.
I think it is all varied.
This is true and part of the reason I would like to know but suspect those ladies are not posting here
I have always wanted to ask those ladies in my forums how they do it but thought it was rude. Since there is a very active thread, I can just hope they post here instead.
This is a huge forum and you have all kinds of women, teens and men of all walks of life. You're going to have plenty of people on a forum dedicated to designer handbags who are just simply rich. They don't have a holy grail because they can buy whatever and whenever they want.
And 100K salary is not what used to be. It's really very middle-of-the-road middle class once you figure in housing, COL, debt (student loans, car notes), etc. Add a kid or two, and you're looking at a couple of Coach bags at PCE prices as your annual splurge.
Most people who spend $$$ on designer purses are not the type of person to scrimp and save in other outwardly visible ways. So a woman who buys LV is not going to get the money by buying Target clothes and Payless shoes and saving the difference. Those ppl who say they save up and buy their bags are probably making good coin to begin with.
If I had to put a number on it, I would guess that the TPFer who has lots of Chanel, LV, Gucci and Bal in her closet probably has a household income of 300K+ (married w/children) and less than that if single (maybe even a mere
100K w/no other financial obligations). This, of course, is JMHO.
It depends on where you live too. 100k probably won't get someone very far living in Vancouver, Tokyo or New York. I live in one of the poorer counties in Canada and even though property taxes are sky high, houses, condos and apartments are relatively inexpensive. 100k will go very far. My younger sister works with someone who's a single mother with two young daughters and is able to mortgage a nice ranch home in a good neighbourhood earning $35k a year. Her daughters are still able to have music and swimming lessons and they are able to afford a family resort vacation every year without going into debt. The problem in our county is the severe lack of jobs so we still get quite a number of foreclosures.
I guess what I am trying to say and am perhaps doing a bad job is that in every forum, there are always 3 or 4 women who seem to buy a bag (or 2 or 3) every week. I am curious as to how those ladies in particular are able to do so. But of course it would be rude to ask (which is why I posted in this existing on topic thread instead )
Even if you are new to a forum or just browsing outside your "home forums" you can very quickly see who these ladies are and that they have amassed a large collection. And if you tallied up every one of their bags it would probably cost more than my house! It is similar to when you are driving through the "wealthy part of town" (and every town has one) and wondering hmmm.... how they can afford that gazillion dollar house....did they inherit a fortune, are they high powered CEOs, a couple of rich plastic surgeons, an NBA player, NASCAR Pit Crew Chief, business owners, did they win the lottery etc. I mean haven't you ever wanted to know? This thread has tons of views so I am assuming others are curious as well. Watching the Millionaire Match Maker it is interesting to see the different ways people have amassed their fortune. There was one woman who was a professional poker player with this huge shoe collection and Hermes bags, it is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking how someone got rich.
I am one of those people who makes decent money, saves, sells off bags I don't use, scours the bay, sales etc. My curiosity is how the other half does it. The power buyers if you will.
)Even if you are new to a forum or just browsing outside your "home forums" you can very quickly see who these ladies are and that they have amassed a large collection. And if you tallied up every one of their bags it would probably cost more than my house! It is similar to when you are driving through the "wealthy part of town" (and every town has one) and wondering hmmm.... how they can afford that gazillion dollar house....did they inherit a fortune, are they high powered CEOs, a couple of rich plastic surgeons, an NBA player, NASCAR Pit Crew Chief, business owners, did they win the lottery etc. I mean haven't you ever wanted to know? This thread has tons of views so I am assuming others are curious as well. Watching the Millionaire Match Maker it is interesting to see the different ways people have amassed their fortune. There was one woman who was a professional poker player with this huge shoe collection and Hermes bags, it is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking how someone got rich.
I am one of those people who makes decent money, saves, sells off bags I don't use, scours the bay, sales etc. My curiosity is how the other half does it. The power buyers if you will.
This is a huge forum and you have all kinds of women, teens and men of all walks of life. You're going to have plenty of people on a forum dedicated to designer handbags who are just simply rich. They don't have a holy grail because they can buy whatever and whenever they want.
And 100K salary is not what used to be. It's really very middle-of-the-road middle class once you figure in housing, COL, debt (student loans, car notes), etc. Add a kid or two, and you're looking at a couple of Coach bags at PCE prices as your annual splurge.
Most people who spend $$$ on designer purses are not the type of person to scrimp and save in other outwardly visible ways. So a woman who buys LV is not going to get the money by buying Target clothes and Payless shoes and saving the difference. Those ppl who say they save up and buy their bags are probably making good coin to begin with.
If I had to put a number on it, I would guess that the TPFer who has lots of Chanel, LV, Gucci and Bal in her closet probably has a household income of 300K+ (married w/children) and less than that if single (maybe even a mere
Yes I agree...depending on where you live, a pay check can go a long ways, or not. Myself, I invested in real estate in my early 20's (when my friends were travelling etc) and and I work hard. I also have more disposable income now. While I do not buy 3 purses a week, I will buy what I love but also have my limits as to what I feel is a maximum I will pay for a handbag no matter how much I love it.
I guess what I am trying to say and am perhaps doing a bad job is that in every forum, there are always 3 or 4 women who seem to buy a bag (or 2 or 3) every week. I am curious as to how those ladies in particular are able to do so. But of course it would be rude to ask (which is why I posted in this existing on topic thread instead
Even if you are new to a forum or just browsing outside your "home forums" you can very quickly see who these ladies are and that they have amassed a large collection. And if you tallied up every one of their bags it would probably cost more than my house! It is similar to when you are driving through the "wealthy part of town" (and every town has one) and wondering hmmm.... how they can afford that gazillion dollar house....did they inherit a fortune, are they high powered CEOs, a couple of rich plastic surgeons, an NBA player, NASCAR Pit Crew Chief, business owners, did they win the lottery etc. I mean haven't you ever wanted to know? This thread has tons of views so I am assuming others are curious as well. Watching the Millionaire Match Maker it is interesting to see the different ways people have amassed their fortune. There was one woman who was a professional poker player with this huge shoe collection and Hermes bags, it is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking how someone got rich.
I am one of those people who makes decent money, saves, sells off bags I don't use, scours the bay, sales etc. My curiosity is how the other half does it. The power buyers if you will.
Ah, I get it. I would be willing to bet that the high rollers TPFers that you are referring to are (or their Dhs are) most likely in business or financial services. My friend is an interior designer in Manhattan and his contracts are usually in the multi-million dollar range. Almost all of his clients are in the financial services industry/Wall Street and every single one of their wives have multiple Birkins in the closet. (He knows because he designs the closets. LOL)