“Shoes” Are The New “Transportation Expense”
Not all shoes, mind you. Just the non-frivolous ones I use to walk to, and sometimes also from, work each day. After being wracked with guilt over purchasing two pairs of non-slave-labor-made walking shoes that I really need, it dawned on me: My walk is my commute, my legs and feet my transportation. Not only are well made walking shoes critical to my commute (and believe me, they last years longer than their cheaply made counterparts), but they’re a lot less expensive than a car and even some public transit options.
I’m going to stop feeling guilty about buying shoes I actually need. This is my eighth year of not owning a car. That more than makes up for a pair of good shoes every couple of years.
I walk exactly three miles to work each day, and sometimes I also walk home. With the commute and other walking (like going outside at lunch, walking to and from stores and restaurants), I put in three to eight miles almost every day of the year. That’s a lot of wear on shoes. I know most people don’t literally wear through the soles of their shoes but I have, many times. And yes, I get them re-soled when that happens rather than buy new ones. But… even some of the insides wear out after a time, and replacements are in order. I’m going to have some make re-categorizations in Mint: that Zappo’s order is officially a transportation expense.
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