[Quiteria]

That would be wonderful!

I tried dividing out the monthly replacement cost once of some of the items that are major purchases...computers and phones that are obsolete within 3 years or less, appliances needing repair, mattresses...it's very discouraging. I had the carrier drop my phone for being too old to be compatible with their network, and I had the power supply give out on a computer I still found useful.

I wrote a big paragraph about clothing, but I'll just spoiler and move on since we are way past convincing. It just feels cathartic to complain together.

Jeans still last somewhat, but I have definitely noticed that shirts are thinner and thinner. Remember the year that "layering" became a trend, and you HAD to buy tanks to go underneath, because of the thinness and neckline? No one asked for that, but some corporate designer figured out that it was a good way to squeeze people into buying twice as much, twice as often, because the thinner fabric tears more easily. I've fought against that as best as I can, but I have a kid who wears sizes hard to find secondhand, and our budget is typically WalMart...sure enough, the nice new shirts I bought not long ago end up retired with holes way too quickly. I even know how to mend when there used to be enough fabric to do so subtly, but it's not on these nearly transparent tissue-paper-thin shirts. I've hunted for sales and stores that still carry better...KMart is a little thicker for some of their shirts...some...at the one location near us that hasn't closed yet...but it's really pervasive in terms of finding anything reasonably accessible.

Back on the Original Topic--I think there could really be a market for an updated game of Life with realistic choices. Or a Monopoly knock-off. I love Domestic Zookeeper's ideas.