October
22,
2008
What It Costs to Be...
From tanning to owning a pet, blogging to being a hipster — here, the costs of it all.
Photo Credit: Bill Diodato
Special Offer
A Tanorexic
- Tanning-bed membership: $200/month
- SPF lip balm: $24/year
- UV-activated tooth whitener: $50/month
- Tan extender: $300/year
- Exfoliating scrubs, bronzers, and self-tanners: $360/year
- Spray-tanning sessions: $75/month
- Emergency dry cleaning of white shirts: $20/month
ANNUAL COST: $4824
A Hipster
- Asymmetrical haircut with blunt bangs: $450/year
- Uniform (neon Ray-Bans, checkered scarf, American Apparel tee, Rag & Bone skinny jeans, Vans): $574
- Schwinn cruiser: $240
- Parliament-and-PBR habit: $100/month
- Nautical star tattoo: $70
- College loans on studio-art degree: $200/month
- Ironic chip on shoulder: free
ANNUAL COST: $4934
A Gossip Blogger
- Web domain name: $35
- Internet: $55/month
- Daily Starbucks fix: $7.30
- Laptop: $1750
- iPhone: $400
- Digital camera: $350
- Subscriptions to Us Weekly, In Touch, People, and OK!: $283/year
- Butt cushion: $10
- Legal counsel: $5000
- Work wardrobe (read: PJs): $40
ANNUAL COST: $11,192.50
A Dog Owner
- Month's supply of Kibbles 'n Bits and treats: $50
- Pet-hair roller: $4
- Plastic bags from local supermarket: $0
- Juicy Couture leather collar and leash set: $75
- Rubber ball: $1
- Emergency trip to vet after Rambo swallows your keys: $350
- Locksmith: $150
ANNUAL COST: $1180
Click here for more from the MONEY CONFESSIONS PACKAGE
The Purse Diaries: What Women Spend
5 Secrets of the Highest-Paid Women
Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
post a comment