Recession times--learn to sew and upcycle clothes--Price of sewing machines made in China probably gone up--

https://www.aol.com/11-best-formal-dresses-petites-030000182.html

I did this all the time--even selling some of my creations made from ethnic cloth I collected on my travels.

Don't do it now as work from home,don't travel at all, and don't go out much.

So buy US-made T shirts in dark colors, and no one needs that many pants.

You don't need a lot of special occasion clothes

I buy winter coats very seldom,and still use one I bought in 1990s.

Nor do I wear high-heeled shoes now--

Simplifying is quite easy--you should also dump"friends"who hurt you.

Easy peasy--and that includes jealous co-workers and ex-relatives too.

If you are a real writer or visual artist, you will have a built-in bullshit detector, as John Gardner said.

You are much better off reading a book, or cleaning your floor than all the social pretence.

You can also get rid of them by asking them to lend you $$$ to do--blah blah blah.

That got rid of whiny inquisite person with a tea plantation.

Here is illustration I created using Substack AI.