"Yuck, no way am I wearing somebody else dress!" whined the unnamed bride-to-be who happens to be my daughter (and contributor and inspiration for The Good Bride). So, the average retail wedding dress is around $1600 or so. On eBay today there are just under 30,000 wedding dresses list, starting at 58 cents. So let's assume we find a once-worn dress on eBay that originally retailed for $3000 for $300. What can you do with the $1300 you saved, on the wedding dress alone? Here are some ideas:
- Stick the funds in a savings account and add a mere $20 to it each month. At 5% compounded monthly, you'll have over $3000 in 5 years.
- A 7-day cruise for you and your husband in the Carribean.
- A Friday night date with your new husband every week for 10 months (2 matinee movie tickets, Mexican dinner = $30 x 43 weeks = $1330.
- A computer, inkjet printer, scanner, and digital camera
- 4 months of weekly hour-long massages
- 70-150 shirts from Old Navy
- A semester of grad school at a state university
- Fitness club membership for you and your husband for a year
- A band at your wedding reception
- Holiday gifts for your mom for a very long time
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