“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” – Henry David Thoreau
Have you ever asked for a designer bag for Christmas? Ever wonder how many days/hours your boyfriend has to work in order to buy you this overrated leather luxury item?
I took a classic Louis Vuitton Tote bag with a retail value of $1,260 and calculated how long your boyfriend would have to work in order to buy you the purse based on his job/salary.
The day counts listed below are based off of each professions median salary (as listed on US News 100 Best Careers list) and by using a standard 8-hour workday with weekends off.
- Pharmacist – 3 days
- Doctor – 2 days
- Computer Programmer – 4 ½ days
- Maintenance Worker – 9 days
- Counselor – 8 ½ days
- Accountant – 5 days
- Teacher – 6 ½ days
- Social Worker – 6 ½ days
- Lawyer – 3 days
- Exterminator – 11 days
- Insurance Agent – 5 days
- Taxi Driver – 14 days
- Sales Rep – 6 days
- Real Estate Agent – 8 days
- Architect – 8 days
- Plumber – 7 days
- Auto Mechanic – 10 days
So maybe this year, you should skip the purse and ask your boyfriend to take a few days off of work to spend time with you. 
