Section 0: Background
Hi everyone! I’m trying to tailor this a bit more to reflect the UK Money Diary style where I give context on the week before and reflect on it after. I also added in some of the questions from the recent thread about what Refinery29 should ask diarists (see here).
I wrote this the week of Thanksgiving; my partner and I stayed in NYC instead of going home to either of our parents’ homes. We wear masks and stay socially distant when we leave the house. I’m thankful that we live close to a park and live on a block where we know and enjoy talking to our neighbors.
This was a relatively normal week for us during a pandemic, save for me spending a bit more than normal and it being Thanksgiving. We’ve both lived in the city since college and have so-so relationships with our families, so we didn’t leave for “home” when the pandemic hit.
I also just named my boyfriend instead of giving him an initial. He’s the only person I actually saw this week, but the initials always throw me off when I read these.
What do money and success mean to you? What are your end goals?
It helps me to see money as a tool. I never resonate with people who say “money doesn’t buy happiness” because to a certain degree, it does. Money enables me to live the life I want.
I’m pursuing FIRE (financial independence, retire early) and hope to be financially independent (able to live off my investments) by my early 30s. To do so, I save 60%+ of my income per month. I want this because working for 40 years isn’t sustainable for me—I have a very cushy tech job and still get anxiety and rage about waking up every morning to work, the rat race, and being paid inequitably to male peers. I’d like to give myself the option to leave this world as soon as possible.
As an alternative, I could see myself successful if I open a product consultancy, where I advise early-stage startups on product management, what to build for their MVP, and product-market fit. I’m really interested in tech ethics and the questionable practices in venture capital, so I’d love to be in a place where I could be picky about what clients I take and help truly mission-driven businesses thrive. I could see this also working as a small business incubator—why not apply what works in startups to small businesses?
I don’t yet have a firm picture of what I’d like my life to look like when I retire. I’m interested in spending a lot of time reading, traveling to new places for extended periods of time, and potentially writing a book. I get extremely interested in niche topics. Right now if I had to guess, I’d be writing a book about the ways multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) manipulate women.
Are you a spender or a saver?
Definitely a saver. My partner is more of a spender, and we’ve influenced each other well. Seeing him spend money on himself for video games helps me realize I can spend more money on myself for things I just want (see my big purchase for myself this week).
In turn, seeing me save a lot of money has motivated him to up his 401k contribution and overall savings. He’s also interested in FIRE, although I’d say my timeline is more aggressive.
If you could go back in time, what's the one piece of financial advice you would give to your past self?
Learn about investing, look up the terms you don’t know, and start doing it as soon as possible. Ask questions to people you know or on the internet.
On to the diary!
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Section One: Assets and Debt
Investment Balance
$131,175

• Retirement (includes 2 company 401ks and 1 rollover IRA): $55,730
• Brokerage: $27,233
• Roth IRA: $25,439
• Managed account: $17,923
• HSA: $4,850

Equity if you're a homeowner
N/A, I rent in a HCOL city. No plans to own anytime soon
Savings account balance
$10,270
Checking account balance
$3,433 in checking account for bills

• This fluctuates, but I try to invest anything over $2k. I’m pretty conservative with my checking account buffer, and don’t worry much about the interest I’m “losing,” especially because interest rates are so low right now

$2,518 in checking account for rent

• I keep a holdover account that’s connected to Venmo and Zelle to pay rent

Credit card debt
N/A. There’s $1,348 currently on my credit cards, but I pay them all off in full each month. My parents signed me up for a credit card as soon as I was old enough and taught me about how important it was to pay in full. In fact, I think this was so hammered into my brain that doing anything other than that each month was never an option. Because of this, I’ve always thought of credit cards as similar to debit cards—only spend money you have.
Student loan debt (for what degree)
I was fortunate to go to college on a full scholarship, including living expenses. I studied psychology and sociology, and I graduated without any student loan debt.
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Section Two: Income
Main Job Monthly Take Home: $6,570/month
I maxed out my 401k early this year, so for 8 months I was contributing $2,500/month out of my paychecks. That ended in September, so it changed my monthly take-home from about $4,650 to $6,570/month.
Deductions:

• 401k: $0/month (was $2,500/month)
• Medical: $128/month
• Dental and vision: $11/month

Income Progression

• I started in customer support right out of college, making $40,000/year + overtime, which ended up being about $52,000/year (thanks OT!).
• About a year later, I moved into an entry-level product role at the same company and received a raise to $60,000/year.
• The next year, I moved to a new company for a half-step promotion where I was making $82,000/year + 15% yearly bonus. The bonus was dependable enough that it was assumed as part of our total compensation, so let’s call it $95,000/year.
• Early this year, I switched companies again (noticing a theme?) for a promotion and now make $122,000/year.

I don’t have any other sources of income outside my main job. My partner makes a similar amount to me—about $117,000/year with bonus.
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Section Three: Expenses
I live with my partner and we don’t have combined finances, but split many expenses 50/50. We use Splitwise to log transactions. He’s more laid-back about being paid back, but I’m much more “I don’t want to owe anyone anything, and I don’t want anyone to owe me anything” (I know, rigid, but I’m working on it!).
Splitwise is nice because it’d be ridiculous to Venmo request each other for a $4 coffee, but we can see how expenses are adding up. If someone has racked up a few hundred dollars of spending for both of us, the other person will cover our expenses for awhile. It works for us!
Rent
$2,200 for a 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in Brooklyn. We split rent 50/50.
Renters insurance
About $7/month for my portion. This covers all our possessions plus my boyfriend’s watches. He pays 75% of it because half of the monthly cost comes from the extra watch overage.
Savings contribution
I try to have about $10,000 sitting in my savings account at any given time, because it makes me feel safe in case of an emergency. I also like the freedom it enables, in case I wanted to leave my job and take a significant amount of time off. This is already at the $10k I want, so I don’t contribute to it monthly.
Investment contribution
It varies but on average I contribute $2,500/month to my brokerage account and Roth IRA (combined).
Donations
I try to donate about $200/month, but it’s pretty sporadic. This month I donated to the Yellowhammer Fund and Northwest Abortion Access Fund. One of my major goals for 2021 is to step up my donations and create an actual strategy around them, potentially involving a donor-advised fund.
Gas/electric
Our gas is $20-25/month and electric is $50/month. I pay gas and Will pays electric, both go in Splitwise. About $37/month total for me.
Wifi
Our wifi is $60/month, which goes into Splitwise—I pay $30/month.
Cellphone
I’m still on my parents’ phone plan—sheesh! This is convincing me that I should Venmo them for it each month.
Subscriptions
I pay for Hulu with ads, $5.99/month. My boyfriend pays for Netflix and we share a Spotify family plan with a couple of his friends, which I chip in $4/month for.
I also pay for the budgeting software YNAB (You Need a Budget) which is $84/year. I only pay it once a year in September.
Medical
I recently had to go to the emergency room for an overnight stay and follow up with some specialists. (I’m okay!) Because of that whole shindig I’m expecting to max out my deductible (and potentially my out-of-pocket-max) right at the end of the year. This will be about $4,000, but none of the claims have come through yet so I’m not sure of the exact total. I have a category in my budget for my deductible, and the rest will come out of my emergency fund.
Physical therapy
This month I’m starting pelvic floor physical therapy for dyspareunia (pain with intercourse).
I’d tried everything the internet suggested (“just relaaaaaax”) before getting the courage to find a new ob-gyn and ask her about it. She had some recommendations, but ultimately physical therapy was the “last resort” option that I’m now exploring.
My new physical therapist comes highly recommended but is out of network with insurance. Each session is $250, and I’ll go once every 2-3 weeks for the next few months as part of treatment. If you’ve worked through this problem (or are experiencing it now!) I’d love to hear your experience.
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Section Four: Additional Questions
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
Absolutely. My dad was the first in his family to attend college and my parents made pretty calculated decisions about where they would live so I could go to the absolute best public school possible. Over 90% of students at my high school attend a 4-year college, and we start talking about it freshman year. To say college was encouraged in my environment is an understatement.
Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money? Did your parent/guardian(s) educate you about finances?
My dad has worked in finance since I was about 10. He’s always been really knowledgeable about both higher-level economic concepts and the minutiae of personal finance. My family is frugal, too: we clipped coupons and got clothes on super-sale at Kohl’s and Goodwill. I know there was a period of time when he became self-employed and money got very tight for a few years, but the bulk of those worries were largely kept from me.
Did you worry about money growing up?
Yes. While we were comfortable, we lived in such an affluent place that our family was in “the middle class” of the town and it made me worry more about money than I probably needed to. Think The Stepford Wives for context.
At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself and do you have a financial safety net?
In college, I became maybe 80% financially independent as I had a scholarship and worked part-time during school and over the summer, but I was still on their insurance.
I remember being frustrated in college because even though I knew I was extremely privileged, my friends in college had their parents pay their summer apartment rent and gave them an “allowance” of spending money, and I was “limited” by the options I could afford with the job I had. My dad told me at the time, “This is frustrating but it’s preparing you for actually having to live off the money you make in the near future.” (Great, great advice Dad.)
I’m technically still financially dependent on my parents for my cell phone bill, but otherwise I pay for everything: rent, insurance, utilities, food, therapy, and all wants in the form of clothing, workout classes, etc. I could ask my parents for money if I absolutely needed to, but would use it as a last resort.
Do you or have you ever received passive or inherited income? If yes, please explain.
I have an account (mentioned above) that a family friend who’s a hedge fund manager, well, manages. I believe the initial deposit was $1000 over 10 years ago, but that money wasn’t mine either, it’s all a gift. It’s not very liquid—it’d take me several months (and some very good reasoning) to get any of that money withdrawn, since it’s supposed to be for “the future” (which I guess I could argue is now?).
I might receive a small amount of money when my grandmother passes, but it’d probably be around $1-2k, if at all.
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Day 1 Wednesday, November 25, 2020
8:30am Wake up and shower, take my vitamin C gummies, then make coffee. I wasn’t much of a daily coffee drinker until my offices had it for free, and now I’m definitely addicted. I don’t really care if the coffee is shitty or not, I just put some milk in it and it’s great. Right now I’m trying to drink half or three-quarter cups so I can attempt to pull back my addiction a bit. I log onto work at 9am.
11:30am Eat leftovers from last night for lunch—quesadilla + Spanish rice. There’s an incredible Mexican restaurant by us, and now I am ruined for the tacos, quesadillas and nachos from any other place.
12:30pm Will picks me up in the U-Haul. We’re driving about 20 min away to pick up a butcher block desk he bought off Craigslist, which ends up being from a small office that’s downsizing. The desk is $150 which he pays for. We love the office’s style (and the owner is super nice!) and walk around while he shows us what else he’s trying to get rid of.
We end up buying an extra-large ZZ plant and two side tables from him for an extra $120, way less than we would have paid for the quality elsewhere. My half will be $60, and I’ll split the U-Haul too, $44.51. $82.26
2:45pm That ended up taking a lot longer than we expected! We get back and unload the van, then I bring stuff inside while Will returns the van to the U-Haul location. I jump back onto work—so much for a slow afternoon before Thanksgiving. AWS is down, which powers a lot of our engineering work (and a lot of the internet!) so a lot of our teams are basically twiddling their thumbs. We chat about how to message the outage to customers.
5:45pm Will starts making dinner (braised chicken and veggies) and I sit down to read with a strawberry Chobani, but I end up just reading Reddit and searching for new podcasts to listen to.
7:45pm Dinner was great! Now…ice cream.
9:43pm I remember that my mom sent me ideas for her and my dad’s Christmas presents, so I order on Etsy and Amazon. My dad gets a mug with an Ernest Hemingway quote (“write drunk, edit sober”) ($21.54) and a book on writing ($16.63), and my mom gets this food warming tote contraption she wanted ($43.52). We’ve been paring down Christmases over the years—this year I asked for the Europe version of Ticket to Ride. $81.69
11:15pm I finish up the first episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City with some white cheddar Cheez-Its to snack on. After, I start on the dishes from dinner. I listen to the Product Market Misfits podcast while I do dishes—the episode with Kristen Anderson from Catch is great, highly recommend if you’re tired of just hearing stories about stereotypical Silicon Valley tech companies.
Day 1 Total: $166.69
Day 2 Thursday, November 26, 2020
10am Wake up super late since I stayed up scrolling on my phone too late last night. We make coffee and set out for a long walk around 11:15am.
12:05pm At the end of our walk, we swing by our local liquor store and buy 4 bottles of wine (red, white, rose, champagne). Will pays, total is $63.15 for everything. We haven’t had wine in the apartment for ages and I’m excited to have some stocked up. $31.57
12:30pm Get back from the walk, shower, then turn on football. I actually don’t really care about any NFL teams (I like college football a lot more), but it’s such calming background noise for me that I find myself looking for games when I have downtime. We also recently found out that Will’s friends’ dog only has a few months to live, so we order some jerky treats and a squeaky toy for him. $14.07
2:30pm We head out to the restaurant we’re going to for Thanksgiving lunch, a local place a short walk from our apartment. They’re doing a prix fixe menu of the classics—turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, and a phenomenal tarte Tatin with ice cream for dessert.
We eat outside under heat lamps. It’s super cozy. With our bottle of wine and tip the total is $208 (I try to tip over and above the norm because it’s a pandemic and Thanksgiving). My half will be $104.
5:53pm Get back from the restaurant. We have a ton of leftovers which is awesome (I think it’s excessive frugality, but I almost expect to stretch takeout or restaurant meals into two meals). Exchange some texts with my friends about their socially-distant Thanksgiving celebrations.
I turn on the Washington vs. Cowboys game right at the halftime show, which is Kane Brown with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. They’re all wearing masks (except for Kane) and it’s so odd to see them dancing in masks. I mean, I’m glad they’re wearing them, but it just seems like we could have gone without the halftime show this year.
9:21pm I order contacts from Contacts Direct. I got a new prescription but didn’t have a great experience with the eye doctor, so I’m hesitant about this order—only ordered one box of 90 lenses for each eye instead of a year’s worth of lenses. I’ve been getting headaches pretty frequently, so I’m hoping getting a new pair of glasses and alternating those (instead of wearing my contacts for 16 hours a day, every day) will help. $29.98 after insurance benefits
Day 2 Total: $179.62
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Day 3 Friday, November 27
8:56am Wake up super last minute, run to sign onto Slack and then start grinding coffee beans. I’m online and drinking a big mug of coffee by 9:10. (So much for half cups.)
10:45am Come up for air from work and grab the stuff to make a bagel. Everything bagels and plain cream cheese are my go-to combo.
12:03pm I grab a bag of clothes to drop off at the donation bin and a couple library books to return. The library is about a 25 minute walk so it’ll be a nice lunch break diversion.
12:56pm After the library I stop by the grocery store for some paper towels and sponges, since we’re almost out. Total is $22.62, my half is $11.31
1:09pm When I get home I jump back into work and put the USA vs. Netherlands game on my second monitor. By the 75th minute, the US is up by 2 goals so they start putting in some younger players—it’s fun to see Midge Purce and Sophia Smith play! I also throw some bagel bites in the oven for a quick snack and promise myself dinner will be healthier.
4:23pm I zone out of work and start playing Among Us. I end up playing for over two hours. We open a bottle of wine at some point and I get super tipsy.
6:50pm Turn on the tail end of the Notre Dame vs. UNC game. It turns into Jeopardy, which turns into Wheel of Fortune, which I’m not mad about. P isn’t as into the game shows and leaves to microwave a plate of leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner and play video games.
8:40pm Finally getting hungry after my bagel bites and Cheez-Its this afternoon and make a plate of Thanksgiving leftovers—turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans and cauliflower. Yum.
Will and I end up getting in a tiff about the mess in our apartment so we take a break, cool down and talk it through. I watch a couple episodes of Sister Wives and go to bed around 1:30am.
Day 3 Total: $11.31
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Day 4 Saturday, November 28, 2020
10:05am I stayed up late (again) so it’s nice to sleep in. I play Among Us for awhile and have a couple rounds where I’m the impostor and get some great kills and wins. I run out into the living room and celebrate with Will. We laugh because it’s silly how much we love the games we play. Around 10:45 I start making coffee.
11am We desperately need new sheets because our fitted sheet has a huge hole at Will’s feet (and it’s growing). I search a women’s personal finance group I’m in on Facebook for recommendations and we end up buying a queen sheet set from Belk. Total was $100.71 with their sale. $50.35
1pm I was planning on returning a package to the post office today, but forget it closes at 1pm on Saturdays so I decide to run to Target instead. I have a lampshade to return and want to look for a shower caddy as well. I also have an old iPad to return, which Will tells me I can do at Best Buy. He finds an old iPod and flip phone I can take too.
Take the MTA there ($2.75 for a single fare). When I get there, it’s a madhouse and I remember that I have sillily (is this a word?) decided to come on the weekend of Black Friday. I stand in the returns line for about 15 minutes and get $10.89 back, but ditch the idea of trying to look for a shower caddy. The checkout line looks like 100 people long. -$8.14 because of return
Next I go to Best Buy, but who am I kidding—the line to get in the store is even longer than the Target checkout line. I walk back to the subway and get on to go home. $2.75
2:30pm Since Best Buy was a no go, I search for electronic recycling around me on the way home just to see where I could drop off the devices I have. Apparently there’s an EcoATM not too far from my subway stop. It’s more for selling devices, but if they can’t give you money for something, they’ll recycle it, which is exactly what I wanted. I put each of the pieces in the scanner, and end up getting a whopping $2 total (for Will’s old iPod). Still cool because I was just expecting to recycle it all. I’ll give Will the $2.
2:44pm There’s a Dunkin nearby so I pop in to grab a couple donuts ($2.90). There’s a woman outside asking for money, so I give her $5 cash. $7.90
3:00pm Last stop—our favorite deli is nearby and Will mentioned he wanted to get bacon there recently. I get a 1/2 lb and salivate on the way home. This is one of those things I won’t put in Splitwise because it’s small and because it’s fun to get for P as a tiny little present. $3.50
3:45pm Once I’m home I’m super hungry from only eating carbs all morning so I have a snack of carrots, hummus and some pepperoni. I head back out to drop off a bag of clothes and shoes at a drop box a few blocks away. The neighbors are outside at the park near our house so I stop and chat with them for a few minutes. Their kids are the cutest.
6:47pm For dinner I make a ham and cheese sandwich (panini style with rosemary butter) and more carrots and hummus. I put on another episode of Sister Wives. These people are so fascinating to me—first off, I think the husband is completely full of himself. But I’m also so curious about the wives. There are a lot of talking head testimonials where the parents explain that they’re “oppressed” because they’re different and want to go public so the world can see polygamy as a valid family style (I’m only on season 2).
I know they’re probably playing up the “we love our other sister wives and have so much fun together even without Kody” aspect because people expect sister wives to be catty and hate each other, but I can’t help but wonder why they need to be in plural marriage to get the same friendship they seem to value so much. I also doubt they’d extend the same grace and tolerance they want to people who are “different” because they’re LGBTQ, or “different” because they’re in an open relationship or marriage.
9:15pm I mix together oatmeal chocolate chip cookie batter and put some cookies in the oven. While I’m waiting, I browse Zocdoc for well-reviewed providers—I want to make a podiatrist appointment for a lingering toe issue and an audiologist appointment for a routine hearing screening. I got the idea to make these appointments since I’ll hit my out-of-pocket max with the hospital visit, making them free or very discounted. I make two appointments for next week.
I also lust over a Farm Rio puffer jacket that feels overpriced but I just love. Maybe I’ll buy it tomorrow since they’re having a 30% off sale.
Day 4 Total: $64.50
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Day 5 Sunday, November 29
8:58am Wake up and switch between scrolling on Reddit and playing a few Among Us games. After a bit Will gets out of bed and makes coffee for us.
9:45am Will finishes the movie he started last night and we start on breakfast. We’re making the bacon I bought yesterday, breakfast potatoes with onions, and a fried egg for Will (I can’t stand the taste or smell).
11:00am Yum! Breakfast was great. I watch a couple episodes of Sister Wives and mull over buying that ridiculous but amazing puffer jacket from Farm Rio. I’ve still been thinking about it since last night and I might take the plunge.
1:25pm I get a jolt of motivation to work out and do a 20 minute Sydney Cummings video on Youtube. I heard about it from a recent Money Diary posted here! After it’s done I’m so, so tired. I stretch and unpause my episode of Sister Wives.
2:22pm I help Will move the butcher block slab for his desk out to our backyard. We live on the first floor of a single-family home that was converted into apartments, so we get the backyard too—it’s awesome to have outdoor space in the city. P works on sanding it and applying poly for the next couple hours.
5:07pm Will suggests pizza for dinner and I am always, always down for pizza. I order pickup from the spot down the street—one grandma, one cheese and 2 orders of garlic knots come to $38.60. We’ll have leftovers for tomorrow too. $19.30
5:50pm We pick up the pizza and dig in. While we’re eating we turn on the Chiefs vs. Buccaneers game; Will has a few players on his fantasy team in this game.
6:57pm I sign up to write letters to Georgia residents encouraging them to vote in the Senate runoff elections in January. This is through Vote Forward—I did 20 letters for the general election in November and want to participate again. I’ll print the letters at a local coffee shop since we don’t have a printer at home.
Will sends me this Reddit comment about campaign finance since we’ve been talking about it recently. I decide I’m convinced by the argument and set up a $5 monthly donation to Brand New Congress. $5
8:19pm After texting back and forth with my friend all day, I buy the puffer jacket—so excited. She encouraged me to get it and is pumped for me too. $228.64
I also notice my paycheck has started processing in my checking account (I get paid tomorrow), so I enter the amount in YNAB and budget it all. I earmark about $1500 to go into my brokerage account tomorrow. I won’t include it here as “spending” since it’s included in the overview section above.
Day 5 Total: $252.94
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Day 6 Monday, November 30
8:43am Wake up and turn on my Slack. Will started the coffee process and I finish it up by pouring the water into our Chemex and letting it steep (I know there’s a coffee-centric word for this...).
8:56am I check my Citi card and my YouTube TV trial rolled over—I was going to cancel it this morning, which I thought was the last day. I email support to see if they’ll refund me, because (I promise I’m not just saying this!) I did have a pretty bad experience. The Roku app was glitchy for us every time we watched something. Maybe they’ll feel nice today! $64.99
9:35am After responding to a few work messages, I run out the door to the post office to avoid a long package line. I did the Warby Parker 5-day home try on and have to return my box of glasses today. I found a pair I really like and am excited to get in the habit of wearing glasses again, instead of just my contacts.
Thankfully the line is only a few people long. The employees are also super nice every time I go, so I try to be really pleasant too. The lines are usually long and I’ve seen more than one adult have a fit at this post office. It’s rainy today and I couldn’t find our umbrella, so my flimsy rain jacket gets pretty soaked through on the walk back.
11:35am My podiatrist appointment is supposed to be tomorrow morning, and they call me to tell me since I haven’t hit my deductible, I’ll have to pay out of pocket for the visit. I explain that I’m 100% going to hit my deductible, the claims from the hospital just haven’t processed yet. I ask her to bill my insurance first for the visit, then I can pay whatever ends up not being covered (if anything). She agrees!
Maybe this is standard, but I’ve never had it happen before—even if I haven’t hit my deductible, I’ve always been to offices that bill insurance first, then I pay the remaining balance.
1:05pm Lots of meetings today. I break for lunch and heat up the braised chicken with veggies. It’s definitely on its last good day, so I’m glad I used it up. Still yummy!
2:20pm Woohoo! Get an email that my YouTube TV charge was refunded. -$64.99
Will ran to Home Depot today to buy some tools for his desk and also got a shower curtain liner since ours is ripping. I go to put it up in the bathroom but my arms are so sore—like I got my flu shot type of sore.
5:05pm Sign off work after trying to wrangle a supremely frustrating SQL query. I don’t get it but figure I can ask our analyst team for help tomorrow. Will will have a late night working, so pizza and Sister Wives is in my near future.
While watching, I update YNAB to reflect the end-of-month balances for my investment accounts. I get a huge dopamine hit by seeing my net worth number go up. I’m also anticipating it going down a bit next month because of my medical bills, so I relish the moment.
8:09pm It suddenly dawns on me that my arms are sore because I worked out yesterday. It’s so rare now that I literally forget when I do it. Ha!
9:15pm We watch the Eagles vs. Seahawks game and I absentmindedly play Among Us. I end up getting ...bullied by a person playing it? They get mad that I figured out they were the imposter and start saying all these schoolyard-type digs throughout the next couple rounds, but level 100 of cruel.
I’m embarrassed by how sad it makes me but think maybe it’s a good thing I don’t immediately know what to say to bully people back. Such a weird experience. I end up going to bed around 11:30.
Day 6 Total: $0
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Day 7 December 1, 2020
7:07am Wake up late for my alarm at 7. I’m up a lot earlier today because my podiatrist appointment is first thing. I get dressed in the dark, kiss P goodbye, grab my water bottle and run out the door to the subway by 7:30. $2.75
8:10am Get to my stop and swing by Starbucks before the appointment. I get a vanilla latte and the bacon cheddar and egg sandwich. Total is around $10 but I have a gift card loaded onto my Starbucks app.
My spending here went way down when I switched jobs to an office not close to a Starbucks, and then stopped going into an office at all.
8:30am My appointment goes great, if a little painful when she numbs my toe. I had to get an ingrown toenail removed. I danced ballet and pointe for years so I’m (unfortunately) used to them, but this one was terrible. The doctor and I bond over both being dancers with bad feet and they schedule me for a follow up two weeks out.
She actually says there’s been a rise in these procedures because people aren’t getting pedicures since the pandemic and aren’t cutting their toenails well! Wild.
I look silly on the subway in December wearing Birkenstocks and socks with a huge toe bandage. It looks like one of those cartoon characters who stubs their toe and it becomes 10x bigger than their other toes. $2.75
9:40am I get off at the stop before mine to stop at Rite Aid. I grab Neosporin, band-aids and epsom salt and check my notes for anything else she mentioned about caring for my toe. $12.97
10:00am When I get home, I hop into work and working with our engineers on a promotion for the New Year. I also catch up with Will since he stayed up late last night and I got up early for my appointment. He says he ended up staying up until 3:30am (!!) cleaning up his tools, working on his desk and putting up the shower curtain. I’m floored that he is functional right now after waking up at 8.
12:15pm Heat up the last of the pizza for lunch, along with hummus and carrots.
5:20pm Work is average-paced for the rest of the day. Not doing nothing, not totally over my head. Will puts in potatoes for baked potatoes to have later, which we’ll pair with a salad. We’re getting close to needing a grocery run again, so the meals are becoming more of a mishmash.
We listed a couple things on our local Buy Nothing group last week, so a woman comes by to pick up a wifi router we can’t use anymore. Would totally recommend looking up if there’s a group in your area—they’re usually on Facebook.
6:30pm After dinner I watch more Sister Wives and look up RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit one of my friends shared for Giving Tuesday. They buy unpaid medical debt from collections, so $1 ends up paying off $100 of someone’s medical debt. I give $50 to the Arkansas campaign, which will clear $5,000 of medical debt.
As Will said earlier today, “medical billing in America is a racket” so I really hope this helps clear a burden from an individual or family. Doing this reminds me to check my insurance portal, which is steadily going up as each separate claim comes in. Ahhhh, modern healthcare! $51.49
At the end of each day please tally up your daily expenses. Then at the end of your diary please tally up all expenses in the following categories:
Total: $719.33

• Grocery + Dining Out: $157.77
• Fun + Entertainment: $0
• Home + Health: $164.67
• Clothes + Beauty: $228.64
• Transportation: $11.00
• Gifts + Giving: $157.25

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Reflection This week felt like a big spending week for me. I checked YNAB and since January, I’ve spent about $1600 per month, not including rent—so about $400/week. That’s why this week’s $719 feels so high!
Writing this diary helped me understand how many things I have going for me. I’ve recently been in a huge funk—about my health, my performance at work and my relationships with family, friends and P. Going to the hospital, needing physical therapy to have sex and being in a pandemic will do that to you.
I was able to zoom out a bit and understand how stable and gratifying my life is. That being said, I’m so glad this community exists. I really love it and learning about all your spending and saving habits. Thanks for being here and sharing :)

1. 1 Info on how to tell the age of your carhartt
   
2. 2 Is my carhartt a counterfeit or fake?
   
3. 3 Can I sell my jacket here (covers sale posts in general)
   
4. 4 Why can't I post?
   
5. 5 Do the mods work for carhartt?
   
6. 6 Is the sub for the classic line or WIP
   
7. 7 Has the quality of carhartt dropped since it stopped being made in america?
   
8. 8 How old/what is the name of this product.
   
9. 9 My carhartt is super stiff, how do I make it feel softer and more worn in?
   
10. 10 Is this product warm enough/too warm?
    
11. 11 Will this item fit me?
    
12. 12 Whats the hole at the top of my overalls/bibs for ?
    
13. 13 Why was this carhartt product discontinued ?
    
14. 14 Where is the best place to buy carhartt?
    
15. 15 Vintage carhartt buying and selling guide.
    
16. 16 Info on womens workwear and sizing.
    
17. 17 what is the Carhartt jacket from the movie interstellar?
    
18. 18 Offical Carhartt FAQ
    

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1. 1 Info on how to tell the age of your carhartt

Best info to find the age of your carhartt Here its the best timeline I could find for the logo with a bonus timeline for products/features. It and the individual product histories below are direct from the Carhartt archive.
Chore coat history Here
Detroit jacket history Here
Double front pants history Here
K87 t shirt history Here
Date Code
Some tags have a 3 or 4 digit date code on them. First one or two are month, last 2 year. We are trying to figure out exactly when it started and the finer details but here are some examples of different ages and styles. It seems around 2000 the code became always four digits while older versions might drop the 0 for the month. The examples below show the change from the 1998 to 2001 version.
Top left 10/16
Top left 02/05
Top middle 03/01
Bottom left 5/98
Top middle 9/89
Top middle 3/85 (we have limited examples pre 1987)
WIP top right 07/04
There are many variations and the tag is usually the first thing to wear out so this isn't always an option. I can't find anything offical on it so we are still working out the kinks. You might have to make an educated guess here
The info above is the best I could find. If that does not help you feel free to make a post. Include pics, make sure to include the tag in a pic as clearly as possible. Pics of the pocket placement and lining also help.
All credit to the carhartt archive. They did most of the work and it is great that someone is putting the time into preserving the history of this iconic brand. Dave J. Moore the resident historian for carhartt also has a blog on the carhartt site full of more info in the discovehistory tab. If you are interested click Here
He also has a lot of interesting factoids on Twitter @ArchiveDave like when carhartt made cars. Seems inactive now but lots of great info between it all. Its like a little highlight reel. I hope to see more public stuff from them in any form. They are clear about confirmed info and best guesses. They have access to a treasure trove of information sources from carhartt directly while we are stuck with what scant info we can piece together online and personal experience. I have only ever seen one possible mistake in all the stuff I have seen from them and it was more a formatting error than bad info.
u/statusremoved had the idea of using the way back machine to track fairly recent products. It goes back to 1996 but I'm unfamiliar with it and need to put more time into it. This could be a great resource if you have more knowledge than me with it.
I wish I had more info, but this is most of the concrete info I have. One day I would like to have histories for all the major products in a similar format as the links above but It seems unlikely unless the archive has more I have yet to find. I have tried to contact carhartt but every option I can find is geared toward customer service and has not helped. Behind the scenes we are making good progress on a better timeline. One that includes as many major changes that might help with dating.. (secondary indicators like take tag/label placement and styles, secondary tags, and features that are less likely to wear with age) u/carharttmichael has been a huge help with this . We have to get the pics together and get someone to do the graphic work and try and polish the info as best we can. Dates are still a little hazy on some versions. We will put it out as soon as possible and make it an open community project where we all work together to get the best info. If you have better info than us or we got something wrong then please let us know. We need your help to make this work.

1. 2 Is my carhartt a counterfeit or fake?
   As best we can tell probably not. It does not seem that common, I don't even have any specific examples. Most big brands have a guide to tell if your product is authentic with a direct comparison to fakes. Carhartt doesn't have anything like that on their site so I don't think they consider it much of a problem with most of their products either. With that said I have heard of fake beanies and a few bad things here and there about amazon. So like with pretty much any product that is fairly easy to counterfeit, if the price is too good or it seems goofy and the seller is shady then be wary. With vintage be wary of seller claims too. Items are often dated decades before they were actually made, most often in favor of the seller. There are a few replicas of classics that carhartt made for anniversaries that could also be conveniently mislabeled as well. I have seen people trade tags on other vintage items but not carhartt specifically. So even tho its not a huge problem from what I have seen, if you want to avoid the hassle buy from carhartt directly.
   

There is a large inconsistency in carhartt tags, fonts, logo, country of manufacture, and the amount of detail and polish from product to product especially over the long time span they have been in business. A tag sometimes looks a little goofy or lightweight, a logo sometimes seems like its sewn on loose. So if your item just has a goofy little detail that seems off, I wouldn't worry. You can make a post asking but make sure to include a pic of the tag and interior. If you know of any specific examples of fakes or have anything to add reply below.
The only thing even close is some replica stuff for the j001 and rnj001 related to the movie interstellar that featured the jacket in the movie. If they are marked as replicas I don't consider them fakes but someone shady might try to pass them off as real. Here is an example https://www.slimfitjackets.com/matthew-mcconaughey-Interstellar-jacket

1. 3 Can I sell my jacket here

Sure, if you got the wrong size or w/e feel free to make a post. If you are a vintage seller from depop or eBay or something, feel free to post here. Within limitations of course, try to keep it to one or 2 a week tops. If you just happen to have a ton of unique items and thats not enough. I might make an exception but try to group em together or something . Retail sellers can post a sale, deal, or w/e twice a month. If you don't fit into any of these and are still unsure go by retail rules or message me. To the custom guys who do stuff like take vintage items and tye dye them or alter them, same rules as vintage sellers.(even if it does not include vintage items)
On a side note if you want to alter a vintage item to sell it, it hurts my soul sometimes to see an item older than me that was in great condition tarnished for lack of a better word. To each their own tho. Just keep in mind if its in good condition then it can probably already get a good price. Items with a little wear or stains are pretty common and usually much cheaper and might be unnoticeable depending on how you alter it. There is a limited amount of good quality vintage items, and that gets worse with time.

1. 4 Why can't I post?

Either your karma is too low because this is a new account or the automod does not like the link you are posting. If neither is the case for you, message me. I will do my best to help.

1. 5 Do the mods work for carhartt?

No, carhartt has never even offered me a beanie to shill for them. Kind of insulting but I'm at peace with it.

1. 6 Is the sub for the classic line or WIP

Both. Old, new, workwear, even pet clothes are welcome.

1. 7 Has the quality of carhartt dropped since it stopped being made in america?

It comes up every once and a while in the sub. I think its an interesting discussion. Carhartt isn't perfect, no company or person is. Seems like people tend to attribute every flaw or design change they don't like to this. Which might be true, but after 100 years in business and going international you have to expect some issues. Of all the issues I have heard of in my 7 years here I have never seen any that involved a negative interaction with customer service. They go above and beyond in a lot of cases. One old example was a post complaining about a jacket with mesh lining wearing out in 2 years. In the post it mentions carhartt sent them an upgraded j140 as a replacement. The post and comments focused on the quality drop (comments actually had good examples) No one even mentioned she had picked the cheapest lining option, kinda like a lightweight jersey mesh. Then expected it to be as durable as the warmer and thicker options. I don't think anyone commented on how carhartt did great fixing it even tho the customer had unrealistic expectations. I own a good bit of vintage carhartt from as far back as the 60'S, most holding up very well. We can't know if the new stuff will last as well for another 30 years. Older is not always better, I prefer the modern sherpa. Has a smoother feel in my opinion and seems more breathable. The duck fabric seems pretty consistent. Overall I have not seen a noticeable drop in quality in either the materials or quality control. I have seen multiple people complain about the same issues tho. Bib zippers, modern pants and shirts wearing out fast, and cuff durability.I love the look of vintage items but the modern versions usually have been improved with new features and upgrades. They were oddly picky about what they gave inside pockets in the old days , and the front pockets aren't nearly as ergonomic. Some features like insulated pockets they use at random. free to post your opinion below, specific examples especially. If you do think the quality has dropped try to include in what way(ex=cheaper materials) and about when you think the quality started to drop.
The stuff made in Mexico is generally considered well done too, like second best to usa. I personally only notice if its a really weird country I haven't seen yet. They are everywhere now.

1. 8 How old/what is the name of this product.

Post pics with tag and the interior if possible. The inside lining and pocket placement can help with the age. Any strange features like elastic loops in the pocket is also worth noting. Colors can be tricky due to how its photographed , odd rare color variations i assume are dying errors at the factory sold as factory seconds, and natural wear over time. So if you have an item with an odd color variation it could be a lot of things. Sometimes I see versions with different color collars and such too, not sure if its a factory seconds thing or what, but I always look for them.

1. 9 My carhartt is super stiff, how do i make it feel softer and more worn in?

Carhartt offers many options of its duck fabric. Some are much stiffer than others yet look very similar. Here is a guide and Here is carhartts offical up to date list.The sandstone duck is very soft and my personal favorite but it has a slightly faded look to it. Washed duck is a step down in softness but keeps the clean bright look. Some of the stiffer options can pretty much stand on their own so maybe find a local seller and get a feel in person before choosing. If it is too late and you already bought it, I have seen all sorts of advice like washing it a few times with a cup of vinegar. I have not tried any so I can't be much help with it. Washing and wearing it normally soften it up pretty well. Just washing it a couple times in a row will jump start the wearing process. Keep in mind the color will likely fade too. In less time than you think you won't even notice even without forcing it. It is more like the jacket breaks you in.

1. 10 Is this product warm enough/too warm?

A lot of this is your preference so there is no right answer. Here are a couple guides on shell and lining options. Gemplers shell and lining guide and Super casual's lining guide . The main things to keep in mind are what kind of temps will you need it for and how long Will you be outside in it. Your abilities with layering and personal resistance to the cold matter too. A Florida raised person with no idea about layering vs a northern Canadian might have the Florida person preferring a warmer option than the Canadian. If a jacket is too warm you might wear it less, or if it makes you sweat then depending on the materials can actually make you colder. Budget can also be a factor, warmer usually means more expensive. The j133 was considered the warmest mainline jacket the last time i checked. It combines the warmest shell and lining options. Most of us won't need anything that warm . You won't have to sacrifice style to be warm. I recommend picking a style of jacket (ex= detroit) then pick the Shell and lining options that best suit your needs. If you would like some input or opinions from people or questions feel free to post.

1. 11 Will this item fit me?

This can be simple, if you have an idea of your measurements. The carhartt site lists all its major measurements. It also has a fit guide on most products where people who bought it report back with if it fit how expected or too big or small. To figure out your own measurements without actually taking measurements then look up the measurements for something you already own. Account for extra room for layering if necessary. I always recommend finding a local retail spot to try stuff on even if you are going to purchase online. Shrinkage has never been a major issue with any of the duck products i own so i wouldn't expect it to effect sizing either way. if you want to be sure you can get washed duck. If you are trying to figure out sizing on a vintage item and the tag is missing, measurements are all you can go on.

1. 12 Whats the hole at the top of my overalls/bibs for?

A pocket watch chain. It gets more use as a pen holder these days.

1. 13 Why did carhartt discontinue this product

They probably didn't. Sometimes when they alter an item they "discontinue" it and bring it back soon after. Usually within a year. Sometimes they change the model number at the same time, sometimes not. Sometimes they take away some options and consolidate. Sometimes they change stuff around and don't go through the process. Its confusing and I don't understand it. If you do let me know. I do know you shouldn't worry. Even if it was really discontinued(its not) or you prefer the old option then you usually have a pretty decent amount of time to still get the old version from secondary retailers like Amazon, sierra, and dungarees. Sometimes years, depending on size. You always have the vintage option too. Same with local retail to a lesser degree. All that said I am pretty good with specific tweaks on fairly modern stuff from helping people with similar issues on the sub in the past so I might be able to help you with questions. If not someone else might be able to. So feel free to post if this doesn't help you, tagging me will make it more likely I see it if no one else can help you. If this is about the recent changes to the detroit, your not alone. A lot of people don't like the changes. Let carhartt know your feedback directly, they are usually pretty good about it. They probably made the changes based on feedback so let them know. Buy the old ones while you still can at a decent price.

1. 14 Where is the best place to buy carhartt?

For the newest stuff with all the fancy features buy from carhartt directly at www.carhartt.com
For stuff that is discounted but maybe a couple years old and still new try www.sierratradingpost.com www.dungarees.com www.supercasuals.com tractor supply and amazon. If the item says factory seconds it is slightly defective , in my experience usually unnoticeable.
For vintage ebay, depop, and mercari. Take your time and feel free to make posts here asking questions if needed. Some sellers sell at outrageously inflated prices to take advantage of newer buyers. Shop around and check prices on old sales of similar items. Just because items look so good 200$ seems reasonable, that doesn't mean you have to pay that much.
Canada https://www.marks.com/en/brands/carhartt.html or Amazon (check your own prices, I only know they ship there)
International- I have no idea. If you can get Amazon carhartt sells directly from there
For WIP I asked our resident WIP expert. Here is the advice from u/barnabyrowland
"Speaking for buying in the UK - the main site is by far the best choice in terms of range/stock levels and they have free delivery and returns with postage included.
Big sellers such as Size, ASOS and John Lewis also have relatively smaller collections and it's often not the really nice WIP stuff but their end of season sales can be pretty good.
As for more niche sellers like End and Mr Porter tend not to offer free delivery or returns online but can have a more interesting collection/sale than bigger retailers. However I often find if something goes on sale on a third party website it will go on the main website. It's definitely important to have a good returns policy as WIP can fit inconsistently especially between relaxed and regular cuts."
If you have other sites to recommend reply below.

1. 15 Vintage Carhartt buying or selling guide

This guide will focus on online listings but the information works for real world. Local vintage shops usually are more expensive but can have very nice collections.Full disclosure I don't resell carhartt, im just a collector. I have considered reselling to fund my carhartt addiction and just get access to more rare and unique examples for researching the age guide. It's tempting since i have an eye for it but i would want to keep everything at a reasonable and sustainable price so i probably wouldn't make much profit. Most of my collection was cherry picked from good deals I got from constantly searching for the weird stuff. I actually wear a lot of stuff from the 80`s so I have to keep little stockpiles in diffrent sizes incase I ruin one or get really fat or skinny and they are harder to get in the future. Which all logic assumes they will be, the real questions are how much harder to get and how soon. I have been watching the sites listed below pretty consistently for about 10 years(ebay mainly, most are newer.) with a good chunk of that time spent helping people in the sub find and identify countless items so I have an ok idea of the market. It is limited to my tastes and experiences tho so for WIP for example I am lacking.
Here are the main factors that effect the price.

1. Where the item is listed. Places focused on vintage or current fashion trends like depop will charge considerably more than somewhere like ebay generally. For rarer items or sizes there might not be any other options. Don't expect to list common items for instant profit.
   
2. Major wear, stains, rips, customization(patches or company info), or fraying at cuffs, bottom, or inside lining in armpit area. This can have a huge impact on some items or lead to great deals. Some people don't mind or prefer the "distressed" look. Sub par condition is often labeled distressed. This is your preference.
   
3. Size. The more common sizes sell easier but the rare stuff can sell higher. Rare is small, above XXL, tall, and to a lesser degree med.
   
4. How common the item is. The upside of some items remaining popular for over 50 years is there will be plenty of used items as well as lots of demand. If it is rare and popular or appeals to more modern fashion markets well it could be worth a lot. It could also be a common item in good condition and 30 years old and sell slow at 50$.
   
5. Does it appeal to modern hipsters? If so they are generally more likely to spend more than the normal workwear or vintage fan base.
   
6. Age. Use the guide at the top. If it was a graph it would be U shaped for price. It has a high point when new then drops when it hits resale then eventually works its way back up. Basically current year costs a premium, it gets cheaper after a few years even if new. Then depending on demand usually goes to at least a little under new price. Unless a funky color, size, or style. If you were just a casual buyer looking for a jacket on ebay you might not care the jacket is almost 30 years old only than its 40 bucks cheaper than a new one. A nice jacket will always have a baseline price.
   
7. The sellers ability to take good pics and list good info If the pic or description suck then less people will consider the listing. You can find great deals because items were mislabeled or the pics were terrible. If you are listing something give a clear tag pic, front view, lining and inside pockets, and any secondary tags. Be as descriptive as possible in the title and description. Try to get your age as close as possible. Highlight the features that make it good but also make sure to clearly list and have pics of defects.
   
8. Overall demand for the item. A detroit is always going to sell nice but unless its a rare size don't expect insane prices. Certain features are always high demand. The red nylon lining in jackets, rare lining patterns, unique undocumented variations(please share here), older logos, and pop culture references to name a few that will increase demand and price.
   
9. Your overall reputation or the buyers trust in you as a seller Ebay has it pretty streamlined with a built in feedback reputation score and buyer protection from PayPal. The other sites usually offer similar features. If you try to hide defects with bad pics or vague descriptions or your house looks scummy in the background. People will assume you are scummy and no one wants used clothes from a scummy person. I still hold grudges on scummy sellers I bought from years ago and avoid to this day. People are willing to pay more if they are confident they are getting the product that is listed.
   
10. How fast you want it to sell. Ebay has the most buyers so I would assume the fastest turn around. Buy it now usually gets a little more money than auction in general. If its a rarer or more hipster market friendly(sorry hipsters, no disrespect i just don't know a better term) item and you don't mind possibly sitting on it a couple months depop or etsy might get a higher price.
    

Where are the best places to buy and sell vintage?
Here are some options I know of with break downs
Depop - I only use this site for research or when I have absolutely no other option. One of the best options for wip. Very expensive. Usually better quality sellers as far as pics and info tho. Some very nice unique options here tho. Can often be the final option to buy a rare item in your size because the price is so high it is the only thing else. If money is no problem, you will love it as a buyer. As a seller if you have a good eye for what that kind of market likes I would assume it is a license to print money. Volume is ok.
Mercari - not super familiar with it but I find old posts there sometimes with good info. Seems to be somewhere between ebay and depOK. Volume is less than depop but respectable.
Etsy - price range more like depop. Some rare stuff but not as good as depop. OK with wip. Volume is all over the place and what you find is very inconsistent
Grained- good archive of old listings with great pics and infobut I have never ubought from them. The selections are inconsistent but diverse. I love them as idea or a kind of museum in a way but their price range is mostly too much for me. Another place you will often find as a final option.
Ebay - this is one of the better options to find deals. It was much easier in the past. Now you have to compete with professional resellers from the sites above much more frequently. Good for sellers tho, they will snipe most really good deals or raise up the price to a more reasonable level trying. Volume is the best I can think of.
Everywhere else- thrift stores, goodwill, Craigslist, amazon and retail sites like sierra can have pretty old stock sometimes. Most of the stuff on there is a couple years old at least. Buying and selling locally depends greatly on where you live. North eastern rural areas might have some great deals on Craigslist but a large city would be ideal for selling locally. If there is a demand in your area buying online and selling locally might be a viable way to make good money.
The 80's to 2010's time period has great availability and pricing. Most good deals fall into this. Most sales in general from my experience is 90s to mid 2010s. 70's isn't super rare but it is a sharp drop off and finding deals is rare. Reasonable price for ok condition isn't impossible. 60's a lot of great weird stuff like surfer related stuff. In the normal places listed above its not really common but I see it a round a lil. 50`s and before is a rare treat, especially in good condition. This is where I think it starts to go into "it belongs in a museum" territory. The price alone would make me uncomfortable to go outside in it. If you want a general price range there isn't one. Research how similar items sold. If you buy or sell any really old or weird stuff please post pics in this sub.
If you are interested in collecting WIP be ready for heart break. They make one off items that can be nearly impossible to find in any size. Compared to classic where an item could have 50 years of popularity and used listings this can be very hard. The numbers can be extremely limited so the higher prices are reasonable here. I consider myself a classic collector mostly but my list of carhartt stuff I would instantly buy for anything but an insane price is mostly wip. The list stacks up and its really hard to check anything off the list without at least 250$ to even get started. If I want something in classic even rare it feels like a matter of time, with WIP you just hope and keep looking. I won't even look at some stuff if I know its impossible to get.
I might have missed some obvious ones will add later if needed. Lots of smaller places some with local vintage shops sell online with nice selections. Now that I have given you the options I want to tell you how I feel as a long time carhartt collector about the professional resellers who buy vintage carhartt to resell it at huge mark up. In the last few years the amount of times I have had an item has been sniped out from under me and then reposted right after on somewhere like depop at over twice the price is mind numbing. If you are new to this experience you will soon come to learn. I have even seen posts on this sub sniped when people posted links for info. I used to give in and just pay what ever price and consider it a finders fee or tax on being too impatient to wait for a reasonable listing. It wore me down tho as it has gotten more and more common. Its not just rare items either. Some people do this for a living and scan listings like a job. If the price on an auction is low for a common item they will at least drive the price up to a baseline price. Those higher prices can also take advantage of a newer more casual buyers lack of information. Its sad to me that vintage Carhartt is getting harder for the working class to get. These sellers are not bad people for trying to make money, I just choose not to support them. I think of it kind of like ps5 scalpers. I'm tempted and I have the money but I don't wanna do it. If you do tho that is completely up to you so I gave you the options. Even use this guide to become one. No judgment. its not easy. A few have very good eye for rare stuff and take such good pics I have used them often in research related to the age guide and helping people with questions in the sub. It might come off as harsh or nit picky but I have seen the entire market change in the last few years. Deals are becoming very rare and reasonable prices are becoming unreasonable. I love to see more people interested but hope the prices stay reasonable enough for new people and casual fans to dip their toes in without getting a loan. At the same time I respect the hustle and understand people have bills to pay. Sometimes the item is rare enough to warrant 300$ or more .There is a limited amount of vintage carhartt especially in good condition. They will only get rarer with time. Right now someone is pouring bleach on a 30 year old jacket to sell for 200 bucks on etsy that one of us could have passed on to our grand kids. Who would have probably then sold it on ebay after.
This is a first draft of the buyers guide will update as I think of more.

1. 16 Info for women's workwear and sizing.

I know very little about women's carhartt compared to men's. I saw a post in bluecollarwomen with a petition from a woman with on the job experience with the female and male workwear. I took the opportunity to ask some questions and here are the replies edited only in format from u/mandalynnkaye and link to original post with petition that details issues she has with the women's workwear. If you have similar concerns let carhartt know. They are pretty good about feedback. original post with petition
Q: What are the downsides if any of women wearing men's products?
"So the downsides to wearing men’s clothing versus woman depends on each type of clothing. With the pants, I have a hard time finding pants that are comfortable around my waist line. Men have thinner waists due to not having hips which makes it very difficult to finding comfortable pants, they just aren’t really cut to handle women figure. The plus side to men’s pants is that you can actually find a good leg length. With women’s, you mostly just get short, regular, or long and since I sit in between regular and long, I usually end up with high water pants when I buy the regulars in women’s. Shirts in men’s are wonderful in length because I have a longer torso than most (women don’t get the choice of talls). The downside though is the bust area. Woman with a bust size larger than a full B typically need to get a size larger or more and by the time the right size is found for the bust size, the shirt can turn into a dress. With bibs, and this is one to affect me most recent a job site, the cuts have a lot of set backs. When I was looking at the same pair of bibs pattern wise, there were major variations that I was very upset with. I ended up having to buy the men’s because the durability is unfortunately far superior. Having worn them for a month straight doing outdoor work at a solar job, the men’s bibs have a very low cut crotch which really makes it difficult to walk normally in. I was waddling quite a bit. The area of the hips and lower abdomen area is built for guys build so I could not wear anything other than leggings and skinny jeans under my bibs in order for me to be able to zip up the bibs. It made it harder for me to move around the job site as easily because of the restrictions of the clothing. "
Q:What is the sizing conversion?(ex large in women is med in men)
"Size conversions can be a little difficult because we aren’t all built exactly the same. For a women wearing a large in women’s, I would suggest sizing down shirt wise in men’s unless the bust is anything over a size B. Than I would go with the same size. For jeans, I wore a size 8 in some women’s clothing and a 10 in others when I started the trades and was wearing size 32s in men’s. The inseam really depending of the height of the person. Bibs, for the first time is really something to try on in the stores first in my opinion but with mine, i sized up in the waist to a 34 and downsized in the inseam from a 32 to a 28 and they are still a bit too long. "
Q:Is there any major diffrence in cut or fit ?( i know you have more tight fit options in general i mean more like shirts or jackets having extra chest room) We get some guys interested in getting female styles or colors, what advice would you give them?
"For guys interested in female clothing, I would definitely go a size up on any top. I’m honestly not sure why any guy would want to wear women’s construction pants because we literally get a minimum of 50% less pocket area and amount but I would look up a generic pant size chart and go from there. The nice thing is when a men’s says 32, it’s a 32 waist but in women’s, this mean you could be in a 8/10/12 in every different brand which is super frustrating when it comes to online ordering. Bibs for women aren’t really that great and once again lack hammer loops, pocket space, durability, but if that is what they want, I would definitely stick to a size chart and have them try them on because one brand size will again be different than another. "
Q: how would you sum up your issues with the women's workwear for someone unfamiliar
"Honestly, I would rather give up the style and color flexibility for more durable, weathering, material with loads of workable pockets. Most pockets for women have about 4” of depth and trying to stick a tool or even a phone in a 4” pocket isn’t even possible. Also, the men’s clothing in most construction lead clothing lines is by far more vast than the female line of that same company. It’s something most guys don’t think about because let’s be honest, if it’s not bothering you, why look into it, but more women are entering trade programs and as such need more availability and durability to their clothing.
Another thing that drives me crazy is that even with the lack of options and features, we are still expected to pay the same amount if not more. Safety vests for men can be found for 8-12 dollars but women’s vest can be anywhere from 30-50 dollars. As a woman starting out in the trade, that’s a huge barrier to cross.
Any other questions, let me know! Also, the bluecollar women’s Reddit page is very helpful for questions too.
I have a lot of respect for you taking the time to ask and really understand the issues that women face in the clothing lines. Thank you for having such an open mind and I found none of your questions stupid."
This is your humble narrator again and she was kind enough to answer my questions and even pretend none of them were silly. I think its all pretty interesting so share your experiences below or tell carhartt directly.
17.17 What is the Carhartt jacket from the movie interstellar?
The RNJ001 washed duck detroit jacket is claimed in some articles. Normal detroit J001 on Wikipedia. No confirmation from any source that worked on the movie.
I'm not an expert on the movie but we get a couple posts about this a week and its one of the most popular classic carhartt products aside from this so I researched it. I got this answer from a few articles and it is the closest version in new out of the box form. Here is the best article on it, it also lists the other 2 jackets in the movie that no one cares about. The rnj001 is just the washed duck version of the normal detroit j001. Washed duck is just pre washed and faded. It has that faded look from the movie. That is the only difference between this and the normal detroit with the standard duck. Which is fresh and sharper looking bright brown and unfaded.The sandstone version is somewhere between the two with an artifical aging process similar too but not as worn as washed duck. Both are made softer and less firm in the process. All three are the same color with varying levels of fade from the artificial wear process. Natural wear has the same effects over time so a naturally worn vintage version of any of the 3 will be hard to tell apart. So you can debate the RNJ001 is the one true version but the only diffrence is the wear process on the duck shell. Which makes little to no diffrence since they are just simulating the natural wear process used clothes experience by definition. Of the processes including natural wear all will fade them and it will lose the sharp carhartt brown look in a couple washes. So you can easily wash it a couple times and give the process a head start for the faded look. Any worn in faded looking detroit that wasn't made in the last couple years is basically this jacket. The modern version(on-sale now at main site) has some changes. No snaps at waist and they added a dove tail in the back to add a little length. Some sizes like small can be very annoying to find. If you just want a jacket that is basically the same as the one in the movie at a decent price like 50-60$ in good condition then that isn't that hard to do. The RNJ001 price is usually more expensive due to intrest from interstellar fans or who just saw the jacket in the movie and wanted it. The price increase bleeds over a little to the j001 and sandstone versions .Unless you have a weird size or get really picky about the details price should be pretty reasonable. If anyone claims to know more details like it has to be made in Mexico, unless they can cite sources or something to base it on I just write it off as speculation. There are some "replicas" which are just clearly marked fakes for this specific version but most are obviously fake like This one. . It does not take an expert to tell the diffrence. This isn't that uncommon for movie stuff, its the only example of counterfeit workwear I have seen.
Here is a link to the Carhartt site FAQ
I think that covers everything, I will edit to add more if needed.
The sub also needs mods so message me if you are interested.

Preface:
This is a new guide from Typical Contents, the “wirecutter for clothes”. It’s by the team behind Epochs, a now defunct menswear blog.
*We’re reviewing categories of clothing in hopes of finding the best item(s) in that category. This post focused on finding the best rain jackets. We tested 8 different rain jackets. 1 of these, the Arcteryx Zeta AR, was provided to us for review. The rest we bought ourselves. This post does not contain affiliate links.
Check out our previous guides on boxer briefs, plain t-shirts, and low top canvas trainers.
It rains in London, a lot. So there is a need for a go anywhere, do everything rain jacket that can live in your rucksack in case of a shower. A traditional mac or parka works if you know you can expect bad weather but if you’re going for a hike or need to run to the shops while it’s pissing rain, a casual zip up rain jacket is your best bet. Like the best camera, the best rain jacket is the one you have with you.
After researching the best mens rain jackets and testing seven leading brands we think the best go anywhere, do anything rain jacket is Norse Project’s Fyn Shell. Lightweight, water and windproof while being surprisingly breathable the Fyn Shell has the impressive technical features that you’d expect of a high-end outdoors jacket but goes above and beyond with its sleekly futurist design details and quality construction. Pricey but worthwhile. If weight, packability and a pricetag under £100 are your main concern our runner up, the RAINS Ultralight Jacket, is also an excellent jacket to have ready-to-go in your bag. Finally, if you’re on a budget you can’t do better for the money than Uniqlo’s BLOCKTECH Parka.
More than any other category we’ve reviewed, you get what you pay for with rain coats. The trade off with any fully wind and waterproof jacket is price. You could put on a garbage bag and be totally waterproof but your sweat would pool on the inside. The magic of GORE-TEX and similar membrane fabrics is they’re waterproof and breathable — this comes at a premium. We figured for our testing that the coat didn’t necessarily need to tolerate more than an hour or so of hard rain as a city jacket, but it would be a bonus if it could double as a light hiking/​outdoors jacket too.

Best overall

Norse Projects Fyn Shell GORE-TEX 2.0
Lightweight, water and windproof while being surprisingly breathable the Fyn Shell has the impressive technical features that you’d expect of a high-end outdoors jacket but goes above and beyond with its sleekly futurist design details and quality construction. Pricey but worthwhile.
$639 from END Clothing (US)
£540 from END Clothing (UK)

It’s hard to sum up what made this jacket stand out so thoroughly from the 7 others I’d reviewed for this article, so maybe I should go with my partner’s comment when I first tried it on: ​“of all these jackets, this is the one that actually made your outfit better.” That was true, but it wasn’t just that it’s subtly futuristic design looked better, it felt better too. The fabric was lightweight enough as to be barely noticeable when walking, the texture had an almost moleskin like brushed cotton effect and was nearly silent as I moved, in comparison to the swishy crinkled sounding textures of some of the competitors. The generous Kangaroo style pockets in the front felt so natural and easy to settle into and when I zipped it up I felt fully cocooned and protected from the elements without the somewhat locked in and stifled feeling some other jackets in this category gave me. I also loved the cut of the Fyn Shell, it hangs fairly loosely from the shoulders with plenty of room through the arms and body (in fact especially under the armpits) so you always feel like you have your full range of movement available to you.
Style wise, you can just see the love that went into this design and credit to the people at Norse Projects. It really feels like everything has been thought through and laboured over (in a way that the photography doesn’t really do justice to). My partner who trained as a menswear designer was especially taken with the clean, pressed seams and bar tack details on the pockets ​“a technical jacket wet dream basically.”
What about the actual function though? Well we decided to get in an expert and asked Jessica Sheil, a raw materials and sustainability specialist who has worked for brands like Primark, Arcteryx and Lululemon to have a look over the Fyn Shell’s specs. Her verdict was positive, with Jess reckoning it had all the high-end wind and water protection you’d expect from a modern GORE-TEX jacket and noted the environmental credentials of it’s water-repellant coating. Many jackets have DWR’s which are essentially the chemical treatments that make water bead up and brush easily from their fabric. Unfortunately, some of these are especially hazardous to the outdoor environment. PFCec free DWR’s on the other hand are treatments with similar water repellency that don’t harm the environment, although they do suffer slightly in performance when it comes to oil repellency around cuffs and collars. We’re willing to sacrifice a little performance for the environment so thought this was a nice touch.
Then there are the pockets. Oh god, the pockets. 8 pockets! It’s got your kangaroo pockets, it’s got your forward facing zip pocket on the breast, it’s got your sealed pockets with no topstitching to easily slide your phone or wallet into on the inside hip, it’s got the three internal zip pockets for anything else you need to squirrel away. This jacket is a pocket utility dream and blows everything else I tested out of the water. While it wasn’t the lightest of our raincoats, I found it folded up into the hood to comfortably fit into the bottom third of my 16L rucksack.
The cuffs were an elegant single snap to tighten the sleeves, which if you are used to velcro or elastic might be annoyingly un-customisable but I found perfectly comfortable. I also liked that there was the option to pair the jacket with their Otto light primaloft liner to make it a properly year round jacket, and the fit left plenty of room for layering. Finally, I found myself happiest with the hood peak of all our tested jackets, it was rigid enough to hold its shape when folded out and provided decent visibility while keeping the rain from my face.

Downsides

So, what are the downsides? Well at £530 this was the most expensive of all the piece I reviewed for this article, and thats to be expected. From my experience in the industry outerwear is just one of those categories in which you get what you pay for on the whole, especially when it comes to high-end technical fabrications like those made from GORE-TEX. On the other hand, it was a similar price to the purely utilitarian Arcteryx Zeta AR that we also tested but with the additional serious style chops. When it comes down to it, if you’re going to pay that kind of money for the fabrication and performance of a jacket in this category, why not have one that looks great too?

What we’d like to see improved

While everything about the jacket itself is near perfect, and nothing stood out to me as being in need of improvement, something like a zip in bag to pack it in when not in use would be a nice touch. The biggest improvement I could think of is actually around the transparency over the production and environmental impact of the jacket. Aside from a product description noting the use of PFCec free DWR there was no information I could find on Norse Projects’ site about the environmental or workplace credentials of the company, and although most of their product is produced in Portugal and the US, their GORE-TEX range is produced in China which if you’re going on recent information is an ethical minefield. A sub-site like those employed by Asket for their products to show the factories used and the impact of production would go a long way towards giving more ethically-minded customers an informed choice, especially at a premium price point.

Conclusion

As far as I’m concerned, the Norse Project Fyn Shell is the best of it’s kind. A near perfect marriage of elegant form and cutting edge function.

Also good

RAINS Ultralight Jacket
For the city commuter who wants a good looking, incredibly light and genuinely waterproof raincoat that won’t cost more than £100. The Rains ultralight is a gem, albeit, one that offers a less breathable and durable fabric than our main pick.
$125 AT RAINS (US)
£89 AT RAINS (UK)

The first impression when I unpacked the RAINS Ultralight Jacket was just awe at the sheer lightness of it, the weight you’d associate with a poplin dress shirt rather than a piece of outerwear. The texture was also much silkier and softer than I was accustomed to with the generally rubbery feeling polyurethene based raincoats that have become popular in the past decade. When worn over a t‑shirt it felt like it was barely there and I enjoyed the slightly loose ​‘90s-esque fit with the elasticated cuff and prominent cord locks on the front of the hood. If you’re looking for a techy bit of kit that doesn’t stray over into cyberpunk nerd territory then this is for you, especially in it’s alternative colourways of camel, olive and light grey.
Styling and extreme lightness aside, it also boasts serious weather protection capabilities: rainproof, windproof and surprisingly breathable for a PU based fabric, albeit, with some sadly tiny vents at the armpits. I did feel like taking it off on London’s incredibly sweaty tube service. Our expert, Jess, noted the wind and waterproofing were lower than what’d you see in high-end GORE-TEX pieces that you’d get from a brand like Arc’teryx but were still more than a match for city wear.
The jacket is so lightweight that I found it could comfortably fold up to fit into all but the smallest cross-body bags and it would fit into the larger front pocket of a rucksack. So if the best rain jacket is the one you have with you, the RAINS ultralight can quite easily be packed away and forgot about until you find you need it. I also appreciated the welted ziphip pockets, handy for a wallet or a phone.

Downsides

Well it’s not really a serious hiking jacket, the fabric is so lightweight that I imagine durability could be a problem with a heavy rucksack. It’s definitely more on the casual end of the styles we tested. I also found that while the hood covered my head snugly the lack of brim meant rain still got into my eyes and face, not the kind of thing you want to wear for hours at a time in a downpour.

Conclusion

The reality is most people don’t need a top of the line jacket to keep the rain and the wind out, especially the casual urban commuter. You need something lightweight to pack when out for a walk with friends or to head into work. You’ll be thankful for how little space the RAINS Ultralight takes up in a rucksack. At £85 it’s also a bargain, only slightly more expensive than our budget pick with better weather proofing credentials and a lighter weight.

Budget pick

Uniqlo BLOCKTECH Parka
Uniqlo have come through with a brilliant all-rounder raincoat at a great price. Looks wise, it compares favourably with our top pick, the trade off is a jacket that doesn’t have the same level of technical performance but does well under commuter conditions.
$79.90 AT UNIQLO (US)
£59.90 AT UNIQLO (UK)

Uniqlo has become something of a running joke among the Typical Contents team for how often it comes up as the best budget pick in our reviews, but really its no surprise. It’s a huge company with a massive team lead by respected designers like Rebekka Bay and Christophe Lemaire. They put all their efforts towards making the best quality affordable basics on the market and not spending much time on the sort of trend-led pieces that their fast-fashion peers thrive on. On it’s own merits the brand is aggressively uncool and basic, only as stylish as the customer can make it — though the brands lifewear magazine, led by Japanese publishing legend Takahiro Kinoshita, has shown the possibilities. There are even amusing guides to ​“look rich wearing only Uniqlo” which I think speaks to what this brand does so well.
Which brings us to the BLOCKTECH parka. As I expected from Uniqlo this is a really good jacket for the money. When I first tried it on my partner even thought I’d gotten back into the Norse Fyn as they shared similar sleek lines and matte, soft-touch fabric. There is a chance that this is even a dupe of the Norse jacket, but whatever the lineage it’s a great looking functional rain jacket at a suprisingly low price. If you’re looking for a casual rain jacket for occasional use and have a sub £100 budget you could do a lot worse.
Our expert, Jess, noted that the BLOCKTECH parka didn’t meet the legal definitions of waterproof but it held up well under our testing in light showers and under an actual shower. During my research I’d also seen it sited on hiking blogs as being a good budget alternative to higher-end outdoors jackets. There were comments about wet-out over time though this isn’t so much of a concern for commuters.
So as usual with Uniqlo, it doesn’t have quite the wow factor of our other top choices, either from a design or performance perspective, but for the money you probably couldn’t do better and I think the brand itself would say: that’s the point.

Why you should trust us

I’m a professional stylist, working in menswear and based in London. I work on both editorial and e‑commerce shoots and generally spend my time surrounded by racks of clothing. I’ve also written extensively about the history of clothing and style at the now defunct epochs​.co and worked previously in fashion retail and visual merchandising.
All clothing was purchased retail* and no gifts or discounts and no preferential treatment was given. I’ve no professional connections with any of the brands we reviewed.
*Arc’teryx were good enough to send us a press sample for review, no favourable treatment or promise of coverage was offered.

How we tested

Researching began online. I checked professional guides, and reviews as well as surveying experts. I hit up our cyclist, runner and outdoors friends for recommendations. I also drew on pieces I had personal experience in and had encountered in my work.
For range I wanted to try different weights and fabrications, largely sticking to more contemporary aesthetics and lighter weights that tended to be synthetic, though I did try a more traditional Stockholm jacket from Stutterheim.
I created a set of criteria that all rain jackets were judged against (see ​“What to look for” below). All purchased jackets were put in rotation for several months and notes taken on first and subsequent wears. I tracked the different pairs, stored notes, and ranked them using a database before finally compiling my findings into this article. We intend to update this page periodically as we try new jackets (keep and eye on our changelog for updates) as there are other jackets we would still like to try.

What to look for

Easy wearability: I wanted a jacket that was easily available in neutral colourways. This might sound small stakes but so much of the outdoors clothing market is dominated by pretty garish coloured and heavily branded items. It was important that this worked with an everyday casual wardrobe and didn’t look too much like GORP cosplay.
Portability: As I referenced in my introduction, the best rain jacket is the one you have with you, so having the ability to pack down easily was essential to finding the best everyday rain jacket.
Breathable: There is always a trade off when you’re looking at synthetic fabrics designed for keeping wind and rain out and generally it’s the breathability of the cloth. Technology has come a long way though and in our top picks we felt the balance between protection and breathability was met.
Hood: I wanted a hood that offered total protection, ideally with a rigid visor to protect from rainfall without too much loss of visibility. I also rated how adjustable the top picks were both with back and front toggles.
Environmental and social impact: Outdoor apparel is probably the most sustainable segment of the clothing industry but the bar is low and there’s still room for improvement with practices like the use of virgin polyester and toxic chemicals. This is changing rapidly with brands like Patagonia at the forefront of the sustainability revolution in clothing but we were conscious of noting what, if anything, the brands are doing to offset their impact on workers and the planet.
Styling: As referenced in our introduction, we’re not looking for the best ever outdoors jacket, there are other specialists who can do that better than we can, but we did want to find the best looking jackets that can get the job done. It had to be jackets that we’d actually want to wear, and not just when it’s raining.
Elemental protection: While we’re focusing on style, we weren’t ignoring function. A raincoat that doesn’t offer decent protection is just a novelty. We wanted something that wouldn’t dissapoint the casual commuter and occasional hiker if they got caught in a downpour, and we think on balance we found them.
Cuffs and collars: We want the cuffs and collars of the rain jackets to be comfortable, adjustable and in the case of the collar to protect the face when the weather takes a turn.
Fit: Nothing too slim or form fitting, this had to be something you could throw over layers and get the most out of throughout the year, but, we also didn’t want anything too shapeless or utilitarian looking. It was about finding a balance. Generally, we went for hip length but we appreciated the designs that had slightly more length, not enough to restrict movement but offering a bit more protection from the elements.
Movement: The ideal lightweight rain jacket would cover you for a daily run or cycle as well as on a walk to the bus or train, so it had to allow for movement and not be too stifling. We wanted something that emphasised flexibility over complete coverage.
Fabric: We wanted a fabric that had an organic and soft hand feel, ideally without the crinkling plastic feel of some outerwear synthetics.

The competition

The Arcteryx Zeta AR was probably the most hardcore outdoors jacket that we tried out and we were really impressed by it’s performance overall — though I now realise I should have tested their lighter weight LT model. Rain beaded instantly, the hood was generous and the style was on the functional end of things but worked well with a variety of outfits. Downsides were the heavy fabric and a fit on the looser end of things, I’m 5’11 and 150 pounds and the medium was pretty roomy on me, I would probably size down to small next time. This jacket is designed for multi-day treks rather than a cycle into work. It’ll appeal to the hardcore hiking fans.
Coming in at a very similar price point to Uniqlo was Muji’s Waterproof hooded jacket. It had a similar level of quality and water resistance but it just lacked the refinement and styling of the Uniqlo option. It felt just a little bit more drab and functional and while I think I’d be perfectly happy with it, there was nothing exceptional about it. If you aren’t keen on the more futurist aesthetic of Uniqlo’s design then this Muji jacket would be a worthy budget alternative.
Patagonia’s Torrentshell 3L was one of those jackets that we loved the look of, consistently came up on lists of the best rain jackets and according to our expert also boasts some impressive environmental credentials — no surprise, the company is known for it. So it was with some disappointment that when I received the jacket and unwrapped it for the first try on, the fabric felt cheap. It had a plasticky texture and crinkled and swished more than any other we tested. It was difficult to pack small, the shape was a bit lumpy and characterless. At one point I realised why it felt so off, it reminded me of exactly the sort of jacket I would have had as a child in the early 1990’s, the older blends of cotton and polyester that had a similar hand feel. A disappointment.
I’ve always been a big fan of Stutterheim. Their original heavyweight Stockholm model is an elegant take on the classic mid-century fishermans raincoat and their’s was the only model to be produced in Europe. The Stockholm LW seems to be an attempt at taking on Rains at the lighter weight, more affordable end of the rain jacket market and in that sense it suceeds but I felt they failed to do anything interesting with it. The pop buttons are a nice touch, the length was nice sitting halfway down the hip but roomy enough to move in. It looked stylish but it sweat like hell in even light activity and didn’t feel particularly functional. A good and fairly lightweight casual rain jacket but not something I could see myself getting excited over.
We also looked at models from K‑Way the original pack-a-mac style raincoat from the ​’70s but I just felt it was a bit redundant at this point and fabric technology had moved on. If your style is a bit more heritage or retro, it could work as a lightweight layer.

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• 24 Hour Fitness (gym - 4 SF locations)
• 3 Fish Studios (gallery) —NEW— Note: Available online.
• Active Nutrition (supplements)
• AMC Metreon (movie theater) - Note: May survive.
• AMC Kabuki (movie theate) - Note: May survive
• Anchor & Hope (restaurant) --NEW--
• Angkor Borei (restaurant)
• Archive Bar & Kitchen
• Art's Cafe (restaurant) —NEW—
• Azalea (clothing store)
• Badlands (bar) --NEW--
• Barvale (restaurant) —NEW— Note: Will turn into Beretta pop-up.
• Beachside Coffee Bar & Kitchen
• Best in Show (pet store)
• Bistro Aix (restaurant)
• Blade Runners (salon)
• Blind Cat (bar)
• Blow Buddies (sex club) —NEW—
• Brooks Brothers (clothing)
• Burger Shack (restaurant)
• Cafe du Soleil
• Cafe Madeleine (O'Farrell St only)
• Castro Republic (restaurant)
• Cathead's BBQ (restaurant) —NEW—
• Cha-Am Thai (restaurant)
• Charlie’s Corner (bookstore) —NEW—
• Chronicle Books (Metreon)
• Crepe House (Valencia St only)
• Destino (restaurant) - Note: Moving, location TBD
• Dobbs Ferry (barestaurant)
• Estela's Donburi (restaurant)
• Establish (boutique) --NEW-- Note: Available online.
• È Tutto Qua (restaurant)
• Farinelli Decorative Arts —NEW—
• Farmgirl Flowers - Note: Available online.
• Ristorante Franchino
• Ginger Elizabeth (chocolates) —New—
• Gloss 'n Glam (nail salon)
• The Grove (Hayes St only)
• Hakkasan (restaurant)
• Hillside Supper Club
• Hinodeya (2nd St only) —NEW—
• The House (restaurant)
• Ichi Sushi
• Indian Paradox (restaurant)
• It’s Top Coffee Shop
• Izakaya Roku (restaurant) —NEW—
• Iza Ramen (Folsom St only)
• Krav Maga San Francisco (gym)
• JapaCurry (food truck) —NEW—
• La Briciola Note: Space to become Roma’s
• Little Artistas (child art school - 2 locations)
• Locanda (restaurant)
• Louis' (restaurant) —NEW—
• Male Image (barbershop)
• Mauerpark (cafe) —NEW—
• Mikaku (restaurant) —NEW—
• Mikkeller (barestaurant) Note: Still available in retail.
• Mestiza Taqueria
• Microsoft Store (retail)
• Mini-Chic (children’s clothing)
• Muji (retail) —NEW—
• M.Y. China (restaurant)
• Naked Fish (restaurant)
• Nancy Boy (beauty supplies) —NEW—
• Nico (restaurant)
• Nizario’s (pizza - 18th St only)
• Nommo (barestaurant) - Note: Is this correct?
• Nopalito (9th Ave only)
• Parisoma (co-working space)
• Pasta Pop-Up (restaurant)
• Pause Wine Bar
• Pedal Revolution (bike shop)
• Peet's (coffee - 370 4th St only)
• Picnic on Third (restaurant) —NEW—
• Plant Cafe Organic (2 FiDi locations only)
• Popson’s (restaurant - Market St only)
• Puff 'n Stuff (smoke shop)
• Raise the Bar (gym)
• RIF-SF (shoes)
• Rosa Mexicano (restaurant)
• Russian Hill Dog Grooming (Hyde St only)
• Sabor de San Miguel (restaurant)
• San Francisco Art Institute (school) - Note: Trying to find partner.
• San Francisco Pet Grooming
• The Saratoga (restaurant) - Note: Don’t think this is correct?
• Serpentine (restaurant) —NEW—
• Skool (restaurant)
• Sneaky's BBQ (restaurant) —NEW—
• Specialties (restaurant, All 6 SF locations)
• Stacks (restaurant)
• Straw (restaurant) —NEW—
• The Stud (baclub) - Note: Looking for new location.
• st.lightning (clothing) —NEW—
• The Summer Place (bar) —NEW—
• Sur La Table (cooking store - Union St & Westfield only)
• Taqueria Castillo - Note: Is this correct? Which one?
• Thep Phanom (restaurant) - Note: Farmhouse Kitchen To Go using space.
• Them Ky (restaurant)
• Thieves Tavern (bar)
• Three Twins Ice Cream
• Tiny Needles (acupuncture)
• Town Cutler (cutlery)
• Toy Boat Dessert Cafe
• Twin's Armoire Boutique (clothing)
• Ultra (beauty supplies) —NEW—
• VegiWorks (food distributor)
• Velvet Cantina (restaurant)
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EDIT AS OF NOV 4TH 10:15PM EST: I made some minor tweaks and corrections throughout the day after I posted this, but I just made a pretty major addition since I realized I missed something notable regarding the dress of ball players.
EDIT AS OF NOV 14TH 4:15AM EST: I fixed linking the Aztec male hairstyle image reference twice in the detailed clothing section instead of both the male and female image, alongside some other minor edits.
For context, here is the Aztec Culture Card art, and the art for the Jaguar Warrior.
It's been bugging me pretty much since it was shown off, and here and there on this subreddit I've noted it's got issues, but since I now know that some of the art is being revised, I figured i should do a detailed explanation.
Before I begin, I wanna go ahead and note that the devs actually DID do a much better job depicting Aztec archtecture and clothing in the Food Market art (the weird basket-hat and lack of painted accents on buildings aside). I'm not sure why there's such a discrepancy, but I think that the Culture Card Art might be a tweaked version of alternate/unused Maya art, as the motifs and archtectural style and color scheme is almost identical to on their Culture Card Art and the clothing and body paint shown in current Aztec Culture Card Art is drawing a lot of Maya (or rather, sterotypes of Maya) influences. The only distinctively "Aztec" thing in the main Culture Card art now is the Great Temple with it's twin shrines to Huitzlipotchli and Tlaloc visible in the background, and the roof comb on the other shrine likewise being in a style associated with Aztec architecture (taken from the Santa Cecilia Acatitlan pyramid, though apparently the roof comb reconstruction on the pyramid isn't accurate to what that pyramid in particular originally had!)
I'll do a deeper explanation of what's wrong with the current Aztec culture card art further down, but since that ended up being like multiple paragraphs/pages (And even then, i'm only reviewing stuff that would be relevant to the existing art and i'm not covering absolutely everything, so I link suggestions on further references on Aztec art/architectural/clothing motifs at the bottom), I'll sum it all up in short bullet point format, and people interested in the full breakdown. For the linked visual references in both the bullet points and full post, I'll primarily be using images from existing artistic recreations for the sake of making adapting stuff to the Culture Card art easier, rather then using images of actual surviving ruins, art, or images from manuscripts, but I can provide those upon request as well.
So, here's the tl;dr, bullet point feedback:

• The Culture Card art shows buildings with bare masonry/brick visible. Actual monumental Aztec architecture had smooth stucco over the brickwork, and then painted frescos and accents over that. (This is a problem with the Maya culture card art to an extent, but their clothing and archtecture is closer otherwise and it's not as visible so it's less an issue there)
  
• The colors of paint and accents seen in the culture card doesn't match the colors used in Aztec archtecture in Tenochtitlan as it's supposed to be depicting. It's using White, Red, and Teal/Green (same as the Maya art, in which that's fine), it should be White, Scarlet, Azure, Yellow, and Black.
  
• This is less an accuracy and more a thematic issue, but I don't think the Ball-Court is a good thematic representation of what makes the Aztec unique, other Mesoamerican cultures had the ball game (same for sacrifices re: the Sacrificial Temple being their unique quarter, though that's DEFINITELY not changing even if the art can). A garden in a palace courtyard or chinampas and their canals would represent the Aztec's unique elements for their Culture Card Art more.
  
• The clothing worn by the people is very inaccurate, with open-topped blouses for women and just collar garments for men, and they have wierd, Apocalypo-esque tatoos or body/face paint, and hairstyles seem all over the place aside from a few men who have the right style, but also wierd headbands and bone ear piercings They look "tribal". Women should wear Huipils, and men should have Tilma's. Neither should really have tattoos or paint on them in typical secular contexts, aside from women occasionally using yellow face/body paint. Men should have a distinctive bowl-cut hairstyle with a top knot/tuft (not shown in this image, but most would have one based on social/military rank), while women had hairstyles often including various bulbous side braids and knots.. Jewellery should gold and turquoise/jade primarily, the only common sort of feather based headgear worn in a typical secular context would be Quetzallalpiloni feather tassels tied to the knot of male nobles who had sufficient status for one. Priests (and royalty, indivuals in ceremonial contexts, etc) have exceptions to these, such as priests often using black face/body paint, but see the detailed section for that.
  
• The Ball players are shown wearing basically the same clothing as everybody else in the scene, when that wouldn't be the case. There's actually not a ton of depictions of Aztec ballplayers (even if you define "Aztec" loosely; compare that to the Maya which have tons; part of why I think it's not the best scene choice for the Aztec to begin with!), but what exists suggests they would just be wearing a breechcloth, an additional sort of skirt or protective garment around the thighs/waist (though this is hard to see, see detailed section for clarification) and handguards that covered the top of the hand.
  
• The Jaguar Soldier is likewise entirely inaccurate, with no armor aside from his helmet and both that, his weird collar garment that everybody gives to the Aztec despite it not being a thing, and his shield having a mess of colors and made up patterns. The Jaguar soldier should be wearing a Tlahuiztli warsuit made of thick cloth and feather mosiac, with the feathers arranged to make a jaguar spot pattern. This should be relatively uniform in color (though that color can vary from the expected yellow to red, blue, and white, and probably other colors) and we have a variety of known shield patterns that could be used in place of the entirely fantastical one currently in the art.
  

And that's the summary.... again, if you read these and look at these images, the Food Market art is MUCH closer to what I describe then the Culture Card art. I really think the Culture Card art was modified from one intended for the Maya or something.
If you want a longer, deeper dive into all this... then keep reading!
Contextual Preamble
For starters, I need to give a short preamble about what "Aztec" even is, as people use the term differently.
Humankind almost certainly means it to primarily mean "Mexica", the denizens of Tenochtitlan (and Tlatelolco, which split off from and was eventually reabsorbed by Tenochtitlan). They are whom the term is most associated with, and we see Tenochtitlan's great temple in the existing Culture Card art, and the Jaguar knightly order was an element of their military.
The Mexica were one subgroup of a broader culture/civilization in Mesoamerica known as the Nahua (which "Aztec" is also sometimes defined as) Other Nahua subgroups beyond the Mexica include the Acolhua, Tepaneca, Xochimilca, Tlaxcalteca, etc. The "Aztec Empire" as a political unit was an alliance between Tenochtitlan and two other Nahua city-states, Texcoco (of the Acolhua subgroup) and Tlacopan (of the Tepaneca subgroup) and the their various subject vassal and tributary states. Not all of these subjects were Nahuan (some were Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi, Huastec, Totonac, etc), and not all Nahuan states in Mesoamerica were a part of that "Empire". (notably the Kingdom of Tlaxcala wasn't)... as you can see, depending on how you define the term, a LOT of things could or couldn't be considered "Aztec"!
I'm going to be primarily focusing on Mexica stuff when possible (and as such what I mention here may not be applicable to other Nahua groups), though at times I'll be pulling from broader Nahua sources when it's reasonable to do so, as there is very little surviving architecture and manuscripts from solely Mexica sources.
For simplicities sake i'm going to continue to use the term "Aztec" unless the distinction becomes important, in which case I'll say Mexica or Nahua, etc.
Architectural Accuracy
For architecture, there shouldn't be much if any masonry and brickwork visible on the ballcourt, temples, and other fancy, ceremonial or administrative structures. Monumental architecture for virtually all Mesoamerican civiilzations, including the Aztec was covered in stucco and then painted accents and frescos, over the internal stone and mortar and outer brickwork. The only likely place you'd likey see bare masonry in Tenochtitlan would be commoner residences (which would be daub/straw or adobe brick) or less fancy noble homes, but even then some accounts assert even these would be covered in clean stucco even if some pictorial depictions show otherwise.... but for the Culture Card art that shouldn't be a problem, since that'd be showing large structures in the ceremonial precinct or even if the view is changed, probably fancier palaces.
As far as the painted accents, frescos, and murals on top of that white/biege stucco, the most common colors should be scarlet, azure, yellow/mustard, white and black, not the red and teal/green seen in the image, as those 4 colors (plus a base off white stucco) is what's seen in surviving structures and objects found in Tenochtitlan's central ceremonial precinct. To simplify it down further,the base white stucco, scarlet, azure, and yellow (like what the Scott & Stuart Gentling painting I linked above uses, though note that apparently more recent research has gleaned that the Great Temple had more paint on it then that, and that the layout they used for the precinct's structures is slightly out of date... though I don't think the devs need to go THAT far with accuracy). The white/red/green used in the Aztec Culture Card art currently is less "Aztec" and is more typical of some Maya cities like some structures at Copan, or in Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, as seen in a 3d reconstruction of the Cidudela complex and it's temples . If i'm going to nitpick, I'd also note that the square geometric pattern visible on the building on the far end of the court isn't something that i've seen in Aztec art, or even really Mesoamerican art in general (though if I had to place it i'd say it looks Zapotec). A safe bet would be a Xicalcoliuhqui step fret based pattern, which is very common in the art of virtually every Mesoamerican civilization; if the developers aren't interested in painstakingly making a custom mural based on actual manuscripts and iconography.
I'd also note that while a view of a ball court works, I don't think it really highlights the unique elements of Aztec society or urbanism when all Mesoamerican societies had ballcourts. In fact, (and I note this again further down when disscusing the attire of Ball-players) there's VERY little depictions of the ball game or players among Aztec art (even Nahuan art as a whole, not just Mexica) relative to, say, Maya art. A view of a palace courtyard with a garden (I'm not sure the "asian" style of garden here is accurate, though, but I don't think that sort of hyper accuracy is needed here), or of canals and chinampas, would be better (likewise I think these would make a better emblematic quarter then a sacrificial altar, but I realize that's not changing): The Aztec placed a huge emphasis importance on botany, herbal, medicine, using them to ward off misasma and the like, to the point where they had formal taxonomic systems for categorizing plant life and Tenochtitlan was largery built out of artificial islands used for aquaculture with canal,s between them, with many impressive aquaduct and dike systems; etc. This, especially the botany stuff, is what makes them unique; though keep in mind for the latter option that not many canals reached very deep into the city center, as the center of Tenochtitlan was natural ground, not chinampas, though according to various maps there was a canal close to the ceremonial precinct behind Moctezuma II's palace in front of his zoo/garden.
Clothing & Fashion Accuracy
For clothing of the spectators, things are entirely off. Both the men and women here are shown with random geometric tatoos, the women are wearing blouses which leave the shoulders and upper chest exposed; and the men just have loincloths and random collars on, piercings made out of bone, wierd headbands, etc. The hairstyles are off too generally (though I do see some signature hair-knots on some men). I noted before how the clothing and fashion here seems to have some Maya influences, but even for the Maya things are pretty off, and I'm sensing a lot of influence from Mel Gibson's Apocalypo, which... is not a good idea. The Women should primarily be wearing a garment as huipilli: these are blouses, but they cover the upper chest, shoulders, and sometimes the arms as well (note here the woman in the red dress is Maya, not Nahua/Aztec). The men, in addition to loincloths (sometimes a cloth tied to the hip was also worn over the breechcloth, but more on that in the ball player section), should generally have a mantle/cloak known as tilmatl, worn in different styles depending on social class. A basic huipilli and tilmatl should be white or biege with perhaps small color accents, but those worn by nobles had rich patterns: often with floral or avian motifs (especially for huipilli), geometric designs, marine or animal motifs, etc.
Nobles would also have a variety of jewelry: earrings, piercings (notably for labrets for men), necklaces, braclets, etc. You would NOT see the big feathered headdresses associated with Mesoamerican civilizations and Moctezuma in particular: The Aztec did use them, but not very often relative to other garments, not in the way often depicted (they were curved, like Great Plain Indian's feather headdresses) and seemingly mostly in military contexts; nor was it a "crown": The Aztec equivalent to a crown was rather a turquoise mosaic diadem, which you can see in this set of infographs for the typical regalia and dress of royalty. However, noble men DID often wear feather-tassel garments known as Quetzallalpiloni (the Jaguar warrior in the current art actually has one of these which is nice, as some were seemingly built into helmets though a bit of a fanciful one, but it's a game, so that's fine). For hair, men generally had a very distinctive "bowl cut" hairstyle, often with a large tuft or knot on the top, though the presence and style of said knot varied depending on social and military rank. You can see a variety of hairsyles and helmets/martial regalia in this image, but the typical civillian hairstyles and dress are towards the bottom. Women had more common variation in styles, but a variety of bulbous knots and braids such as along the sides were pretty typical. Body and face paint wasn't really used much in general everyday contexts, aside from some women using yellow paint, as that was fashionable.
The main exception to what I noted about hair for men and body/face paint was for priests: Priests often had black paint, and their hair was messy and unwashed (an exception from the normally stringent hygiene norms in Aztec society) caked with dried blood. Priests likewise had a variety of special ornaments and bits of regalia and various ceremonial outfits, much like what you see deities depicted with, but i'm not going to go into this much as A: I'm honestly not that familiar with the variations, function or names of these,other then a shirt/jacket garment known as a Xicolli, and a ceremonial (and perhaps sometimes secular-high status) garment for women known as a Quechquemitl, and B: as the art is now there's no priests shown, though it would make sense for a few to be present... in fact, they may have played ritualistic ball matches in the above getups, based on some pages of the Borgia Codex (though the Borgia is probably not Mexica).
On that note, in regards to the Ball Players: The current Card Art has them more or less wearing the same thing as the spectators (though the person at the bottom of the image in shadow seems to have one of those highly ornamented ceremonial outfits I noted). There's actually not a lot of depictions of Aztec ballplayers, even if you go by Nahuas in general rather then just Mexica, so I actually had to do a bit of research and asking around here. Based on what I was able to find, the few depictions we have (aside from the prior two images of priests in a ritualistic match) seems to just show players with a breechcloth, lacking the hair topknot., with some also showing some sort of hand protector covering the top of their hands.
That second image there (from Duran's History of the Indies of New Spain) also makes it easier to notice something I missed at first (and i'm editing in now), which is that they seem to have an additional skirt garment known as a hip-cloth in Indian Clothing Before Cortes in the first image (you can see another worn by the man on the bottom left in this depiction from the Codex Magliabecchiano), or thigh-waist protector of some kind in the second. I didn't think anything of these initially, as an additional cloth tied around the waist over the breechcloth is just something you see in depictions sometimes and is seemingly just something people wore at times without a clear class or context based association (The only real pattern I see is it tends to get depicted more often with a man who doesn't have a tilmatli on). But, in this second image from Duran, now that i'm looking close, clearly a different kind of garment, seemingly wrapped around each thigh or the waist, with the band of the breechcloth resting above it and likewise the tassels/ends hanging off the breechcloth's knot laid ovein front of it... I really don't know what this is, but in light of it's presence and that seems to be colored the same way as the handguards, I think it's meant to be some sort of protective garb, and perhaps the hip-cloth serves a similar purpose in this context: Some variants of the ball game did use the hips and thighs for hitting the ball, and a waist protector known as a Yoke is common in art of Maya ball players, though Maya Yokes were very different looking and were bigger, thicker, and more complex pieces of equipment.
Accuracy of the Jaguar Warrior art
The Jaguar Warrior, is, aside from the Quetzallalpiloni, almost entirely off. To begin with, the main garment/armor he should be wearing is a Tlahuiztli, this is a "onsie" suit which covered the whole body, from the neck or shoulders down to ankles, and was made of thick cloth, and then a mosiac of thousands of feathers, the different colors arranged to make different patterns, in this case jaguar spots. The colors need not be yellow and such as an actual jaguar, as we have examples of Jaguar patterned tlahuitzli in red, blue and white and potentially other colors. Some sources do suggest that commoners who entered the Jaguar order via merit would have had suits made from actual Jaguar pelts instead, but this isn't consistently stated. The helmet (Cuacalalatli) was made of hardwood, and may have also had feather mosiac coverings and impeded precious stone and metal bits. (Something I think is really neat and would be awesome if it was borrowed for the Humankind art is how the Blue Jaguar tlahuiztli art by Angus Mcbride I linked earlier uses the red and white iconographic symbol for the Jaguars's eye that represent eyes or stars in the Mixteca-Puebla style common in Central-Mesoamerican art),
Technically the Jaguars, and any other soldier with a Tlahuiztli would also have Ichcahuipilli, which is a padded vest or tunic (like Eurasian Gambeson armor) worn under the Tlahuitzli (or alone by mid-ranking soldiers who didn't have Tlahuiztli or the even more prestigious Ehuatl to wear over it) but I don't think it's that important to have the padding be visible bulging up from under the Tlahuitzli or anything; and just felt it was worth noting even it not necessarily relevant to the art. Likewise, while i'd like to note that the Jaguar and Eagle orders were actually the LEAST prestigious of the 4 Mexica knightly orders: The Cuachicqueh or Shorn Ones, seen here in yellow with the mowhawks was the most elite (there were other high ranking titles and positions outside of those 4 orders, some even of higher status, like the Tlacochcalcatl.) and would make a better Emblematic Unit, again, as I said with the emblmatic quarter, I realize that's not changing at this stage of development, and it's not that big a deal.
Aside from the colors and the proportions being a bit wacky and some other fanciful bits, the helmet in the current art is okay, it's within acceptable limits to spice it up for the sake of it being a game, I guess. I'd suggest that the shield pattern be altered to something that was actually used, though: We have dozens of examples of actual shield patterns, which I have linked both Mexica and other Nahua examples of here and here from Armies of the Aztec and Inca Empires, Other Native Peoples of The Americas, and the Conquistadores (which isn't actually that good a source but as a quick reference of shield and banner types it's useful), there's really no need to invent a fake one as the current art does. Shields, or at least the fancier ones used by Jaguars and other high-status soldiers, had either a thick woven reed or hardwood backing and then a padded/thick cloth layer over it, and then feather mosiac to make the pattern, previous stone/gold bits, etc. Shields often had a feather fringe around the edges, and the bottom edge often had leather strips/flaps or feather tassels extending from the bottom.
I'll also link THIS compilation of (mostly) back-mounted banners/standards. I don't think he'd NEED one for the art, but it wouldn't be unusual for a soldier of status like a Jaguar to have one, these were given to higher ranking soldiers or officers/captains of divisions for coordination, like the flags mounted to Japanese Smurai or the crests used by the Romans. Macuahuitl don't usually have engraved patters on them, but that's just me nitpicking, it's fine. Likewise, just as a bonus, you may also want to have some Atlatl darts/arrows held behind the shield, as that's where soldiers stored them, and it's very possible a Jaguar, even if he had a Macuahutil, would also have an atlatl... again, though, this and the Macuahuitl pattern thing aren't big deals.
Further References
For people interested in more or if the developers want more art references, I highly suggest seeking out the following, some of whose art I used for the above links. I know some of these people were brought up on Twitter and some were trying to be humble and noted their art wasn't perfect, but their use of art, architectural, and fashion motifs and designs is much better then the current Aztec Culture art and would be good references regardless of minor errors or stylistic concessions they make.

• Paintings of Aztec Cityscapes and street scenes by Scott and Stuart Gentling
  
• Art of recreations of Mesoamerican fashion (both clothing, hairstyles, etc, including Aztec) by Kamazotz/Zotzcomic
  
• Art of clothing and building interiors by Rafael Mena (also here ) (be careful you don't mix up his Aztec vs Maya vs Totonac vs Mixtec stuff, it's not clearly labelled at times, read descriptions!)
  
• Art of clothing and street scenes by OHS688 (note that his work is often anthro/furry, but the archtecture and clothing is on point regardless)
  
• Paintings of Aztec soldiers and other historical soldiers by Angus Mcbride (mostly from Osprey Publishing books, note that while Angus's art is generally great, the information in the books's in terms of text or even descriptions of his art can be off)
  
• Art of Aztec street scenes and building interiors and clothing/historical figures by Nosuku-K (see also here, they also have a blog and some other sites) (their art is in a manga/anime "chibi" style, but again, the actual designs are generally accurate, just make sure you don't get their stuff for other cultures such as Mesopotamia mixed up with their Mesoamerican work)
  
• The Free, online Aztec Empire Webcomic, which is easily the best telling of the Cortes expediton and the fall of the Aztec, and is meticlously well researched for both narrative and visuals. It relies a lot on using Teotihuacano mural/fresco patterns for Aztec structures, worth noting, but IMO that's an acceptable crutch to lean on, especially when limited to floral and geometric motifs (The Aztec took a lot of influence from Teotihuacano art)
  

I also have a large collection of other art (such as some by the people I noted above who don't have online accounts/platforms or that only shows up in out of print books) and photos I'm happy to share; and i'm likewise happy to answer questions and give further information; if anybody is interested, please DM me.
Additionally, for more information about Mesoamerican history, see my 3 comments here:

1. In the first comment, I notes how Mesoamerican and Andean socities way more complex then people realize, in some ways matching or exceeding the accomplishments of civilizations from the Iron age and Classical Anitquity, be it in city sizes, goverment and political complexity, the arts and intellecualism, etc
   
2. The second comment explains how there's also more records and sources of information than many people are aware of for Mesoamerican cultures, with certain civilizations having hundreds of documents and records on them; as well as the comment containing a variety of resources and suggested lists for further reading, information, and visual references; and
   
3. The third comment contains a summary of Mesoamerican history from 1400BC, with the region's first complex site; to 1519 and the arrival of the spanish, as to stress to people just how many different civilizations and states existed and how much history actually occurred in that region, beyond just the Aztec and Maya