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29. A Rent the Runway Unlimited membership

Rent the Runway Unlimited, $159/month

I've made the most of my monthly membership this year, getting beautiful and stylish outfits for fancy functions, work, festivals, and travels. I like to keep my closet fresh, but it's wasteful and costly to buy new pieces. Thanks to the design of RTR Unlimited, which lets you rent out four pieces at a time and exchange each of them as frequently as you'd like during the month, I've been able to satisfy my desire for new things without feeling guilty about adding to the world's textile waste problem. —Connie Chen, senior reporter

I think I've only bought a handful of new pieces of clothing ever since I started using Rent the Runway Unlimited eight months ago. Even though the monthly fee is pricey at $160, I've definitely saved a ton of money now that my shopping habits are more like rental habits; the only thing I buy now are shoes since they're not on RTR. I love using my commute to Favorite pieces I'd want to rent in the future, so whenever a rental spot opens up, I can pick from my list in a few minutes.—Jada Wong, editor

Read our review: We used Rent the Runway Unlimited to rent $4,862 worth of designer clothes in a week — here's how the subscription plan works and why we're so willing to pay the $160 monthly fee

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