I'm working 56 hours a week and sometimes I can't afford clothes for my children.

Would he ever be able to afford clothes like that?

She can afford a relatively new car and nice clothes for someone without much money.

At the time, a woman who was wealthy enough to afford good clothes would buy them.

None of us ever had uniforms; we couldn't afford special clothes just for Scouting.

Or perhaps just not being able to afford presentable clothes.

He said some student could not afford such expensive clothes, leading to violence.

Yes, it is true that better-paid workers can afford better clothes.

What percentage of the population can afford such clothes?

"A guy makes $200 a year, so how can he afford new clothes?"