My husband and I traveled to Maryland recently for our friends’ wedding. We lucked out and were able to save on travel costs because it was the weekend before I had an already scheduled business trip to the same location. This way I got to fly to my friend’s wedding for free since the flight out on Friday costs about the same as the flight I would normally have taken on … [Read more...]
Gifting Price Points
I love holiday-birthday-wedding- any celebration gift shopping. I enjoy scouring stores looking for that perfect gift for the perfect recipient. Something that hits the right mark and price point. I look for unique items that have the perfect amount of shine: something special that the recipient may not otherwise buy themselves. That means items with unique details that stand … [Read more...]
Wantable Box Review
Wantable is a monthly subscription box that wants to bring you "a beautiful new thing". They offer monthly makeup, accessories, and intimates boxes hand picked for you. Signing up is really easy. Just pick your box type and take a simple style quiz to tell Wantable what you like and don't like. Then your box gets hand picked for you with 4-5 items that you might like and it's … [Read more...]
21 of the Best Discount Shopping Sites For Clothes and Home Goods
There are so many great sites to shop on the internet, but where can you find consistently great deals on clothing and home goods? Daily deals sites offer an ever changing array of brand name products at great discounts because they are available in limited quantities for a limited time. Sign up for your favorite sites email lists to get the best deals sent directly to your … [Read more...]
Real Chic on a Real (Tight) Budget
Here's to the start of a new monthly piece. I will show you guys the stuff I bought on my small budget each month. I have $100 a month of blow money that I use to spend on whatever I want. Usually that means dinner or coffee with a friend, shopping for clothes, books, shoes, home decor items, or whatever strikes my fancy. What I Got in January- $20.94 I snagged this purple … [Read more...]
Spring Shopping: Tote Bags
Spring Shopping: Tote Bags by alicesibley showing how to wear leather handbags Audrey Brooke leather handbag / Banana Republic striped handbag / Old Navy canvas tote / BCBGeneration tote bag / Dorothy Perkins tote bag / Forever 21 tote bag / H M brown handbag, $25 I have been obsessed with getting a new tote bag for this spring and summer, especially a striped one or a … [Read more...]
Getting Fit and Financially Fit: The Don’t-Shop-Till-The-Scale-Drops Shopping Diet
Today, January 17, is officially Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day. I made some resolutions this year and so far I'm not quitting! Shopping Diet- n. Deciding not to shop (and save instead) while you lose weightso that you are buffer and richer at the end of it The resolution that I have been working the most has been getting in shape physically and financially. I write here … [Read more...]