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How to Be Spontaneous Without Wrecking Your Budget
I recently realized that I don’t like to tell people no. Wear navy blue and black together? YES. Eat mochi before dinner? YES. Go out on New Year’s Eve, even though I’m already in my sweatpants? YES. I even have a soft spot in my heart for that cheesy Jim Carrey movie, “Yes Man.” So […]
Parachute, Brooklinen, Riley and Snowe Review: The End-All Guide to Buying Sheets
Updated on May 11, 2021 Piglet, Buffy, 10 Grove? I can’t seem to go onto Instagram these days without getting served ads from yet another cool direct-to-consumer bedding brand I’d never heard of. Guys, I can’t keep them all straight. Because the marketing for these brands is a variation of the same theme: By cutting […]
How to Find Real-Life Side Hustle Ideas That Aren’t a Waste of Time
You’ll never guess how my mom made an extra $600 last month. I’d asked her what she had been up to lately, and she beamed through the FaceTime screen, “I caught 100 fish last night!” She panned the camera out. There was a bucket filled with iridescent fish. Then she stepped out of the frame. […]
Poshmark Vs. eBay Vs. Depop: The Ultimate Resale Site Showdown
The clothes reselling experiment is here! Have you ever been curious about reselling your clothes, but weren’t sure which platform was the best one to sell on? In the name of investigative journalism, this post is different: I actually tried selling things myself on each resale site. Read on for a deep dive on whether […]
A Year in Blogging: The Luxe Strategist Turns 1
*This post contains affiliate links–clicks and purchases could result in a commission for me. I really appreciate your support! Say it’s fall of 2016 and you’re messing around in Google Drive when you come across a folder called ‘blog_ideas.’ Inside is a spreadsheet you started four years earlier, in 2012–a list of 26 blog post […]
I Don’t Have an Engagement Ring and I’m Not a Loser
People get worked up about engagement rings. Just last week a coworker announced she was engaged. The first thing other women did? Rush over to scope out the engagement ring. That’s just what people do. Anyway who’s ever contemplated marriage has felt the intense social expectations about “the ring.” So when I tell people I […]
Saving Half My Income on Less Than a Six-Figure Salary
Everyone in New York is richer than you. Or so it seems. Take today, for example: on my way to work I made note of all the usual signs of wealth. The latest Gucci fur mules on the subway. Twenty-three-year-old co-workers living alone in the Meatpacking district. Facebook friends posting pictures of dinners from Eleven Madison […]