A few months ago I told you that if you want to meet your goals you might want to broadcast them to people. Because if you do, to avoid embarrassment, you’re more likely to follow through. So here I am, oversharing on my goals. Because I want to crush them. There’s nothing like being competitive. […]
How I Bought My Wedding Outfits from eBay and Saved 70%
*This post contains affiliate links–clicks and purchases could result a commission for me. I really appreciate your support! If you’re looking for a wedding dress, you’ll probably check the usual suspects: bridal boutiques, pre-owned websites, and maybe some sample sales in your area. But there’s one place worth checking you might not have thought of. […]
Five Things I Bought That Were Total Fails
*This post contains affiliate links–clicks and purchases could result a commission for me. I really appreciate your support! Everybody makes mistakes. Even people who blog about personal finance. While it’s easy to judge someone for ignoring their credit card limit or failing to contribute to their 401k, here’s a universal truth: bad purchases happen to […]
Exactly How to Afford Designer Clothes Without a Benefactor
Updated: August 6, 2017 Frugality and designer clothes. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? But what if I told you that there are ways to rock designer clothes without wrecking your budget? Tell me if any of this sounds familiar: you’re flipping through Vogue and see a super cute jacket. But then your heart plummets: the […]
How My $140 APC Jeans Are a Frugal Buy
I like my clothes the way I like my stocks: I buy and hold. Case in point: I’ve had these A.P.C. jeans for 8 years. Eventually, a hole appeared behind the left knee. And then the crotch blew out. This is when most people would throw the jeans away. But I patched them instead. When […]
I Might Say Yes to the Dress, But Probably Not
A few weeks ago I found a wedding dress that fit like a dream and was a steal at $600. Yet…I didn’t buy it. I’m a month away from getting married and I still haven’t settled on a wedding dress(!). The almost-dress was by Leanne Marshall. Remember when she won on Project Runway? One Sunday I […]
Budget Weddings: Five Dresses Under $500 You Can Buy Right Now
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve set myself up for a personal finance fail: planning my wedding in New York City. Warning: Since I’m knee-deep in navigating the wedding industry and how it affects money, I can’t help it—I’m going to be oversharing my thoughts in the next few months. If this will annoy you, then you […]