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When You Should Save and When You Should Splurge

April 23, 2018 52 Comments
When To Splurge and When to Save

Everywhere I turn nowadays, there’s this overwhelming sentiment: you should spend more money on clothes. “Cheap clothes are actually too expensive.” “Buy fewer, but better.” “Quality clothes are an investment.” Lucky for me, am I ever in the mood to spend. Spring has finally decided to show its face: the magnolias are blooming, the winter […]

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How to Be Spontaneous Without Wrecking Your Budget

April 16, 2018 47 Comments
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 […]

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Travel Hacking 101: How It Affects Your Credit and Other Burning Questions

March 21, 2018 232 Comments
Travel Hacking: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Somehow it’s been drilled into our heads that credit cards are the absolute worst and should be avoided at all costs. And for some, the thought of having more than one credit card is like opening up Pandora’s Box. I realized just how powerful this narrative is last December when my husband and I met […]

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22 Ways to Live Luxuriously on a Budget

January 23, 2018 67 Comments
22 Ways to Live Luxuriously on a Budget

Everybody likes nice things. But have you ever felt like nice things were just out of your budget? Like, when you were scrolling through Instagram, came across your friend’s vacation pics, and thought, “That’s cool and all, but I don’t have an extra thousand bucks just laying around.”  If so, you are not alone. The […]

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An Actually Practical Guide to Shopping for High-Quality Clothes

December 11, 2017 56 Comments
The Practical Guide to Shopping for High-Quality Clothes

*This post contains affiliate links. I never cared for Louis Vuitton bags. But a few weekends ago I visited the fashion house’s exhibition, which showcased the heritage of the brand and the early iterations of its iconic pieces. I was floored by the impeccable craftsmanship, care and detail put into the bags and trunks from […]

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Clueless About Saving? Here Are Seven Steps to Start.

November 13, 2017 40 Comments
How to Start Saving When You're Clueless

If you think about it, personal finance is kind of obvious: Spend less than you earn, then invest the rest. Boom, done. But obvious doesn’t automatically equal action. If so, I think we’d all be pretty rich already. Most of our financial scripts are learned through the people around us: people on TV, our friends, […]

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How to Care for Your Clothes So They Last

November 7, 2017 52 Comments
How to Take Care of Your Clothes So They Last

Whenever I hear someone talk about wanting to buy more expensive clothes, they usually say, “I’m tired of clothes that fall apart.” And I can’t really relate. My clothes tend not to fall apart easily. Not even when I bought a lot of fast fashion stuff. Well, except for those J. Crew tissue tees. But […]

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