All shoppers want, is just to feel like they’re getting a deal
Read a post from the NY Times: Sometimes, We Want Prices to Fool Us, where it details out something I’ve read about a couple of times in books that talk about the psychology
Should I be called out for not spending in “acceptable” categories?
Cheap = Someone who won’t spend money on anything. Period. It’s unthinkable for them to spend money. Frugal = Someone who spends where it matters, but is careful with t
Companies are really full of crap these days
I’ve been looking into footwear lately. Namely, replacing what I own in terms of shoes, with things that are not made in cheap, Third World countries. My basic footwear group
What are “anchor” pricing cues, and how does it affect the way I shop and price things?
“Anchors” as a pricing cue is a concept taken from one of THE BEST books I’ve read: Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), and the i
How expensive can you look when you’re at work?
This is not a challenge, but it’s more of a question meant to generate discussion. As a woman who loves dressing up and looking nice, I am also acutely aware of how I have to
Can we trust anything made in China? My life with as little of China in it as possible.
Disclaimer: I am not posting this in an attempt to ram this Anti-China bit down your throat in a militant manner. I am doing it because I didn’t know about it before, and I w
Women: The new rise of wealth and spending in a global marketplace
Edit: This post was written before my other one where I asked if anyone felt guilty for their success. Some great points & comments came up in the post, and I realized I wasn&#
Switching to Consigned or Thrifted, Used Clothing: Can I do it?
I’m seriously considering switching to thrifting as the majority of my purchases. I am thinking 75% of my clothing budget this year should be secondhand. Not 100%, because I
Is your cheap sweater killing you?
Time Magazine “Toxic Clothing“: In April, Greenpeace purchased 141 items from 20 global fashion brands across 29 countries; these garments had been manufactured in at l
The New Normal: Beauty and its Beast
When I was younger, my friends and I would hang out after school, and inevitably the question of: What do you hate about your looks and what would you change? ..would come up. Othe