In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: The Elements of Kate Middleton’s Looks
The elements of Kate Middleton’s looks, where I think only the first one of blazers & skinny pants applies to me. It’s my uniform too!
- This realtor video had me in stitches — Your house is a piece of junk… I’d hire him to sell my place in a funny heartbeat.
- I tried on this concealer and was close to buying it because it covered so well… it’ll be my replacement after I finish my Makeup Forever Ultra HD concealer and get a job
- How this guy edited his wardrobe and became a true closet minimalist after being a clotheshorse for so long. It is a very good read. I myself am slowly culling (and not replacing) items in my wardrobe, thinking hard about each item I have and why.
- This belted riding rain boot looks so good I couldn’t believe it was a rain boot!
- I would love to be the Queen for a day and request the most decadent recipes to eat. Failing that, you can try her two favourite salmon recipes at home….and this recipe for balsamic & honey chicken sounds delicious. I absolutely want to try this.
- I misted this over my face and was amazed at how refreshed my skin felt.
- I make $220,000 and my husband makes $40,000. Fascinating read of a woman breadwinner for once. If you want to read it the other way around, this husband makes $170,000 and she makes $45,000.
- This open circle necklace is such a delicate statement piece, and if you want something more Mad Men-ish, this one is only $18
- Speaking of career trajectories, I can relate to this article about women’s ambitions changing after the birth of their child…. although I have always been a work/life balance person and less a “World Domination” kind of person. Strange right? People think I am intensely ambitious but I am really not.
- I love the look of a minimal purse and the look of this one is far more expensive than its $50 tag
- Bullet journaling sounds interesting but… gat damn it is a lot of work. I didn’t realize how much went into it. I will say that I am more paperless so this is not for me especially with a toddler. My days are mostly: Handle Baby Bun without shipping him off to the adoption agency.
- A perfect under $100 stretch midi white dress with a flowy A-line flare and pockets!!!!!!!! *gasp* Also, made in the U.S. !!!!
- Can you believe that 8 men own as much as the poorest half of the world? After this Bombardier nonsense, I am not surprised.
- The nicest looking black vegan leather jacket.
- This is what people spend their tax returns on…. Can I interject and say that tax returns are just money you have overpaid to the government in taxes and isn’t actually “free money”? Please budget your money & save it, or learn how to invest it.
- Unless you want to use your tax returns to buy this super cute floral wrap dress of course. I support you.
Kandice says:
Do you find there to be a rare few women writing about this topic of breadwinning within traditional marriage or traditional partnership relationships, particularly where it is the woman who is the primary breadwinner? My husband and I have spent 98% of our marriage with me earning 3-4 times what he does. It’s not be an issue for us as a couple. We also don’t really discuss it outside of our little family unit either. I’ve always wondered how others address the very peculiar issues that apply in these sorts of scenarios. I do think it requires a very secure man with depth of character to support a driven, financially successful woman who many times leaves her spouse in the shadows of her recognition. Just interesting to think about.
Sherry of Save. Spend. Splurge. says:
Well first of all there are not many women who earn as much as you do to be the primary breadwinner. The ones who do, don’t talk about it because it may make their husbands feel bad, and it is not the thing to do.. possibly because it may seem not very womanly either to be the one bringing home the bacon.
As someone who WAS the primary breadwinner for many years with boyfriends, I struggled with this, being both proud that I was such a good earner and being ashamed for not finding someone as my equal.. it’s very tricky. A good post topic though, I will make a note to talk about my experience.