I was waiting at the elevator (15th floor), and I saw an old woman all the way down the other end of the hall with a cane coming out of her apartment.
The elevator came, I saw that she had started shuffling down the corridor, so I did what I'd normally do - I held the elevator doors.
It took maybe 30 seconds to a minute to have her coming down the hall, and when she got there, the look on her face of pure joy and surprise that I had held the door for her, tugged at my heart.
She spent the entire 15 floor ride, thanking me, telling me how nice it was of me to hold open the door even though she was taking all this time to come down the corridor to get to the elevator, and to think of my waiting in there for her just so she could grab the elevator made her so happy.
I had NEVER had such effusive thanks for an elevator door before, and I don't hold open doors to get thanked, I just do it because it's nice and I expect the same out of others if I was in that position.
But that totally made my day.
She was SO CUTE. :D
The best things in life really are free. And random acts of kindness can not only make someone else's day, but your own as well.
Oh and this Post Secret on Facebook made me laugh:
Tell me what bag this is. Do you know the brand, the exact name and the price?
I'll give you some time...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Give up? It's a Chloé Paddington Capsule Satchel: the perfect blend of tough and tender, this washed lambskin bag is accented with stud and chain details.
Retail price: $1980 before tax.
Just the other day, my friend flounced in with a new bag on her arm. As you may have guessed, it was that bag.
Friend: *shrieking* LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FB: Umm.. the bag? It's new?
Friend: Of course. *weird look* When have you seen me carrying around THIS bag? I've only been whining about it for ages.
FB: It's nice. The leather looks soft, I kind of like the chained padlock thing. Very cool.
Friend: Uh huh. *suspicious glance* Umm... FB, do you even KNOW what bag this is?
FB: A very nice one? A pretty mocha coloured one?
Friend: OMG. You just did NOT say that. It's a Chloé Paddington Capsule Satchel..!!
FB: And that means......?
Friend: Do you KNOW how much this costs!?!?
FB: Well where'd you buy it and I can tell ya. H&M?
Friend: BITE YOUR TONGUE! Holt Renfrew!
FB: LOL! So in that case, if *I* would've paid maybe $100 for it and Holt Renfrew tends to triple prices on everything, did you pay $300 for it? Maybe $500? I mean, $500 to ME is a LOT for a purse.
*thinking about the snowballing she'd do to her debt*
Friend: I am going to have a heart attack. Right now. RIGHT NOW. You're killing me. I'm going to fall over and DIE.
FB: Why!? Wait. Did you pay less? That'd be surprising at Holt Renfrew. *totally teasing her*
So anyway... I won't bore you with the rest of the conversation but I just wanted to ask her if she bought the bag just because it gave her pleasure (half true), or if she bought that SPECIFIC bag just so 1% of the entire population would be able to reocgnize the bag and oooh and aah over the fact that it's a Chloé Paddington Capsule Satchel for $2000.
Umm.. I'm into fashion too, well not as much as some women, but I like REAL fashion for real women with style tips and nothing too crazy that's just meant for the runway or the red carpet.
So a specific bag like the Chloé Paddington Capsule Satchel, I'd never even know what the hell it was until that day - now, I know what it is and how much it costs, but only because I learned it from my friend.
Did she just buy the bag to show off? To front like she HAS money to spend but really doesn't? I don't know.. (probably is my answer), but it's a bit of a farce to purchase something just to impress other women or gay men (unless of course you're a straight guy who's been pestered by your girlfriend to buy her one).
So why is it that people in general, not just women, buy items like this just so they can show off to 1% of the population? And even so, the rest wouldn't be that impressed over a bag. They may be more impressed over the fact that you SAVED $2000 in bonds and now you have $10,000 for a downpayment or something similar.
Not that you spent $2000 on something.
It's easier to spend than it is to save, much like how it's easier to buy a meal in a restaurant than to spend the time cooking it in the kitchen from scratch. To me, any person with a credit card can go in and buy a bag or a meal. It takes skill and discipline to NOT do that, save the money and either make it yourself, or make the conscious choice to buy a SIMILAR bag that makes you JUST as happy, and ignoring the fact that you won't be able to floss that you dropped $2000 on a single purse.
What do you think? Am I way off base on this one? Or just too far into my frugal/saver mindset?
It's just a BAG y'all!
Keep in mind, she bought the bag for herself right? To make herself happy? So why would she care if I knew what the bag was and how much it cost? If she really bought the bag to make herself happy, she wouldn't care if people knew what the bag was or how much it cost. She would just be content in knowing it was exactly what SHE wanted.
(I must admit though. It's a really pretty, cool bag. But not for $2000.) HEHE!!
In Canada, it's Boxing Day which is the day after Christmas, but I know in the States it's called Black Friday, wihch is the day after Thanksgiving.
It's like THE DAY to shop. Right?
So if it's anything like Boxing day, you're stuck waiting in line, getting shoved, cursed (okay maybe not cursed at), but seriously trying to fight others to get the one item you want in that size to take advantage of the major sales.
Fear no more!
On this site called: blackfriday (how apt), you won't have to wait in line at 5 a.m. to get the first pick any longer, and on top of that, the site even offers you email alerts!
Think about it, you could be chillin' like a villain at home, ordering things online from blackfriday and laughing at the suckers who are waiting in line at the store.
My favourite merchant would DEFINITELY be Best Buy and we all know I'm looking at the:
Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential External Hard Drive $99.99
$99.99!
Are they CRAZY?
Jeez.
That's such a great deal. Another favourite merchant would be Ikea but they haven't released their Black Friday poster yet of what deals they're offering.
However with Best Buy, if you are looking for an external hard drive - go check out the list of what they have. I have the Western Digital 1 Terabyte My Book Essential Hard Drive and I love it. So my guess is that the 500GB one will be just as good.
Well the whole reason is because I wanted to figure out a cheap way to call BF.
Since an Internet Service Provider is a recurring bill much like rent, you'll need to make sure you pick the best choice at the best price, to ensure that each month you can not only meet the cost of the bill, but get the best service possible.
I once had this AWFUL VOIP service that promised me the world, (not Vonage), and ended up screwing me on service for an entire year. I paid for the whole year, but in the end, I think I wasted about $360 dealing with their company shenanigans that did not make any sense.
I've just been informed about this site, GetISP.info, gives us a whole list of the best VOIP Phone Service Providers.
And if you're looking for any of the following: Cable Internet Providers, or Satellite Internet, this would be the site to go to to check out information on Internet Service Providers.
The best part is the site even gives little blurbs on each of the companies within each of the categories, and some helpful hints on how to choose the Internet Service Provider to fit your needs.
Corynne Corbett of Real Simple reminds us not to sweat gossip and the small stuff. Just think about what people say about you on a regular basis, and ask yourself it what they say will change anything about you, the way your lover looks at you, your family, your friends, or your life in general.
If not? Don’t sweat it.
Sometimes gossip runs rampant and we let it become an evil force to be reckoned with, when in the end, it’s just smoke from a non-existent fire.
I can’t even remember how many times people have gossiped about me (which I’m sure is NOT a unique phenomenon), but it’s either because they have nothing better to talk about, and ....
sometimes we just can’t see the forest for the trees.
Plonkee is reminded that being cheap it not being frugal, and that they’re two different concepts. Not buying a microwave because you’re cheap, but spending more cash on buying food on the way home because using an oven to heat up your food takes too long, is much worse.
Do guys really pick the lowest hanging fruit of women? It’s an odd question to ask, but Chelsea of Chelsea Talks Smack lays out the gauntlet pretty clearly. I personally believe that GOOD men, don’t pick the lowest hanging fruit. They wait for the best even if it never comes along, because they know they couldn’t settle for a rotten apple.
J.D. explores why we buy what we buy. Citing reasons such as increased choice, we don’t know the true value of what we’re buying, etc.
Style Me Pretty posts a Real Wedding, where the bride is in white, with a gorgeous feathery skirt (such a unique dress!) and her bridesmaids are in ivory with the coolest umbrellas. Probably one of the prettiest weddings. And the bridesmaids can wear their dress again. How neat is that?
Dog Ate my Finances feels strained and pulled, being the breadwinner, and I totally understand how she feels. I was in the exact same position in my last relationship, but at least her man’s running a business, has a goal in life and a job. Although that $30 meal bothers me….
Wonderin’ what to wear with that Valentino jacket?.. Psst ladies, this is actually for the guys that I know are lurking around on this blog. Omiru of Style for All, gives us the lowdown on what to wear with a linen Valentino blazer to a swank party.
Mama Bear posts a Works For Me Wednesday for Kids, which kind of made me laugh. I don’t have kids, but my favourite tip on how to deal with kids is this one: want to make your child stop begging for sips of your soda? If she hasn't had regular soda before, give her a taste of seltzer and tell her it's soda. She'll hate the taste and stop asking to share your Pepsi... LOL!!!!.. How sneaky is that?
Gala asks what your moleskine inspiration is. Me, I’m not really a notebook kind of girl, but I can appreciate the written word in a gorgeous notebook. However, I make too many mistakes and think too fast to get it all down in a notebook all neat and proper….
Wondering if the expensive natural shampoos and cleansers are better?The Beauty Brains says that they’re not necessarily more ‘natural’, but doesn’t dispute that they may be better (as a formulation) for your hair.
Mel from I’m Not Kidding rants about wedding brats - basically, children who come to the wedding and aren’t properly well behaved, but instead of the parents taking responsibility, they try to claim that the wedding should be about the kids, not the bride or the groom! I have never heard such blatant examples of lax parenting in my life. Worth a read.
Uber-Gizmo posts some kind of creepily cute speaker dolls. I have a love-hate relationship with them at the moment. I hate them, then I like them. I think something about their cute, fat little arms and legs makes me want to pinch their.. uhh.. little ears.
Was anyone looking for a dry shampoo?She Finds gives a nice list of available dry shampoos for those days that you couldn’t find the time (or be bothered to) jump into the shower.
And for the oddest thing I’ve ever heard, maxie is making a sex tape (umm.. of songs to make love to that is), for a friend and needs some suggestions. It’s probably the oddest gift I’ve ever heard requested by someone.
Brooke of Dollar Frugal suggests washing your hair less. And dirty hair also helps the environment by absorbing more air pollution (proven fact! I posted about this last time). I wash my hair once every 2 days and I find it feels healthier if I do that, than stripping the natural oils all the time.
Mama Bear graciously shares her recipe for strawberry rhubarb pie, which looks absolutely amazing.
Want a deodorant that works? Angie from youlookfab tested the Certain Dri Deodorant, and it passed with flying colours!
Lys from Just Because posts a nice SATC movie spoiler, which I’ve already watched. It doesn’t reveal very much, trust me.
Have a ton of recipes? The Unclutterer suggests a recipe notebook to stay organized. Me, I’m more of a technologically-inclined kind of woman, so I keep all my recipes in Word documents (backed up twice) with images of digital photos I’ve taken. Snazzy huh?
She Finds finds (haha) the most brilliant packing solution EVER – called packing cubes, making your suitcase into a veritable Tetris game. I think it’s a great idea, I hate rooting around my clothes to find my shoes or my toiletries in my suitcase. It’d be nice to have everything compartmentalized AND fit perfectly in your suitcase instead of having those hodge podge cases.
Want to know the best 100 cities to raise a family? David at My Two Dollars doesn’t agree with L.A. as being a good place, but I think it all depends on the area you raise ‘em in. If it’s in a poorer area in any city, the schools in the proximity are just not going to be that good. It all depends on where you live in the city. But the list is worth checking out.
Totally unrelated, but do you want to know what’s frustrating? Waiting for your student loans to update online to show that you’ve paid a whopping $1000+ dollars into it. *deep sigh*
Xin Lu of Wise Bread gives some sensible ways to raise $$$ for a wedding. I’m not sure about the Corporate Sponsorship thing (who wants a big logo at their wedding? Or even worse, the logo as your cake?) but if you’re willing to be avant garde and are a bit strapped for cash – why not?
The Wednesday Chef makes me salivate with this chicken with orange juice and vanilla. Kind of a sweet combination, don’t you think? I’m not usually a fan of mixing sweet with savoury, but this one sounds too good to pass up, and the glaze looks delicious.
Want to know how to teach your kids about credit?. Gail Vaz-Oxlade gives you the scoop on how to do just that. I think a lot of the advice on there doesn’t just apply to kids, either… I think we could learn a lot from what Gail is saying.
Louise from My Journey to Eliminate Debt posts about how trying to be frugal with your haircare can go horribly wrong. I used to dye my own hair (when I did dye my hair), but I’d never take scissors to it.. I’m just too clumsy to do anything but a hack job.
Ubergizmo reports that Mac users need not be left out by Western Digital any longer! There’s now a hard drive geared towards them, that syncs with Mac’s applications such as Time Machine. Although… I’ve used my other external hard drives without an issue, so I’m not sure what the HUGE deal is.
Oh, and A Geek in Anything But Pink says you can actually check out Carrie Bradshaw’s laptop.. how neat is that!?!? Apparently, no huge spoilers ahead just a couple of spoiler pics of Charlotte’s cute little girl.
I just there, it’s interactive (like a real Macbook with the applications on the bottom) and kinda cool… You can even go through her emails!!!! :D
Adam Pash from Life Hacker tells us what the best way to cook veggies is. Apparently cooking tomatoes increases the antioxidants and its benefits.
Want a mother-of-pearl XBOX 360? You’d have to be a pretty important person to get one, as the South Korean President is one of the 100 to receive it. It’s pretty stunning, but… it’s more of a display XBOX360 rather than a functional one.
Ruhlman posted a great recipe for mayonnaise, and while I’m not a huge fan of mayo, I’ve never made my own before – maybe it tastes better than the canned stuff.. who am I kidding, of course it would! Just look at it!
For a really tough, harsh article by BC Woods, Violent Acres posts how to save the world from idiocracy - otherwise known as how to save the world from assuming that every child born is a good thing. The example with the mentally challenged girl is quite a shocking one. And I daresay I agree with the idea of the article but maybe not so much what they’re proposing. Having a child with someone else IS more of a commitment than getting married and people should recognize it as such. A marriage doesn’t necessarily last forever, but a child is yours for life.
krystalatwork posts about how to make and save more money. Basically, it’s just watching your expenses, but I’m finding that being TOO barebones may eventually break you and make you go on a spending spree.. (god I do I ever want some of the things posted on this Link Love)!!!!
How do you measure up? Financially that is. Gail Vaz-Oxlade tells you how to benchmark yourself. Quite an interesting read! I like knowing where I am in comparison to my peers… But I know life isn’t a competition to get the most money, of course.
Mama Luv posted the cutest chain letter about kissing.. and I too, am NOT a fan of chain letters or passing them on, but this one was just… adorable. The picture at the end is worth the click.
For something kind of horrifying for shopaholics (lol), Angie from youlookfab reports on a woman who is going a year without shopping. Period. Like, NO underwear, NO shoes, NO clothes. NOTHING for your wardrobe. With a couple of flex rules though…
Trisha of Omiru posted her favourite floral picks for dresses as a trend alert. My favourite one that I’m NOW lemming after? The Banana Republic floral silk halter, pictured to the side of this post. I love the big flowers all over the dress and the colours really speak to me…
StyleBakery shows you how to get those HOT Gossip Girl (Makeup) Looks Personally, I’m a Serena fan. I LOVED that yellow dress she wore to the wedding but on me, I’d look like an overdressed cake. But speaking of makeup, I think I like Serena’s the best too. Understated…
Extreme nesting. I’m not talking about Baby Boomers and the empty nest, I’m talking about literally building a NEST in a huge condominium building I’d post a pic but I don’t want to spoil it. I’ve never seen anything like that before. From: Apartment Therapy Main
Secretista has a good moan about what to wear to the SATC movie, and I’m just ogling the photos… I love Charlotte’s white dress in that last picture. If only I could find that in a white jersey, as a faux wrap dress.
Check out Omiru’s amazing Polyvore outfit creations! I especially love the last one (pictured to the side of this post), because the tank top is TOTALLY my style…. If only it was thin metal chains and not fringe. But I still want the entire outfit. I’d buy it in a heartbeat, it looks so hot. The designer of the top is Marlene Birger. But I can’t find it any more.
Heather of Apartment Therapy found some pretty wastebaskets (See the side of this post). Functional AND beautiful. I like the green one on the left.
Frugal babe reminisces about what her finances were like 10 years ago. Can you believe she had $3000 saved when she was 5 and that cash was used as a down payment on a house later!? Wow.
The Hostess with the Mostess, jenn s. has a pretty cute setup for a Girl’s Night that I think would be fab for a Gossip Girl, Sex and the City or Cashmere Mafia marathon!
Umm.. what ever happened to Cashmere Mafia anyway? Anyone have the scoop on that?
And if you live in the UK, Dealtime.co.uk is helping tech-savvy shoppers to find the right product at the right price.
What it does is that it searches a range of goods from digital cameras, washing machines, LCD TVs, iPod, through laptops to notebooks.
And even better, it includes product reviews, which we all know are extremely helpful when trying to decide between Product A or Product B since they seem so similar, and this is especially true for high tech products like notebooks and laptops. Remember the whole debate between whether I wanted a MacBook or a regular Windows-run laptop?
What's best about this site is that if you do a little online price comparison you might end up with a bargain instead of going into the store - or you could go into the store, check out the product then use Dealtime.co.uk online!!!
Seriously lady, when the entire train was near empty, what possessed you to decide to squeeze your lemon yellow ass in between the short space, JUST SO you could have the inside window seat on the RIGHT hand side of the train?
Didn’t you see that I was already sitting in the aisle seat on the right side?
Didn’t you notice my HUGE bag growing like a tumor coming off my side?
Didn’t you see my lunch bag and another traveling bag in front of me?
Don’t sigh and roll your eyes at me for having all my bags around me on an ALMOST EMPTY train.
In fact, don’t even act like yo ass is all surprised when you squeezed it into that window seat and then realized that my bags were taking up a ton of your personal space?
You know what would be a GREAT idea next time, lemon ass? Don’t sit beside a chick with 4 huge bags on an almost empty train.
Another thing that really bothers me is when people KNOW that their stop is coming up, and you’re standing RIGHT THERE, watching them, dreading when they have to peel their butts off the seat and shove past you to get out.
I don’t mind that so much….. if it’s done in advance and there’s TIME to slowly shuffle and move instead of being shoved hard.
But instead of getting up at the stop before (on a crowded train mind you) and slowly trying to make their way to the door, fighting through the super thick crowd on the train, they decide to sit until the train finally stops (and they ain’t old or disabled, lemme tell ya), and then they try to mosey their ass on up to the door to get out.
Umm.. HELLO?
Could you NOT have done this sooner? You KNOW it’s your stop. I saw you lookin’ at the subway train line, and starting to gather your bags.
YOU KNEW!
And then when I’m on the other side of the train waiting to get inside, y’all be standing in front of the door like a bunch of cement statues, not moving, not wanting to LET me get inside the train, and in doing so, the width of available train space by which to enter is cut in HALF by your lazy, inconsiderate ass.
Oh and when I’m coming OFF the train (that is, I’m already at the door and waiting), DON’T START SHOVING. Stand aside and LET me get off the train in one piece, or don’t be surprised when I shove you hard as I’m coming off the train, in fear of being trampled by others behind me.
And as for people standing INSIDE the subway train car? All I can say is.. move into the middle. Please, for the love of sanity, move into the middle when others are coming onto the train. Y’all aren’t gonna die by the entrance, you’re going to be able to LEAVE the train – that’s how it works, see?
You get on the train.
You get off at your stop.
Everyone knows that.
Just respect the ebb and flow, and we’re all good.
I always see the entrance and the entrance proximity totally packed like sardines, but then the middle is chillin’ out, spaced out, mellow, and totally free to be comfortable.
Not Your Daughter’s Jeans Pairs Up with Nordstrom and Susan G. Komen for the Cure to Help the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Starting May 1st until April 30, 2009, Not Your Daughter’s Jeans will make a $1 donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, based upon women trying on a pair of Not Your Daughter’s Jeans at any Nordstrom store nationwide. Each time a women tries on a pair of jeans,
No Purchase Necessary.
NYDJ will donate $1, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000 to SGK. This is an expansion of NYDJ and Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s partnership in October 2007.
WHO: Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, Nordstrom and Susan G. Komen for the Cure
WHAT: Exclusive year-long collaboration between all three high-profile companies to promote awareness and join the global fight against breast cancer
WHEN: May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009
WHERE: Nordstrom stores nationwide
WEB SITE: For more information on the Not Your Daughter’s Jeans brand; and the Nordstrom & Susan G. Komen for the Cure program, please visit www.tummytuckjeans.com
CONTACT: For media queries, please contact Christina Halper at Christina@kmrpr.com
I just heard on the news this morning that a 17-year old died in a car crash, because he was driving 125km in a residential area that allows 60kmh or less.
While I TOTALLY feel for the parents, the family and his friends, as he made a stupid error in judgment... it brings up the question of why people toy with their safety.
I think I read somewhere that kids from the age of 14 or 16, are known to take stupider risks at that age because part of their brain is not developed, or something like that - so they just don't care as much as let's say a 30-year old.
But even 30-year olds make stupid errors in judgement.
Take buying a bike helment for example. Sure, it's $50-$100 for a good one, and hopefully you'll NEVER have to use it.
But if you're thrown off your bicycle when you're riding at a good speed, you're going to be DAMN GLAD you paid that $100 for that helmet, and regretting your decision dearly, if you didn't.
So back to the kid that was driving like he was in Gone in 60 Seconds.
Again, while I feel for the family, friends and others who have known him, he is just damn lucky he didn't take any other innocents down with him.
I heard of other drivers (drunk ones this time), that were swerving like mad on the road, and ended up killing a mother and her little boy because his car went up and over the pavement and ran them down at top speed.
She was just out for a little walk with her child, and he ran her down on the sidewalk.
Granted, he wasn't a teenager, and he was drunk, but that's no excuse. She and her son were total innocents, killed by drunk driving, and in this case, it could've been the same situation but with reckless driving.
Maybe I sound harsh, and kind of bitchy like a robot - I'd probably feel different if it were my relative, let's say... but somehow, if word came back that it was drunk or reckless driving, I'd be less inclined to feel quite as bad.
Which brings me to my personal finance tie-in:
Don't go cheap on something that can compromise your safety or the safety of others
That goes for buying used baby car seats, strollers, helmets, life jackets when you go canoeing (another 2 guys died recently because they didn't have jackets on), or a spare tank of oxygen if you go scuba diving.
It's just not worth it. If you can't afford to be safe while having fun, then don't do it. It's like not spending your money in a store, if you don't have any in the bank. Same principle.
On a totally unrelated side note: DAMN PayPerPost Bloggers are quick!!! I barely got in a post this week and I saw a bunch of opps pop up.
I love the header - I wanted something big and bold this time, with stilettos and a bit of quirkiness.
Personally, I'd like to add a background to make the sidebars less clutter-y looking, but in general I'm satisfied with the entire layout, which is what I was looking for.
I really wanted 3-columns, a huge header, and a huge footer. I just need more space to put all my links and information without it being a HUGE sidebar.
And I ADORE the footer. It's my favourite of the entire site. Something about it makes me.. wiggle with joy.
Kind of lemming after some random pieces on Nordstrom.com.
TOTAL enabling, fantasizing and dreaming. Ain’t no way in hell I can ever afford to buy ‘em until the end of 2008 for sure! And even then.. I probably won’t :P
Kind of a bit too prim and proper for me, but for some reason I like the shape of it.
Coach Signature Stripe Floral Tote - $328 Why is it that I tend to like the expensive ones? I’m not big on logo bags in general, or logos all over a bag but I like the idea of the florals on there haphazardly..
A tad more affordable, but still.. way…WAY out of my price range for a BAG. I kind of like the mod, shiny look of it. And it would be such a pop on any outfit.
Hmm, even more affordable by $45… and kind of deliciously, lickably lollipop like. I’d probably rock the purple one. Only because I don’t have much purple in my wardrobe but I look pretty good in deep purples.
And only because I find it to be a piece of striking art, not so much that I’d buy it and tote it around.. unless I magically am invited to all the fab balls and operas in the world.
Blog Link Love
Ever wanted to eat Hello Kitty as a sushi? No? Then you’re in luck because she’s shaped like a sushi, but a cute plush one…. From: Pop Gadget
Silly Little Mischief is planning her wedding, and wanted to bring Tai’s roots into it, so she researched into Japanese Wedding Traditions, some of which are pretty fascinating, like the Sake Sharing Ceremony – much like the Chinese Tea Ceremony. And they’re TOTALLY into Hello Kitty Weddings. Fuh-reaky. Maybe they should give out those Hello Kitty Sushi Key Charms as favors.
Dollar Frugal asks how you deal with payday spending creep, and phenomenon I am no stranger to.. when it’s payday, I tend to justify a mini treat, and this month was NO exception. I needed new bike shorts, so I bought $180 bike shorts, rendering my newish $80 ones useless. F-*-C-K!
Thinking about getting hitched on the cheap? JB of Get Rich or Die Tryin’ posts his look at the wedding budget which came out to $2378! Wow. Congratulations!
Speaking of getting hitched, Piper Lime knows that all brides need TWO pairs of shoes, and offers advice regarding that ;) I totally agree with two shoes. Why not 3? 4? 6 pairs? Backups for each backup? :D
MoneyNing shows you how to calculate your mortgage and it looks like a pretty interesting tool that he’s using. I’ll definitely bookmark that and use it for when I go buy a house. I especially love the colours and the easy-on-the-eyes style.
Looking for a Dominican Hair Salon? Single Ma posts a list of a couple in the DC Metro area. Just passin’ the love on, just in case y’all need a Dominican Blow Out.
And looking to beat the heat? Trisha of Omiru pictorially shows us what to wear to work. I love the collage, and the suggestions are spot on! She even explains WHY it works… thumbs up.
An English Major’s Money posted the CUTEST dress that she’s craving to buy….. Mm.. Cute choice. Nice to see other PF bloggers succumbing to online cravings – not just me!
We all know I’m a fan of this, but Jeremy also urges aggressively paying down your student loan debt Note: This applies to Canadians who get screwed by the government with 7% - 8% loans, unlike in the U.S. where I’ve heard the rates are much lower and more affordable to ‘keep’ for a longer time.
It took me from November 2006 to June 2008 to clear $30,000 in debt. That’s 26 months!!! Which is a long time, but to be honest, I didn’t really ‘start’ until June 2007. I just paid the minimum $300 for the first while, until I kicked my ass into gear. So really, I kind of cleared my loan BIG TIME in about 12 months. Wow. I should write a post about how far I’ve come.
If you’re about to sell your home, the Ikean Blog asks why not head to Ikea and freshen up on the cheap?. Not a bad idea… but don’t blow your budget ($2000 is the usual ‘max’ on re-staging your home to be more saleable)
Jennifer posts a really great, reflective post about Instant Makeover Failures off the makeover shows. She asks: Why is it that people cannot maintain their new looks after being ‘fixed up’?… For me, I have to say it’s because people don’t adapt that style to be their own because it’s not really ‘them’, and some shows out there kind of force that change on them but they haven’t really accepted it as their style.
G.G. teases us again with her Glam Shoe Sunday. My favourite? The ones to the side of this post ;) I like how quirky and weird they are. Something totally up my alley.
Jason White of Wise Bread talks about the One Touch Approach to managing Finances, which is a brill post because it lists out very important things: 1) When a bill hits your hands, pay it, which is something I’ve lived by most of my life, and 2) No more paycheck to paycheck, which is something I learned to control less than 2 years ago. No kidding!
