I went shopping for the first time in for freaking ever. I don't know if any of you recall the self imposed clothes shopping ban I put on myself for a year starting in June/July of last year, but with few exceptions made for things like clothing for events, I've been pretty good about sticking to it. Certainly not 100%, but I cut down on my ( Read more... )

Victory! I have visited my local Riteaid and CVS, and have returned with spoils of post-Easter sale war. $7 for 4 bags of candy. I could have gotten more, but decided to pass on the giant chocolate bunnies (I hate eating giant figures of anything because it takes me forever and the candy inevitably gets stale before I finish) and the various egg ( Read more... )

A quick summary of my past few weeks:

• Thanksgiving was uneventful. I didn't really end up buying too much on Black Friday, for my which my wallet thanks me. I did manage to pick up some stuff for myself from Bath and Body Works, and got presents for three of my friends. My presents are going to be on the leaner side this year, but since the ( Read more... )

You can tell retailers are feeling the lack of holiday shopping pinch because they've already started up with sales. In particular, Kohls is having a pretty impressive 50% off sale if you're near one, plus Linens N Things is continuing with its liquation sale at about 20-40% off, and I hear Circuit City is liquidating stock the stores they're ( Read more... )

I've been tracking my spending and expenses pretty carefully and have managed to cut them in half. Yay! I have been sticking with my "no new clothing" mantra and, only ate out at a restaurant once this month. I even go out to bars now and refrain from drinking (much to the chagrin of my accompanying friends). I thought giving up a lot of ( Read more... )

I have finally received the watch I ordered many moons ago. Let me present the Citizen Eco-Drive, which powers itself via light (natural and unnatural), and theoretically should never require a change of battery. Since battery changing is the bane of my existence with regards to watches (I honestly prefer to buy an entirely new watch rather than ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been reading a lot of personal finance blogs. Since realizing that my closet is out of control in terms of clothing I never get around to wearing, I've been thinking about my spending habits very seriously. I've been trying (for the past few months) to quit buying clothing cold turkey and the results have not been... well, ( Read more... )