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Long Tanks at Chico's--on sale plus $25 off! 23 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
OK. I know I generally hate Chico's--poor customer service, too much flattery by salespeople, and tacky over-blingy styles. I do like their ponte pants and leggings, however. And I also LOVE a long ta...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle French Style and my Authentic Vuitton BAG 16 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
One of Viviennestyle's commenters lamented the lack of thrift shops in her European home. I left a brief comment about my observations in France, where I was lucky enough--owing to perhaps over-extrem...
A Luxe Moment from My Travels: Frugal, Of Course 28 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
I've been wanting to write about some of the more emotional aspects of my recent trip to middle and eastern Europe. Miss Em said Ummmmm. That's not really about frugality, is it? Good point. I do tend...
Beans for Jeans 24 Jul 2013 | 06:34 pm
We came home and Miss Em went away the next morning. Before she left, she said "There's a reason there are two bags of red beans in the car. The food bank thrift store is letting you trade a bag of be...
What I Bought in Europe: Souvenirs 23 Jul 2013 | 06:02 pm
Two large tubes of paprika paste: one regular, one hot. It's not that I'm so virtuous. We had small suitcases, were traveling between cities, took subways and buses. Not to mention that we have an ov...
Paris, Budapest, Vienna, Prague: TBYM 21 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
We returned lat night from our longest trip ever, a dream trip of cities, three heretofore unvisited, including the city of my mother's birth. How did we pay for it? Being mere teachers and all. Who h...
The Most Reasonably Priced Stuff in Paris 24 Jun 2013 | 11:35 pm
Best deal of all (educators only): one-year Louvre pass for 35 euros. And, to pay for our plane ticket, we have been eating lots of camembert fromage blanc jam yogurt couscous cookies How can this ...
The Biggest Declutter: Happy and Sad 4 Jun 2013 | 03:35 am
About a year ago, I wrote about a happy declutter: Frugal Son, back from a year working in France, unsure of the next step, got a job at a bilingual school in New Orleans. He discovered that he loves ...
Getting Rid of Stuff and Getting Your Money Back: Return Items Within the Rules 3 Jun 2013 | 03:25 am
My late father, who studied market research, was interested in consumer behavior. And he loved stores that stood by their wares. So part of being a good consumer is to return things you don't want. I ...
Getting Rid of Stuff and Breaking Even: 2nd and Charles 1 Jun 2013 | 07:22 pm
Remember Miss Em's song Get rid of stuff/Make money. The new ditty is Get rid of stuff/Break even. We have a book problem in these parts. The problem is that we have books from Mr FS's late and belove...
