Shopping Category Killers

Shopping Category Killers

Have you ever bought an item so perfect that you just don’t need to shop for anything similar any more? As in, the whole shopping category is just no longer one of your concerns? Did you KNOW it would be a shopping category killer when you bought it (i.e., the clouds parted, trumpets rang out, etc.) — or…

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Tales from the Wallet: From A Lawyer’s Salary to Paying Tuition – Six Ways to Deal
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Tales from the Wallet: From A Lawyer’s Salary to Paying Tuition – Six Ways to Deal

Ah, golden handcuffs — long after some people know they should quit their high-paying jobs, they stay on because their lifestyle costs too much (usually due to a combination of rent or mortgage, plus debt). How do you break free from the golden handcuffs, and adjust your finances to your new lifestyle? Today’s guest poster,…

How to Survive the Outlet Mall
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How to Survive the Outlet Mall

This weekend — spurred by the beautiful weather and the fact that I haven’t been shopping for far too long — the hubs and I trekked to Woodbury Commons, a Chelsea Premium outlet mall about 50 miles north of NYC. The whole trip was doomed — we arrived too late, couldn’t find parking, then separated…