Weekend Open Thread
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Express is having some pretty serious sales this weekend — markdowns up to 60% off, PLUS an additional 30% off. I like the look of this slub sweater for the weekend — it looks comfy, flattering, and on trend. It was $49, was then marked to $29, and comes down to $20.99 once in your cart. Color Block Rolled Sleeve Tunic Sweater
Psst: There are a TON of great deals going on this weekend. In addition to the Express and Land's End deals already mentioned:
- Loft and Ann Taylor are both offering an additional 50% off sale prices
- Spanx is having a rare “closet clean out” sale with savings up to 40% off
- 6pm has a bunch of office-friendly styles on sale, including Cole Haan, Taryn Rose, Tahari by ASL, Sofft, Isola, Rockport, and more
- Nordstrom just added a ton of things to its sale section
- Not a sale, but I forgot to mention this on the news roundup: Catherine Malandrino's collection for Kohls just launched.
Sales of note for 5/30/25:
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has begun! See our full roundup here. Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Nordstrom Rack – Refurbished Dyson hairdryers down to $199-$240 (instead of $400+) + Father's Day gifts up to 60% off
- Ann Taylor – 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Sale extended: 50-70% off everything + extra 25% off
- Boden – 1100+ sale items!
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to extra 50% off select sale styles, and women's shorts, tees and more from $24.50
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting in the sale section! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Rothy's – Up to 30% off everything
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – Select summer styles marked 25-40% off
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Alright wise Hive. With the news looking more and more like we’re going to have a shutdown, any tips on drastically reducing your expenses? Our household income is going to be cut in half; we’re lucky that I cover about 95% of our bills, but I am still worried about basically living paycheck to paycheck, since normally DH paycheck is our savings.
No advice but commiseration. Husband’s job is essential so he gets the extra bonus of working unpaid until backpay is approved. JOY. His office is funded for 10 days post shut-down but they can’t guarantee pay since the payroll people could be deemed non-essential. Our congress is worse than kindergarteners fighting over toys in the sandbox. I loved the line on SNL “if you can’t beat them, kick the ball into the woods.” That about sums it up.
If your financial situation becomes particularly dire, I’d suggest prioritizing your bills and seeking forbearance from those you can like student loans. Pay the minimum on anything else like a credit card. If your husband is essential and guaranteed back pay then you could consider floating some expenses on a credit card too. I would be less comfortable doing that if he is non-essential. While non-essential has still historically been paid, they don’t have to be.
shoot i hit report instead of reply. he is non-essential and a contractor, so I’m basically operating under the assumption that their will be no paycheck. good point about prioritizing. i will have to see what things we can cut. i’m so anti-debt I hadn’t thought about floating on a CC. not a bad option if it comes to that
Just to be clear, essential workers are not guaranteed pay either but I think they are more likely to get their retro-pay. We have been on both sides of that coin and I know it can be really demoralizing for an agency to be told it is “non-essential” too. There is no winner in this game.
I’m cutting everything but essentials. If his paycheck goes to savings, can you tap the savings? Credit unions are offering loans, but I haven’t looked into that yet.