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Clothing Swap Parties: Yea or Nay?
A clothing swap party sounds like a great idea on paper, but is it easier said than done? It could be a fun way to get rid of closet clutter and freshen up your wardrobe, [.....] [...] Read More
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Best Budget Mascaras: Community Knowledge Project Wrap-Up
Great mascara is a make-up must, so we asked you for your favorite budget mascaras and you offered plenty of worthy options: Best Mascara on a Budget -It seems all you ladies can’t get enough of [.....] [...] Read More
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Fashion + Style / Shopping Guides
The Budget Fashionista Basics: Top Ten Tips, Cost Per Wear, Closet Essentials
In case you missed it: make the absolute most out of your spending money by reviewing the very basics of The Budget Fashionista’s shopping tips. Its easy to get caught up by hot new [.....] [...] Read More
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Interview Looks on a Budget: Community Knowledge Project Wrap Up
source A great interview outfit can only help your job-hunting odds, so we asked you for the best stores to find interview looks on a budget, and you came through with plenty of helpful suggestions. (more…) [.....] [...] Read More
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City Shopping Guides / Editor Picks
How To Bargain Shop Your City
In case you missed it: even if you’re queen of the bargain in your town, you might learn something new from The Budget Fashionista’s tips on how to shop your city. We covered four [.....] [...] Read More
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The Downside of Liquidation Deals
What: If you’re headed to a local fashion boutique or mega retailer that’s shuttering its doors soon (hint: Gottschalks has just begun liquidation), you’re looking forward to once-in-a-lifetime kinda deals. But make sure to try [.....] [...] Read More
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The Budget Fashionista’s Tips for Selling Your Clothes
In case you missed it: continue Spring cleaning by getting rid of your old stuff in a useful way. Whether you’re hurting for a little extra cash, or you’re simply cleaning your closet, a most [.....] [...] Read More
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Get More Mileage Out Of Your Wardrobe Investments
In case you missed it: How to get more mileage out of your closet. Save your favorite warm weather piece by learning how to unshrink a wool sweater. (Pst, its easy: all you need [.....] [...] Read More
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Recession Trend: Garage Sales
Everyone from Michael Jackson to your next door neighbor is doing it – they’re throwing garage sales left and right. Those who are down on their luck are selling their belongings so they can keep [.....] [...] Read More
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How to Shop Neiman Marcus
It doesn’t get much more posh than Neiman Marcus.com, so the idea of budget shopping on its Web site might seem laughable, but not all together impossible. Follow our tips that make the online shop [.....] [...] Read More
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How to Shop K-mart
Attention K-mart shoppers…. If that phrase conjures up images of the masses running towards the blue light special isle and makes you want to avoid shopping at the store at all cost, we offer fashionistas [.....] [...] Read More
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Stein Marts New Ad Campagin: Stating the Obvious
What: Stein Mart’s been struggling and like Old Navy, it’s revamping its ad campaign in an attempt to overcome the brutal retail climate. The new strategy? Get customers to talk about how crappy the economy [.....] [...] Read More
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Recession Trend: Wigs
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, but being broke is the mother of reinvention and one thing on the verge of being reinvented are wigs as a fashion trend. Why are wigs going [.....] [...] Read More
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Bargaining for a Good Bargain?
What: Best-selling author Lee Eisenberg shares the ups and downs of trying to haggle prices on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile; although consumers have new leverage to negotiate their way into a great deal (because of the, [.....] [...] Read More
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The Budget Fashionista’s Weekly Retail Closing Report for March 3
Could the news get any worse? Very much so. Retailers keep struggling, stores keep closing, and stuff keeps getting liquidated. The Q4 results are in… here are the losers, and, well, the losers. Fourth Quarter Blues Nordstrom [.....] [...] Read More
