Kathryn
Kathryn Finney is the founder and creator of The Budget Fashionista.
ALL POSTS by Kathryn
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Wal-Mart: Love it or Hate it?
I recently received an email from a loyal reader, expressing anger over my sometime promotion of discount giant Wal-Mart. Although I don’t believe that Wal-Mart is a corporate saint, I also don’t think they are [.....] [...] Read More
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Fall Fashion 2005 Part 2: Use Hollywood as Your Guide
This Fall, fashion mixes the glamor of old school Hollywood with a few new school twists. The teenie bopper icons of the past few seasons, like Paris Hilton and the Olsen Twins, have been replaced [.....] [...] Read More
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How to Wash a Cashmere
No need to head to the nearest drycleaners . . . Save a ton of money by laundering your cashmere sweaters at home. In fact, gently washing your cashmere sweaters at home will save you [.....] [...] Read More
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The Search is Over! Plus an Old Navy Coupon
Readers of the newsletter know that this week I’ve been reliving my fashion mistakes of the not too distance past. Ironically, this little trip down memory lane coincided with the brilliant Old Navy campaign featuring [.....] [...] Read More
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My Favorite Beauty Product: Vaseline
This may sound a bit weird but Vaseline is my favorite beauty product. Yes, it’s thick and can be messy , but this petroleum based products has 1001 beauty uses. As legend goes, this product was [.....] [...] Read More
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Budget Shopping Tips
Know what looks good on you. This is the essence of a true fashionista. Just because it looks great in a magazine doesn’t mean it will look great on you. Be honest with yourself about [.....] [...] Read More
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Women’s Shoes for Those of Us with Big Feet
Earlier this year I wrote about scoring a pair of authentic Ugg boots for $19.99 on ebay. I wore the boots so much that they now look like a herd of cattle has trampled on [.....] [...] Read More
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Kathryn Does Daffy’s Bargain Outlet
If you live in the New York area, you know Daffy’s. For those of you who don’t live in the area, it is cross between a TJ Maxx and Off Fifth, the Saks Fifth [.....] [...] Read More
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Are Outlet Shopping Malls the Holiday Inn of the Millennum?
Road trips are the quintessential summer adventure. As a kid, each summer my family would pile into the Chevy Cavalier and take road trips to exciting places like Topeka, Kansas and Jonesboro, Arkansas. No [.....] [...] Read More
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Christmas Shopping in October at Macy’s
Last week my new friend Cate and I went shopping around Herald Square (NYC). After spending two hours in H&M looking for “something in the color green,” we headed out into the damp New York [.....] [...] Read More
