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Cyber Monday Deals: Where to Find the Coupons and Deals

November 21, 2011 by Angela on November 21, 2011

Cyber Monday Deals

The Budget Fashionista’s Holiday Shopping Guide Series shares shopping tips and advice to help you save money this holiday season. For more posts in the series, visit our Holiday Shopping Guide Page.

As if Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving) weren’t enough to kick off the holiday season, in recent years we’ve acquired “Cyber Monday Deals”, which is Black Friday’s online shopping counterpart and an opportunity to pick up all those things you couldn’t find in the brick and mortar stores. Cyber Monday is more our speed, actually, as we much prefer finding the deals while seated in the comfort of our own home; of course, the key word is deals—which means you’ll want to plan out your best shopping strategy to make the most of the offers of the day. To help, we’ve compiled some sites you can peruse this weekend in preparation for Cyber Monday Deals:

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Budget Holiday Gifts

November 16, 2011 by KathrynKathryn on November 16, 2011

Budget Holiday Shopping

The Budget Fashionista’s Holiday Shopping Guide Series shares shopping tips and advice to help you save money this holiday season. For more posts in the series, visit our Holiday Shopping Guide Page.

The first tip any budding fashionista must know is how to shop during the media frenzied, retail orgy time called the “Holiday Season.” Most of us would agree that the holidays have become as commercialized as good old Saint Nick himself (Why do some stores have their Christmas decorations out already? It’s not even Halloween).  You barely have enough time to remove your Halloween costume before commercial Christmas (and Hanukkah and Kwanza and Ramadan and even Diwali) is shoved down your throat.

So, how does one survive this holiday gift giving season with style, sanity, and your savings account in tact? Follow some of my gift giving tips after the jump.

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Repost: A Holiday Shopping Plan that Will Keep Cash in Your Wallet and Keep You Sane

November 14, 2011 by The Budget Fashionista on November 14, 2011

Throw everything you’ve ever thought about holiday shopping out the window because it’s time for a massive reality check. We are officially in a recession, and while the results of Black Friday may show otherwise, America is broke. So this holiday season, it’s time for you to go old school- coupons, price comparison and shopping off priced stores.
Here’s Our Stress Free, Budget Friendly Holiday Shopping Plan

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How to Shop for a Fashionista

December 20, 2010 by KathrynKathryn on December 20, 2010

cashmere wrap

Shopping for the fashionista (s) in your life can be a challenge. We know cause, well, we watch our family members struggle to find gifts for us that don’t require taking out a payday loan. The key i

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