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The Biggest Danger of Shopping Clearance/Specials/Going Out of Business Sales
The “it’ll be gone next time” dilemma. I recently bought a couple of things, not huge ticket items but between it all I had spent a little over $100, I had found some items on clearance, and wanted to make sure I got them. I quickly returned most of it, I still have a few items sitting around to decide on, but I realized the deal was half the reason I was buying them. Now don’t get me wrong clearance is still valuable, and I would’ve used the stuff, but what I (and my Mother) remind myself of is that there will always be more deals. They’re will always be…
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A Different Kind of Seasonal Shopping
I realized late-summer that I needed to invest in quality sandals, good thing too – as prices were just going down. I’ve known for a while to shop for various items out of season. From picking up new fall boots in November to finding a swimsuit in mid-July. There are somethings you can totally get away with buying at the end of the season. About a month ago, I found new sandals at REI, I only recently got my membership and realized it could be a good time to pick up their somewhat-overpriced sandals – while they were on clearance. I was right. The trick is to not be bothered…
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What to do With Used Clothes
I’ve been fortunate over the years to be given clothes, find good deals, and to have found some great pieces overall over the years. Though sometimes I wonder what to do with the stuff that doesn’t work for me anymore, whether my style has changed, or I’ve outgrown something or whatnot. So here are some ideas of where you can send clothes when you’re done Poshmark – For stuff that’s better shape and you don’t have a better place to give it. This website is easy to list on but if your stuff isn’t findable among the rest, or you can’t get good pictures it may not work, beware: you…
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Anxiousness and Time
I wrote the other day about being careful that time doesn’t pass before your eyes; that is, don’t wish away even seconds. But there’s another side to this: dreading various events, if you know something will come up don’t dwell on it, instead, prepare anything you need to, pray, and then keep going with your life knowing the time, and the event, will come and go. Right now I’m looking forward to an event that I was invited to by a friend, I don’t know much about what to expect, but I’m excited none the less. Here’s the thing though, I’ll have a friend there, I’ve already purchased what I…
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Buy Low Sell High
I love asking for nuggets of wisdom, often people will tell me the first thing that comes to their heads, and I kind of love that. I get to hear what they’re currently thinking about or at least something that has stuck with them. So when I heard “buy low sell high” from a family member, I knew there was something there. I want to break down the phrase, the idea it’s getting as is that anything you buy you should try and purchase at a good value, whether it’s a low-cost item or a higher cost item, you should almost never be paying more than the quality/value demands. There…
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An Hour Saved is an Hour Earned
If you haven’t heard it before, time is precious. I realized at my temp job today that the phrase a penny saved is a penny earned could also be related to time in a way. Since temp work is paid hourly us contract workers are more aware of each hour passing at various points during the day. When anyone earns money you can technically always break it down to how much you earn an hour. I remember thinking this way back in high school, and so when I was at the store considering a purchase, or at a restaurant considering my order, for instance, I would think of how many…
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An Unexpected Toy
I was born in the ’90s so I remember a time in my life without the influence of computers. But my sister and I started using computers in late elementary school, and during our last year of homeschool, our parents made my dad’s old computer, the “homeschool” computer. It’s where my sister and I would play computer games, learned to type, logged into our Webkinz accounts, and where we’d later log into our first social media account (Shoutlife, if you were curious). It was also at the desk where my mom often made homeschool lesson plans and graded our assignments. My sister and I didn’t have cell phones until about…
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A Part of the Story
People seem to always say, “Try something different with your hair, maybe you’ll have more luck with styling.” Not saying this happens to everyone but when I got “inspired” to cut my hair shorter (like 5 inches at the time) it did not end well. Well, it curled under and did not look the way I wanted it to. These days I keep my hair long and my cut is almost the same each time, with minor corrections over time as I learn. So what do I change? Back in college, I realized I shouldn’t be brushing my hair all. the. time. I used to do it every morning, before…
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The Perks of Social Media
I’ve mentioned before that I appreciate somethings about social media, not that it doesn’t have drawbacks, but it has merits as well. Let me explain. First, you can connect with far away friends. You can see what they’re up to in their daily lives, and connect with the then and there. You also aren’t as likely to lose contact with a friend either because you’re already connecting, I mean people change their names on social but you stay friends! I also enjoy the memories feature that some social apps nowadays have. Looking back at the years and see the reactions, the well wishes, the disappointments. There are also tons of…
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Tales Of a (College) Commuter
Did I mention I was a commuter in college? I made the most of it and I loved it. A friend in college once questioned my love for commuter life at college, saying “Katie (my nickname) I bet you really actually would like to live on campus.” What did I tell him?: “Yup, Rob (not his real name) I would, but I wouldn’t be able to attend here and live on campus, I’m thankful enough that I get to finish my degree here as it is. Rob was a commuter too, mind you. What seemed like every other person at college whether they live on campus or not I swear:…
