Are you ready? Once Halloween hits, the weeks will blur by with parties and only 8 weeks of shopping before Christmas. The machine does not sleep and no longer waits until after Thanksgiving. It happens every year at the same time, and yet we are caught by surprise when time runs out to shop for the perfect gift.

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My Easter Daughter

Until the age of 18 I can remember one or two times in my life I got a new spring dress.  Not that I blame my parents, they just didn’t have the time or money to buy me and my sisters new clothes.  Almost all our clothes came from thrift stores, or hand me downs and we never got fancy outfits for special occasions like Christmas or Easter.  When I left home I thought it would be nice to buy myself a new dress each spring, but I never really  got around to it.  I guess what I really wanted was what I had heard about from all my friends.  They would go shopping with their mom, eat lunch at a restaurant and pick out a beautiful Easter dress.  Although I always wanted that for myself, I wouldn’t trade my mother for anything.  I’ve gone back and forth and I think I do want to plan such an event for my daughters because I think it would be a great bonding time and fun tradition.

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Tags: dresses, Easter, girls clothes, shopping, spring
Posted in Clothing & Shoes, Miriam | No Comments »

Shopping Confusion

Many years ago, before I was born, when you needed to buy something you went to the store, bought what you needed and went home.  Occasionally you looked for sales or stores going out of business, but the buying process was simple.  Fast forward to today and being a consumer is more difficult and complicated than ever.  When you want to buy something you have the choice of doing it in person, over the phone, through a magazine or online.  If you buy something in person you get the satisfaction of having it right then, but you don’t always know if you got a good deal on it.  If you buy something online, you can usually search for a good price, but sometimes the item takes a while to get to you and you often have to pay shipping costs.  The question I want to pose to you is how do you know if you’re shopping the smartest way you can?

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Tags: clothes, deals, food, frugal, groceries, sales, shop, shopping
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