07 Sep

Posted at 20:38hin Looking FLY on a Dime by
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Last night I was trying to go for a cute, comfy, casual look for a night out in Brooklyn. I reached in the back of my closet and pulled a baby doll dress I purchased a few years ago. I can’t remember from where, but I sure do remember the wallet-friendly price. One great thing about summer is you can always find frugal dress. The mercury was quickly dropping so a striped J. Crew blazer, courtesy of my latest Housing Works haul, was a natural choice. I tend...

18 Apr

Posted at 15:59hin Fab Under $50, Fashion, Travel by
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My name is Patrice and I’m a hardcore high heel lover, but I’m absolutely obsessed with a pair of sneakers. Whew, that was tough for me to say! But no seriously, I bought a pair of sneakers from Target a few weeks ago and they’ve become my go-to sneakers, particularly for traveling. That’s not a big deal, right? Cute, comfy sneakers can be a dime a dozen. But what surprised me is that they’re from the boys section. Yup, my latest dime find is from the little boys...

02 Jan

Posted at 11:50hin Thrift by
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I’m a hardcore thrift shopper. This isn’t news to anyone. I even wrote an entire book on how to thrift shop. And as much as I love secondhand shopping, I also make sure to donate my clothes as well, like I did in a major closet purge a few years ago. But over the past two, maybe three, years I stopped donating all of my clothes there. Sure, I still drop a few bags off every now and then, but all of my clothes? Nope, I’ve stopped doing...