Tips for Being Fashionably FrugalBy Lua Farnoush [Ladies Fashion]
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 Shop With a FriendHaving a close friend with you while you shop has many benefits. In addition to having someone to talk to and joke with, having a friend with you will help you make wiser purchases. If you try on an item that you may think is quirky and fun, your friend will be the first to tell you if it really looks good or if it's just a manifestation of creativity-gone-wrong. Also, though we don’t like to look cheap in front of our friends, if you simply tell him or her something along the lines of “I’d like to keep today’s spree under $200 because I’m saving up for my vacation,” your friend can help you stay within your limit. Artificial Self-Control If you’re like me, when you’re all starry-eyed from having found an amazing sale at your favourite store, a credit card is often seen as a bearer of unlimited funds that is yours for the spending. However, the rose-coloured glasses will quickly come off when you get a nice four-page bill at the end of the month. So if you are the type of shopper for whom self-control isn’t a strong point, here are a couple of thing you can do.
Stay Focused at the Checkout Maintain eye contact at the register. It’s a well-known marketing ploy for stores to place small high-margin items by the cashier counter to entice customers to make little impulse buys. You don’t get much time to really consider these purchases and you’ll likely forget about them as soon as you get home, until you get your bill and wonder what all those extra purchases are. So before you reach for that colourful/shiny/scented item in the bin, take a moment to consider it. Do you really need another fruit-flavoured lip balm? ____________________________________________________ being stylishly economical isn’t hard If you really want that gorgeous, buttery soft purse in the display window at Michael Kors, there are two things you can do about it. Keeping your eye out for something that equally tickles your fancy but is more within your price range is the best option (of course, don’t go buying a cheap knockoff because you don’t want to be contributing to the vast amounts of crime affiliated with such fraudulent activity). If your craving is specifically for that one perfect item, the best solution is to take a minute each day to move a few dollars into your savings account and before you know it, you’ll have saved enough to purchase it. This way, you’re not spending money you don’t have and you’ll get such satisfaction walking out of the store, with glossy shopping bag in hand. |
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