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Young Professional Clothing Advice for College Graduates

April 23, 2012

If you are a young professional or graduating college senior, one of the biggest expenses that you face is creating your career wardrobe. I know firsthand what it’s like upgrading your wardrobe from comfortable college co-ed to empowered career worker. Please check out an interview we did with image and fashion consultant, Tonya Seavers Evans [...]

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Happy Earth Day: Garbology Book Giveaway

April 22, 2012

Happy Earth Day! In honor of this holiday celebrating where we all live, I’m doing a book giveaway of Garbology: America’s Dirty Love Affair with Trash. TheFrugalista.com had an interview and online chat with the Pulitzer prize winning author Edward Humes on the site and he was fantastic. I want to share this book because [...]

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Is Ivanka Trump a Frugalista?

April 19, 2012

Ivanka Trump, designer, daughter of “The Donald,” and fashionista, was spotted wearing the same dress to two events on the same day this week! Who needs a wardrobe change when your frock is as cute as the Carolina Herrera number that Ivanka wore? I would have never thought that a Trump could be frugal, but [...]

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Living Green is Frugal and Fab!

April 18, 2012

I’m always looking for a way to live a greener, less wasteful and more valuable life. If you purchased and read my book, The Frugalista Files, you would know how I had to learn to turn off my lights at night. I saved money in the process! So, when Edward Humes, author of the hot [...]

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National Equal Pay Day 2012: Negotiation Tips for Women

April 17, 2012

Hello, Frugalistas! Today is National Equal Pay Day, and the numbers aren’t so fabulous. Women earn 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. Meh! In honor of this day, TheFrugalista.com is running an interview with Amanda Fairbanks, who has covered for The Huffington Post how even recent female college graduates earn less than men. [...]

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Tax Day Deals 2012

April 16, 2012

Here are some top Tax Day deals that I got from Kiplinger’s! Enjoy! Chili’s has a coupon for a free appetizer or dessert with the purchase of an adult entree until April 18. You can print the coupon or show it to your server via smart phone. Cinnabon will offer two free Classic Cinnabon Bites [...]

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Is an Ivy League College More Affordable than a State School?

April 13, 2012

Ivy League schools are actually turning out to be frugal and fabulous selections for undergraduate and graduate education – at least for California coeds, according to an article in The Atlantic.

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Need a Spring Cocktail Recipe? Try a Sweet Tea Poptail!

April 11, 2012

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner – time for some warm-weather cocktails! We just had to recruit Danielle Harling, editor of the Lushworthy blog, for a drink recipe! Little did we know that Danielle would create an “poptail” for us! This isn’t your childhood popsicle! Enjoy this special guest blog below [...]

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Brazilians’ Right to Beauty Allows for Free Cosmetic Surgery

April 10, 2012

Brazil has given more than 14,000 native Brazilians free cosmetic surgery, largely thanks to one of the world’s top cosmetic surgeons: Ivo Pitanguy.

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Best “Side Hustles” That Earn You Cash!

April 9, 2012

Woohoo! have a few tips that I whipped up if you are looking to earn a little extra money! Earn more, save more. Earn more, pay off more (debt)! Earn more, invest more! I love it! The Frugalista plan is not only about cutting expenses but also increasing your income. Having a healthy bank account [...]

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