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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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Pizza Boxes as Art

October 10, 2011

Ok, I know I’ve done a few posts about people getting creative with re-using old materials like Starburst wrappers for prom dresses or $1,000 designer heels made with trash, but I think that a woman who has has designed beautiful pieces of wall art out of old pizza boxes is exceptional! Yes, pizza boxes! You [...]

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Rihanna Takes Public Transportation

October 7, 2011

I always knew there was something special about that Rihanna. From the moment she dyed her hair black and sported that adorable bob, I’ve taken notice. I was so happy when I was able to book her stylist, Mariel Haenn for a guest blog here at TheFrugalista.com. So when I found out that Rihanna took [...]

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Going green to save green!

May 20, 2010

Last night’s #dealchat on Twitter had tons of tips on how to save the environment and your money! Check out the transcript! We had a bit of a debate during the chat: Would you use homemade detergent to wash your underwear? Heehee! I’m staying out of that one, but feel free to comment below on [...]

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Dress made from Starburst wrappers

May 18, 2010

* Ok, give Team Reuse/Re-purpose two points! A North Carolina teenager made her prom dress out of Starburst wrappers. You know Starburst…the candy! I think the dress is super adorable. I could see her winning a Project Runway challenge. From the article by reporter Tiffany S. Jones of the Greensboro News & Record: (Kelly) Henriksen, [...]

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H & M destroys unused clothes? *update*

January 6, 2010

Here is an official statement from H & M left on its Facebook page: H&M is committed to taking responsibility for how our operations affect both people and the environment. Our policy is to donate any damaged usable garments to charity. We’re currently investigating an incident in a NY store that is not representative of [...]

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