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What Sex And The City Taught Me About Love, Life, and Money

What Sex And The City Taught Me About Love, Life, and Money

Sex And The City: The Movie is coming out in May! I am so, so excited, and I'm betting that many Sex And The City feel the same way. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda - you ladies have been missed! (By the way, I love the photo below - head-to-toe ...

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5 Year Travel Plan: Making Your Travel Dreams a Reality

5 Year Travel Plan: Making Your Travel Dreams a Reality

I've been struck by a bad case of the travel bug lately... I haven't been out of the country since 2007, which seems like a long time. CB and I are saving for Galapgos, but we also want to travel quite extensively in the intervening months before our Big Galapagos ...

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Graduate School: (When) Should I Go?

Graduate School: (When) Should I Go?

Graduate school is a significant undertaking both in terms of time and money. During the last few months, I've felt some pressure from concerned family members about going to graduate school. I know they only want the best for me, but I'm glad I followed my gut instinct and ...

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Should Parents Pay For College Education

Should Parents Pay For College Education

A college education has, for a large percentage of society, become the de rigueur entry-level degree. "Should parents pay for college education" is a question where the answer is always, "it depends." In today's economic climate, I imagine that many parents are having the difficult talk with their kids ...

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Free GMAT Study Resources

Free GMAT Study Resources

Taking and prepping for standardized tests isn't cheap, fortunately, there are many free study resources available online. I've taken advantage of most of these resources when I was preparing for my test last year. Hopefully you will find them helpful as well. Free Online Study Materials The GMAT Uncovered by ManhattanGMAT: A ...

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7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

Rejections during job search are disappointing, to be sure. Nobody likes to be told that they were qualified candidates, but the management has decided to go in another direction. In this environment, however, rejections are common-place through out the job search and interview process. After the initial disappointment wears off ...

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How to Host a Dinner Party On a Budget

How to Host a Dinner Party On a Budget

Hosting a dinner party is always fun, but right now I need my get-togethers to be budget-friendly as well. Remember when I made crab cakes? That was for a group of 5 or 6 friends. The crab cakes were delicious and everyone loved them, but, crabs are expensive! Two pounds ...

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Hair, Hair, Everywhere – the Recession Edition

Hair, Hair, Everywhere – the Recession Edition

I wrote a hair post in both 2007 and 2008, so I suppose it's only appropriate to continue the tradition in 2009! This post is dedicated to recession's impact on hair budgets. The recession is a major reason why I've been neglecting my hair a bit during these past several months: ...

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Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

Every time the holidays come around, feel-good human-interest stories surface. This is a time to give to others, help those in need, and realize that the world is not as cutthroat or as competitive as we may believe. But is it true? Can people be purely altruistic? The authors of Superfreakonomics (the ...

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The Price of Addiction To Argentine Tango

The Price of Addiction To Argentine Tango

It's happened. I fell for the sultry dance, hard. (I even made its own category!) I leave class with a big smile on my face. I read Argentine tango forums and blogs. I fall asleep thinking of boleos and molinetes. I'm not sure how my wallet feels about the possible financial ...

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Old Cars: Unsung Heroes of Personal Finance

Old Cars: Unsung Heroes of Personal Finance

New Cars are shiny, gleaming, loaded with the latest technology and features. New cars get the big commercials on TV, where they swerve confidently in snow storms, zoom down idyllic country lanes, and maybe even dance a little to the sound of a state-of-the-art in-car sound system near a trendy ...

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Disney World Recap

Disney World Recap

I realized that I haven't really talked about my Disney World adventure (aside from the Dining Plan review) on this blog yet... and well, that oversight must be rectified! If you have any specific questions about Disney World, please ask away and I'll do my best to answer. We Got To ...

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Job Fairs: How to Prepare So You Stand Out

Job Fairs: How to Prepare So You Stand Out

Job fairs can be a great opportunity for applicants to interact with many different companies. But if you don't prepare adequately, job fairs can be a disaster. Last week, I attended a job fair - prior to the event I debated whether I should go. I had heard the horror ...

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How To Practice Safe and Responsible Credit Card Use

How To Practice Safe and Responsible Credit Card Use

Wait, you mean you never had a credit card education class in school? Okay, me neither. The quality of education these days! But there's no reason that high schools or colleges shouldn't offer a class like this. After all, credit card education isn't an awkward topic like the other type of ...

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Experience, Not Stuff

Experience, Not Stuff

I've decided to make the above my mantra to live by. It'll be hard, because I like nice things (ex: shoes), but... Guess which of the following I remember the most? (a) A $100 leather jacket purchased in Buenos Aires, that I've worn ONCE in 3 years. (b) A $45 hour-long horse ride on the coastline of ...

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The Man Gets The Check?

The Man Gets The Check?

When CB and I go out to dinner, we usually split the check. Other times, one of us would pick up the whole tab. I've noticed something interesting - when we ask for the check, sometimes the waiter/waitress would place the check towards CB, clearly in his direction or by his arms (on the ...

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What’s In My Bag

by WellHeeled on October 7, 2009

I’m not entering the contest, obviously, but I thought it’d be fun to do a post on this any way.

What’s In My Bag at 7PM on a Thursday:

The dark brown leather satchel (B. Markowsky via Marshalls, $98) is my favorite bag right now. Gorgeous color, the right size, and just enough structure. I see a long and happy life for this bag and I.

whats in my bag

I’ve wanted the Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey (via Sephora, $14) since 2001, when I first read about this cult classic online. Finally I decided to bite the bullet and buy it. It’s the perfect rosy berry color with a hint of shine. The Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream (via Target, $5) comes in handy about 10 times a day. The flu season is here, and dancing the tango makes me come into close contact with other people, so I’ve been very conscientious about washing my hands frequently. This hand cream protects my skin from all the hot water and drying.

The Chinese book (via instructor, on loan) is a nonfiction of a Canadian’s experience living in China in the 1990s. I try to read a few pages whenever I get the chance to keep improving my Chinese in a “fun” manner. The patent leather wallet (Lodis via TJ Maxx blogger event) is one of my 3 wallets in rotation. I love that it’s red and shiny! The coin purse section also comes in handy.

I’ve been dancing almost every night, so dance shoes (Very Fine via wholesaler, $55) have become a mainstay in my bag. I slip the shoes into a plastic wrap, drop them into my satchel, and I’m ready to go.  These shoes are Latin heels, not Argentine tango shoes (which tend to have a harder sole and thinner heels), but I figured they’ll do for now.

And of course, I always have my cell phone with me. But I can’t take a picture of it because it’s also my camera. Dad has the exact same phone in black.

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FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com October 9, 2009 at 6:38 am

That bag is DIVINE… *pets the pic*

Will post my stuff later.. damn I carry way more than that LOL

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Wellheeled October 9, 2009 at 1:02 pm

@FB – I clear my bag out for going to dance… but otherwise I do have more stuff as well – sunscreen, tinted moisturizer, tissue paper, sweater, etc. I did stipulate it’s my bag at a very specific moment in time. ;) Can’t wait to see your bag!

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Miss M October 9, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Yeah well my bag is filled with old receipts and gum wrappers! My only must have item beyond cell phone and wallet – cherry chapstick! I can’t be anywhere without my chapstick or I freak out.

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