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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/02/2009

WW/O Spending, Day 3: Marmite—it’s what’s for dinner

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

My continuing adventures as a recovering shopping addict. Read about Day 1 and 2 herehere, and here. And share your favorite cheapskate tips here!

Kittens, I need to level with you today: Life on a budget isn't all glamour, cheap thrills, and Naked Lady Parties (thank you, Sara, and don't think I won't be milking that relentlessly to up our SEO  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/02/2009

The Weekly Forecast: 9.03-9.09 (Now with Album Releases and Contests)

Alexa Fornoff

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen. etant-donnes Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés Now  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/02/2009

WW/O Spending: Enough with the shenanigans, let’s save some dough

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

My continuing adventures as a recovering shopping addict. Click here to see how it all began, and here for the best pancakes you'll ever eat.

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Adorable Wise Owl piggy bank from Etsy. I can't buy it, but maybe you should. (Like what I did there?)

Okay, I know you guys are really hoping for a whole slew of useful tips and tricks  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/02/2009

WW/O Spending, Day 3: When I stop leaving the house

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

My continuing adventures as a recovering shopping addict. Read about Days 1 and 2 hereherehere and here. And share your favorite Marmite recipes (or other cheapskate meals) here!

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So, the thing about trying not to spend money? It makes you way too depressed to go anywhere where you might want to spend money. Sure, I work from home, but on  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/01/2009

WW/O Spending, Day 2: So crime, does it pay?

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

My continuing adventures as a recovering shopping addict. Click here to see how it all began.

Oh grasshoppers.

Okay, I'll admit, I was feeling pretty smug after the pancake success of Day 1. And so yesterday, I bustled off to the city* feeling rather over-confident. I was planning to wow you all with a thrifty and delicious $5 dinner at Bombay Frankie's Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/01/2009

A Week Without Spending, Day 1: In which Virginia checks into rehab

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

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Yes, my closet is so big it needs two pictures. What of it?

Hi, my name is Virginia, and I’m a shopaholic.*

And not just in the cheesy chick lit sense. Sure, I’ll get all up in a good shoe sale’s business. And yes, I’ll shop to the point of blacking out whenever I’m near the Anthropologie clearance rack. (Or, um, the  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/01/2009

A Week Without Spending, Day 1: Panic-Induced Pancakes

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By Virginia Sole-Smith

I'm a shopping-addicted writer and I've challenged myself to survive a whole week on just $5 a day. Read more about why I'm doing this here.

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Sunday morning dawned nice and sunny here in Beacon, but when I rolled out of bed around 9 AM things were not looking so hot. As I mentioned in my last post, Dan and I have a weekly Sunday breakfast  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   09/01/2009

Back in the Day: A Bit on the Long Gone, Dearly Departed, Apartment Life Magazine

Andrew Wagner

The 1970's saw the popularity of many American icons reach their zenith, including but not limited to Richard Nixon, The Black Panthers, The Fonz, The Bee Gees, John McEnroe, Wonder Woman, The Shah of Iran, and The Bionic Man. One not so often talked about was recently called to my attention: Apartment Life magazine.
 
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A few weeks ago, I  . . . Continue Reading

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