This post was written by Anna Sowa, Contributing Writer on November 23, 2009 My friends and I joke that holiday shopping is more about buying fabulous presents for ourselves than buying for others. Sure, we set out with lists and budgets, but being so deep in the holiday sales makes it easy to stray.
Recession or no recession, impulse purchases are the bane of the financially frugal, especially when [...]
This post was written by Natalie Rix, Contributing Writer on September 17, 2009 Every year, as shoppers hear those sleigh bells jingling in every New York City department store and trim their waist-high trees, I scoff. Really, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, I tell myself.
But then it is Thanksgiving. And then it’s a week into December. And then two. And finally, the funny Christmas cards on every drugstore [...]
This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on February 27, 2009 Excessive self-indulgence is probably not a good idea, but Keinan and Kivetz suggest that the alternative is just as bad. At the other end of the spectrum is too much self-control and excessive farsightedness. These hyperopic people view splurges as wasteful and irresponsible, and as a result avoid the very things that would actually bring them the most pleasure in the long run. And so, over time, while their indulgent counterparts feel less and less guilty about their decisions, these people who chose self-control and virtue over vice express a growing sense of having missed out on their lives.
This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on January 6, 2009 This guy in my class was asking around today for Coke bottle caps. He was trying to rack up some points for My Coke Rewards in an attempt to cash in on a surprise cruise for his parents’ anniversary (super cute, right?).
As he explained, through a series of events, he had somehow managed to collect [...]
This post was written by elisa cundiff, outreach coordinator on December 6, 2008 Store credit cards bite.
This post was written by marc matsumoto, marketing dude on November 27, 2008 While we all know that Thanksgiving was a feast celebrated by pilgrims and Native Americans, have you ever stopped and wondered why we’ve come to celebrate it by gorging ourselves with a 3000 calorie meal, which is often followed by a marathon $3,000 shopping spree the next day?
Somewhere in the not-to-distant annals of history, Thanksgiving [...]
This post was written by aya kaneta, community manager on November 25, 2008 Two weeks before desperate shoppers huddle outside of stores in anticipation of “Black Friday” deals, I was in line outside of H&M at 7am, two hours before the store opened its doors. I never imagined myself being in one of those lines, waiting and preparing to fight through a mob of people for clothes. Clothes!
I’m [...]
This post was written by lynn, creative director on November 21, 2008 Yesterday, Matt gave us 3 Rules to Giving the Good Gift. If you’re still stumped, here are some suggestions to get you started.
Start Baking
Homemade cookies, breads, cakes—as long as you avoid making fruitcake, who doesn’t love getting baked goods? Baked goods are a great way to show affection for someone, particularly if you personalize them. [...]
This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on November 1, 2008 Am I wrong in thinking that the news is supposed to inform? The other day, I was looking through a bunch of articles in my usual quest to bring you the best, when I ran across two stories saying two very different things about how location factors into price disparities for groceries. The first article [...]
This post was written by holly artz, intern on October 21, 2008 A few days ago, I was schlepping uptown when on the subway my very fashion conscious male friend was boasting about the Brooks Brothers shirt he was wearing. It was a meticulously fitted, powder blue striped oxford and when I reached out to touch the fabric, I swore it was so soft that Snuggles would’ve [...]
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