Posts Tagged ‘thrifty district’
Thrifty District: New Clothes from Old
Transitional weather can be a real drag on one’s style, especially when money’s tight. Faced with a chilly night and a quick wardrobe decision, I pulled out my trusty dressmaker shears and did a little operation on a long black dress. A few slashes and voila! A short black jersey dress complete with a scarf [...]
More »Thrifty District: Recession Bean Soup
When it comes to budgeting, I bargain with myself. A lot. As in, “if you really want those shoes, buy them, but then you have to eat bean soup for a week.”
UGH. Bean soup?
As a child I hated beans. But somewhere along the line I had a cracking good bean soup that changed my mind. [...]
Thrifty District: Reduced-Price Relaxation
‘you need time for you’
courtesy of ‘dMap Travel Guide’
You can go ahead an insert the obligatory comments about the horrible economy plus how stressful everyone’s jobs are at the moment, and therefore make the obvious case for the increased need for stress-reducing treatments. Duh. You know my intro already. But let’s be realistic in our [...]
Thrifty District: Cheap, but Chic
In one of my many other lives, I’m a theater costume designer. However, I’m not really a costumer (someone who actually makes clothes), though I sew on occasion, I’m always disappointing my friends by not making them exquisite clothes from scratch. But what I can do is shop with them! Costume designers have to realize [...]
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