• Web Spy: FashionStake

    Web Spy: FashionStake

    I’m a sucker for a great deal. Put me in any store, and I’ll usually head straight for the clearance section first to see what kinds of awesome deals I can score and brag about later to anyone who will listen (“Oh, you like my boots? Thanks! They were on sale for only $25, the last pair, in my size! Isn’t that amazing?” Yes, I’m sort of obnoxious). The internet has made achieve it even easier to find great deals through designer discount sites.

  • Costco Goes Couture!

    Costco Goes Couture!

    Chanel at Costco? STFU. I thought the only thing of value they had there was the 40-pack of Trojans for a mere $10. Who knew that between the 80 rolls of Angel Soft toilet paper and the caskets, a myriad of designer brand names could be found at your local Costco warehouse?

  • The Budget Stylista: Don’t Be Fooled by the Rocks That I Got

    The Budget Stylista: Don’t Be Fooled by the Rocks That I Got

    Jewelry can make or break an outfit. This is fact. It’s a great way to spice up your usual uniform (jeans, black v-neck, black flats – I know it all too well), assuming, of course, that you don’t go overboard and look like you went shopping in your grandma’s closet (tchotchke heaven).

  • I’m Torn: Sample Sale Sites

    I’m Torn: Sample Sale Sites

    I’ve heard of them all: Gilt Group, Hautelook, Rue La La, Ideeli… The exclusive, invite only “sample sale” sites that promise hot labels to a select group of shoppers at a reduced cost. Once you snag an invite, they seem like a win-win, right?

  • Money Matters: StudentRate.com is THE Hottest Site for Poor College Kids!

    Money Matters: StudentRate.com is THE Hottest Site for Poor College Kids!

    Being a poor college student sucks…except when other people notice and begin to cater directly to us and our needs. Like the student rate at the movie theater, or Apple’s sweet discount for college students.

  • Thrift Shopping: How to Spot the Real Deal

    Thrift Shopping: How to Spot the Real Deal

    Ever since I was given a fistful of dollars and a ride to the mall to buy my own school clothes, I was a thrifty shopper. I liked the new stuff too, but once I discovered that, by looking in the right places, I could find better quality things for WAY less money, I was hooked, and thrift stores became my new shopping mall.

  • Celebrity Chic on the Cheap: Kate Walsh Doctors My Style

    Celebrity Chic on the Cheap: Kate Walsh Doctors My Style

    [Every week our style guru takes a celebrity look and breaks it down for you, our poor college fas…

  • Love It or Hate It: The Zebra Jumpsuit

    Love It or Hate It: The Zebra Jumpsuit

    My friend and I decided “to hell with this recession!” and did a little shopping th…

  • Newsflash! JC Penney Has Really Cute Clothes!

    Newsflash! JC Penney Has Really Cute Clothes!

    JC Penney may not be the same maven of style that is, say, Fifth Avenue, but they have recently rol…

  • Back to School Clothes – Where Best Buys Meet Best Trends

    Back to School Clothes – Where Best Buys Meet Best Trends

    A new school season is here, which means more than new books, new cute boys in class and new dorms.…

  • Celebrity Chic on the Cheap: Purples! Plums! Paradise!

    Celebrity Chic on the Cheap: Purples! Plums! Paradise!

    If I had to choose what I love most about this season’s fashions (and choosing one is no eas…

  • Cheap and Chic; It Is Possible

    Cheap and Chic; It Is Possible

    If there is one thing I have learned how to do well since leaving college it is shopping cheap. It u…