Recently, I was searching for a housewarming gift for an old friend from college who just purchased her first home. It was really tough for me to choose a gift for her with all the great options available online - I tend to get a little carried away when it comes to presents. Related: My Ruthless Christmas Gift Plan Making it extra hard was that my husband and I had just moved into our new Continue Reading
The Best Gifts for Teachers – Recommended By a Teacher!
I love gift guides, because good gift guides introduce me to cool new things I would have never known about. In fact, one of my favorite gifts for my Mom I found from a gift guide: the Re-wined Candles! However, sometimes gift guides can just be money-grabs by websites or companies that want you to buy their stuff - even if it’s not the right gift for that special person in your life. I’m Continue Reading
Holiday Gifts for Your Work at Home Friend
Since becoming self-employed and working from home, I've realized a couple of things: 1) it can be lonely. Picture eating lunch by yourself... every single day. No more office banter (pros and cons to that)! 2) It can be uncreative. While I work in a creative field, I actually have to work hard to stay informed about cool stuff happening "outside". No longer do I hear about interesting things from Continue Reading
The Best Things I Bought in 2017
It's almost the end of 2017 - can you believe it? I am not saying this to be mean to those of you living in snow, but it is 77 degrees here today in Phoenix. I know I shouldn't complain but... I'm kind of hot. I really love a white Christmas/New Year's Eve! (okay, okay, you can stop throwing things at me now! Mail me a snowball! :)) Okay, but in all seriousness, no matter how crazy or even bad Continue Reading
5 Clever, Unique Gifts for Your Cool Girlfriend
Do you have one of those effortlessly cool friends, the one who's really good at decorating her home/apartment, takes unique, off-the-beaten-path trips, and just generally seems to know about popular stuff before you do? I have two friends like that, and at first it was overwhelming. I was like, oh no! Scrunchies aren't in style? But what will I wear? And then they introduced me to seamless Continue Reading
5 of the Best Affordable, Thoughtful Gifts for Dads
"Don't get me anything - I'll be fine with a book or some socks!" Does this sound like your Dad? If so, we might be related. It's become somewhat of a joke on TV shows - getting the best gift for Dad is impossible! You might as well win the lottery or avoid Dad for the holidays, because he either only wants expensive stuff or he doesn't want anything. Well, sorry Dad - you're not getting new Continue Reading
October 2017 Sephora Play Box Review
Omg, it’s November! Can you believe how quickly October went by? It’s the holiday season, hooray! One thing I love to get for the holidays is make up, skin and hair products. Usually I pick it out and then send the links to my Mom, and she chooses from there, but still - it still seems like a surprise! What can I say, I love all of these products but I’m loathe to spend the money on myself, which Continue Reading
July 2017 Sephora Play Box
It's that wonderful time again - time to review the latest Sephora Play Box! This month, Play Box subscribers received some pretty neat things. The theme was "Glamp Out!" and everyone received a mask in their Play Boxes. I don't really equate camping and wearing a face mask... seems like bugs or smoke from your fire would get stuck to your face mask, thereby negating all the positive effects of Continue Reading
June 2017 Sephora Play Box
This might seem crazy to say as a personal finance blogger (particularly one focused on paying off debt!) but I love make up, hair products, fragrances. If it's sold at Sephora or ULTA, chances are I'll love it. Before I left my full-time job, I was easily a "VIB" - in Sephora terms, that's a "Very Important Beauty" (Insider) - which basically means you spend $350 a year to get some special perks, Continue Reading