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No matter how many times I see a caviar night cream or a diamond-encrusted lip gloss, I still experience sticker shock. Of course, there are an abundance of beauty items that don't cost and arm and a leg, and for that I am grateful. But when it comes to the asking price of the following beauty items compared to price tags of some similar-sounding products, can you guess which ones are more Read more
Pretty as a package? Some perfumes and compacts have such lovely bottles that you may be more charmed by their looks than the actual purpose of the item. I've gathered some beautiful beauty items to compare with similar adornments for your home and body. Can you spot the cheaper item in these luxe duos? Test yourself and start this quiz! Question 1 of 5Which is more expensive? Ralph Lauren Read more
I firmly believe that many pricey products are worth their, uh, price — but did you ever stop to think what else you could be getting for the same dollar amount? Well, that's just what I did when I set out to see whether one bottle of really nice polish costs more than the entire collection from another brand and other like comparisons. It was fun for me to hunt out these makeup items, but Read more
I'm often amazed at the high cost of certain beauty products. A $200 haircut? The frugal gal in me can't help but start formulation scenarios as to what else I could do with that kind of dough. Fifteen pairs of shoes at Payless. Eighty-seven boxes of whole wheat pasta, perhaps. You get the point. So, let's test your knowledge. Can you guess which is more expensive? Source Take the Quiz Read more
Trudge, trudge, sludge, sludge. The economy may still be suffering, but it has to eventually get better, right? I put on my rose-colored glasses and spotted items that are still flying around in my fantasies. Take the latest Which Is More Expensive? quiz . . . and continue to dream big. Take the Quiz Read more
In these tight economic times, most people are cutting back on their spending, but companies continue releasing over-the-top items. Welcome to the third Which Is More Expensive? quiz, where your knowledge of just how pricey beauty products can get is tested. Think of it as The Price Is Right, only without the prizes. Or Bob Barker. Take the Quiz Read more
Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Joyce Slaton about girls' clothes. Clothing manufacturers seem to divide girls' clothing into three ages: Infant (up to 1 year), Toddler (1 to 6 years — pretty old toddler at 6, huh?), and Junior Skank (first grade right up to Read more
Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more
This post was submitted (anonymously, as always) to our Savvy Confessions group. Got any advice? Leave it in the comments. Hi, fellow Savvy Confessors. I've got an issue I've been struggling with that I could seriously use some help on. I am in a job where I am paid to be "available." I am paid salary (based on an hourly rate at 40 hours a week) regardless of how little or how much I work. Some Read more
Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more
