Stock up for the kids today

by Mir | Dec 6, 2017 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I never feel so bitter about my kids growing up as I do when Children’s Place has a huge sale. Like, whyyyyyyyy must I have adult-sized children whose clothing costs as much as mine?? I miss the days of $2 t-shirts and big stock-up sales where I literally bought...

PBS gifts are always in style (and now on sale)

by Mir | Dec 5, 2017 | Hot Hot Hot!

Hello, my name is Mir, and I am a public broadcasting nerd. Yep. Sorry, not sorry. Not only does the Shop PBS Store have all of the DVDs and Blu-rays of your favorite shows—as you’d expect—they have so much more, you could knock out a ton of gifts...

A quick word of caution about gift cards

by Mir | Dec 5, 2017 | Quick Tips

If you read no other article about consumer pitfalls this year, read this piece from Bob Sullivan about gift cards. Bottom line: these cards are increasingly attracting hackers, and your protections as a consumer are not guaranteed. This is why I prefer to give Amazon...

Ho ho ho, merrrrrrry Beauty Box!

by Mir | Dec 5, 2017 | Hot Hot Hot!

I’m so wrapped up in holiday prep (and play rehearsals! hello, have you seen my brain? I think I left it at the theater…) I forgot to check for Target Beauty Boxes! I apologize. But they’re not sold out yet, so I think I’m safe. There’s...

Did you miss all the outerwear deals? Never fear!

by Mir | Dec 4, 2017 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

It doesn’t happen anymore, but when my kids were little I swear they would wait for every sale on a given item to pass before having a growth spurt. Every time. I’d be sitting there all smug in December that I’d finally made sure everyone had snow...