Strut your stuff, save your money

Do y’all know Patricia? In addition to being a funny and pretty and all-around lovely person, Patricia and I finally met last month at BlogHer and she brought me beautiful hand-knit socks. I felt wholly inadequate. She brought me socks, and I brought her…...

Tag-team car shopping advice

Today’s question comes from Laura: Hello pretty Mir! My husband and I are starting to look for a new (to us – we will definitely be going the used route) car to fit our expanding family. We have two large dogs (combined total weight: 200 pounds!) and a...

Putting a price on it

I received what is probably my favorite question ever from Bonnie. Bonnie is pretty! And patient, because she sent this a while ago! Also, I think she raises a really important point. Mir, I love your new site. Bargain hunting is a passion of mine but I must admit the...

The lowdown on couponing

Usually when I get a question from a reader, I pop it into the advice queue, and I get to it when I get to it. But this came in this morning and I thought it deserved a quick few words, so here we are. Hi Mir, Because you are so pretty and smart I know you’ll...

Suck it up!

No, I’m not telling you off. I swear! I’m just answering your burning questions. Because that’s how I roll. Like this one, from Ginger: Oh very wise and pretty Mir, I am in desparate need of a vacuum cleaner. Kirby and Dyson are soooo out of my price...

Find your zen without going broke

Shannon writes: You know what I crave, oh dear, pretty, wonderful, and fabulous Mir? Yoga clothing that are not so expensive I have to take out a second mortgage on the house. Yoga is supposed to be about centering yourself and finding peace, not having to worry if...

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