by Mir | Jun 1, 2010 | Everyday Wisdom, Quick Tips
Good morning! I just wanted to mention something that happened yesterday as a general little bargaining nugget. So, remember how yesterday I told you about some cute sandals in the Target Daily Deals and told you I bought two pairs? What I didn’t mention was...
by Mir | May 11, 2010 | Everyday Wisdom, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Do you own a fire safe? Lord willing, none of us will experience a flood or fire and the heartbreak of losing items to that sort of devastation, but everyone should have at least a small safe in which to store important documents. To my mind, it’s not even so...
by Mir | Jan 12, 2010 | Everyday Wisdom, Mindful Money, What to Wear
I was just browsing around at Dillard’s, because they’ve just taken another round of markdowns and their online clearance is one of my favorite places to buy dresses. As I mentioned earlier this morning, I don’t have to look presentable all that...
by Mir | Dec 22, 2009 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
Carmie raised a point yesterday that I thought was timely and worth further discussion. She asked: sking as a future parent of middle-schoolers…..do you let your kids hang on to their gift cash? Do they give you a portion? Do they have to save it all? Spend it all?...
by Mir | Dec 15, 2009 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered
I feel somewhat disingenuous filing this under “Questions Answered,” as I’m not sure I really have an answer. But we’ll see what we can do. The very pretty Kim writes: Lovely Mir, I have adopted your gift closet approach to shopping year-round,...
by Mir | Aug 25, 2009 | Big Picture, Everyday Wisdom
I was telling a friend this weekend (before I got sick, and now I’m hoping to type out this tale before the Dayquil wears off…) that I recently walked into Target and paid full price for a new blender. And then I realized that was significant enough to...