Everything has a season. . . right?

My darlings, I have been neglecting you. I am sorrowful over it. It is not that I don’t love you or that you’re not pretty (because I do, and you really are), but sadly, my love of The Bargain has been slightly overshadowed of late with other things. Like...

Because you can never have too much soap

How about a free container of hand soap? I don’t know about your kids, but mine seem to use about half a bottle of the stuff every time they’re told to wash up. As an aside, remember how we’ve talked about giving your dollars to companies you admire?...

Call me, baybee!

Oh, how I have been waiting for the opportunity to rant talk about this. An anonymous—but extraordinarily pretty, I can just tell—reader asks: Hi Mir, I love your website—I have learned so many great tips! Also, of course, you are very beautiful and...

It’s worth more than my computer

Yesterday, I bought a $400 laptop bag. Yes, you read that correctly. [Updated! Here’s the story! Stop staging a revolt in the comments!] Of course, you didn’t think I paid $400, did you? It’s a good story—and an excellent bag—and I...

Pinch your ride

I have something a wee bit different for you, today. Let’s see how it goes. Charlotte (who apparently has lots of questions; I think I answered one of hers before!) writes: Hi there pretty, sweet Mir! How much shortcutting can I do on auto maintenance before I...

Super-straight hair

I spent many, many years straightening my naturally curly hair. Now, I am old and lazy and do not care. (Oh, also I am a poet!) Anyway, I do remember the relentless pursuit of a straight, glossy mane. I hear that the Way To Go these days is the Chi flat iron. So I was...

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