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I first went to college straight out of High School. This is the case with many graduates ready to start a new life and further their education. While society puts pressure on graduates to go directly to college and graduate with their peers, I see many people on a daily basis struggle with motivation which [...]

The Penny Saver is out now! Download your copy! We have been working really hard to put this together and fill it with great images and articles!

Since my second to last semester at college has begun, I’ve been super busy. Trying to hold down all of my websites, while keeping my grades up is not an easy task. I’ve been working hard though! The Penny Saver will be released tonight, and I’ve been working on adding tons of new features to [...]

Below are my picks of my favorite iPhone apps. Most of them are free, and the rest are dirt cheap! These are must-haves for anyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch who is in to social networking or design. Click on it’s icon to download from the app store! 1. Hipstamatic : Such a great iPhone app! When [...]

I just recently got an iPhone, and I had the hardest time figuring out how to fully sync my iPhone calendar with Microsoft Outlook. After hours of searching with no result, I took matters into my own hands. Many people want to capitalize on people’s problems with this by offering pricey apps that fix the problem. [...]

Today was such a strange day. I started out working in the salon on some design work. I got sick mid-day and had to leave and run errands. Not only did it storm its ass off, but there were three majorly huge car wrecks. I don’t believe in the stigma behind Friday 13th, but I [...]

I keep hearing people around me saying, “Is it August already?!” Well duh, of course it is. This summer feels like it’s been so long. The days have been dragging on, and it’s getting closer to school starting. I’m looking forward to finishing up my last two semesters of school, but I’m really ready for [...]

A couple years back, Robert and I heard some talk about $9 prescription glasses. I was very skeptical, because aren’t glasses supposed to be like $300?! Of course, high-quality designer frames are that much, but Robert and I decided to try it out. We went to Zenni Optical’s website, but I had some reservations. All you [...]

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Thriftshoppin has been on a little hiatus while we revamped the design. We’re back now and better than ever with tons of new features being planned! More inforemation coming tomorrow!

I’m wanting to really clean the house real good and take tons of photos to show you all our little thrifty dwelling, but I don’t have time right now so here’s a photo of our kitchen for now. It’s the gaudiest place in the house so we’ll start with that!

Here are a few photos from my lovely inspiring vacation! I had a great time, we went to Iowa City & LeClaire, IA. It was actually a very good time. My entire goal for the trip was to get inspired and relax. Also, I wanted to find some fabulous thrift. I did all of the [...]

Ahh, I just got back from my beautiful thrifty vacation! Robert and I were exhausted by the end, but topped it off with a nice cherry sour martini! It was much-needed! Our vacation started with a trip to the casino boats to try to win some extra money for the rest of the weekend. We [...]

Today I’m participating in I Heart Blogs , from Stylishkidsinriot.com. So here is a list of my favorite blogs that you should check out. 1. The Starving Stylist . This bloggers has amazing style and is always going to fabulous events and choosing great style over eating and rent! 2. The Style Rookie . This blog is written by a young [...]

Lately, I’ve been starving for some inspiration. I’ve been turning to fashion documentaries to gain some inspiration, and the following is a list of my favorite ones so far. Most of these documentaries are available on Netflix, and some you can watch instantly on your computer. 1. Valentino – The Last Emperor This documentary was absolutely fabulous. [...]

My trip to Iowa city was actually a lot of fun! I wasn’t able to liveblog from my Blackberry, because for some reason the Wordpress application is a sucky piece of crap. Anyways, we stopped 3 times for a Starbucks, so needless to say the whole time I had to use the restrooms. Other than that, [...]

Today I’m going to Iowa city with my friends Donna and Curtis. They are taking me around to some thrift shops and health food stores in Iowa City. I’m really excited to get out of my bland little city and go somewhere else. Iowa City seems like a strange place to go and get inspired, [...]