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How can you live a fabulous life if you can’t afford to get out town?  The answer is you can’t!  But, don’t worry I’ve collected a couple of very effective strategies for saving money when you travel.  And these aren’t those tips the talk shows tell you about.  Do you really think a hotel will [...]

You could say I’m cheap, but I prefer monetarily efficient.  But I’m not “cheap” in every category.  I like to buy ridiculously overpriced jean shorts from J.Crew and $100 leather pumps from Dillard’s.   So, I have to allow for such small extravagances by being monetarily efficient in other areas.   Household items are a perfect category [...]

I have a long list of pet peeves.  This list has several sub-lists.  One of the sub-lists is titled, Tama-Lea’s Home Decoration Pet Peeves.  The second item on this list is white walls.  First on this list is forest green and burgundy as a color scheme.  Puke.  Anyway, I hate white walls.  I find them [...]

Way before it was cool to recycle I always thought re-using items just made sense.  If you ask me what is the ultimate money saver, I would say it is not buying anything in the first place.  This is a mantra that comes into play in my life often.  I want a fabulous home with all [...]

It’s July and although you are not thinking about 2011 just yet, the calendar manufacturers are.  Who aspires to be a calendar manufacturer anyway?  Regardless, trying to sell 2010 calendar half way through the year is like selling a poopy flavored lollypop…am I right here?  Nobody wants one!  But YOU do!!!  The old calendar that [...]

My mom taught me a thrifty trick when I used to compete in talent shows.  Instead of buying expensive silver tap shoes, she took my crappy old tan ones and applied a coat or two of $2 silver spray paint! Voila…instant twinkle toes!  Since then I have spray painted more shoes, belts, earrings and a [...]