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SMS, the real name for what we usually call text messaging, is something that most of us use now and then. Some of us use it daily. This may be changing for people who have smartphones and who can use email, IM and mobile social networking to communicate instead of using SMS. Each person uses [...]

People spend a fortune on their weddings. Many people end up regretting spending so much money. That’s because they get suckered into spending more than they wanted to by savvy salesmen who know that you’re open to paying a pretty penny to make this day special.
Follow these tips to avoid getting oversold on wedding supplies [...]

I am one of those girls who really loves to wear dresses. I am also one of those girls who likes to get new clothes frequently because I like to always have a different look. So imagine my surprise when a friend said to me the other day:
“Your dress looks really cute. But I have [...]

I was sitting at my home bar sipping an iced tea when Oprah appeared on the television.  Her guest for the day was Simon Cowell and they opened the show with a discussion on his latest discovery, Susan Boyle.  I couldn’t believe my eyes when they cut away to a clip of a frumpy, forty-eight [...]

If you’re in the market for furniture for your cat then you should look at spending a little bit of cash on the purchase. You will find a lot of different options across a broad spectrum of prices when you’re looking at cat furniture but if you look closely then you’ll also find that only [...]

The key to saving money is knowing the right areas to save and the areas that aren’t worth trying to create savings. One important part of this is learning to determine whether it’s worth the value to buy items in bulk or whether it makes more sense to buy smaller amounts.
Some of the items that [...]

A few years ago my boss had a baby and she received a Soho baby bedding set.  Her nursery looked so sparkling and comfy and I loved the details of the bedding.  When I found out we were having a baby I called my boss and asked her about the set.  She had since gotten [...]

You have to be really careful when preparing to bring a pet into a home with children, or vice versa.  I personally know people whose dogs have bitten their toddlers so badly that they had to be taken to the hospital.  So the first thing that you definitely need to do is establish boundaries for [...]

I adore antique jewelry, but sometimes it can be hard to find — and expensive to buy.  Here are some tips for finding antique jewelry, preferably at a good price.

Avoid the usual suspects.  Jewelry stores, even antique jewelry stores, tend to mark up their prices considerably.  You are paying for their name and their specialty [...]

If you are getting married and you have decided to do all the planning yourself, you want to make sure that you get everything done ahead of time, so that you aren’t scrambling the day before the wedding making party favors or still deciding on your bouquet.  Fortunately two of the most important elements of [...]