Welcome to the 21st Century...

So I know Maggie wrote a little bit about me, but she was very kind to not tell all of you that I'm her technologically-challenged friend. Over the past decade of friendship, Margret has set-up my first email account, my Facebook page, Pinterest account, has written numerous letters of recommendation and edited many papers for my MBA - she's my go-to when it comes to technology and the latest trends. She's always encouraging me (and sometimes getting annoyed) by my lack of curiosity into the newest site.

That being said...I have made a new discovery. I realize that I'm 32 years old (whoops! 33...I just turned 33 this month - might need to come to grips with that)...but I just found online shopping. WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY!! NOT just online shopping...online deals!! It's amazing how much money you can save by shopping sites like Zulily, Groupon and Priceline (I'll be talking more about these sites throughout the blog). I'm a believer!! For example, I recently did my Spring cleaning and got rid of tons of clothes - you know the jeans that have holes in them (not cute, intentional holes), but just old, worn out holes and shirts that you tell yourself you are going to wear again when...you lose a few lbs or when it comes back in style or because the shirt is a memory...I've done this for years. Hence, the need to get rid of tons of clothes! That being said, I have been left without much of a spring wardrobe. I desperately turned to a site that Maggie had told me about ages ago...Zulily. It just so happened that they were having a sale on 7Seven jeans - I bought four pair!

I know this is a blog about financial strategy, but it's also about making smart decisions when making purchases - these jeans were only $20/each. Meaning that for the price of one pair of jeans in the store, I now have a new wardrobe of jeans (light pair, white capri pair, dark pair and one with "intentional" holes). If you have been in the dark like I have, I strongly encourage you to check it out! It will save you tons of money in the long-run and you will still be able to make some of those important purchases. The money that you save, you can actually save for that rainy day.