This guest post comes from Dessert Lover at Will Work For Dessert, a blog about a young woman’s career changing journey from finance to culinary arts.
With 18 shopping days left, are you prepared?  Perhaps you have some friends that you’re not quite too sure of what to get them.   We all know that it’s the little things that count, and quite frankly, they’re much better than a thoughtless gift card.  If you’re anything like me, you’re certainly trying to watch your pocketbook this year.  So I wanted to share …

Behind all wardrobes there are great pairs of jeans that anchor them.  I should actually say “most” because for my uncle Sam, he will wear nothing but corduroy.  I’m sure we all have a favorite pair of jeans that fit just right and look great with anything including last years ugly Christmas sweater from “Nanna”.  I have a few of them.  Unfortunately, it could have been many, but some have died in my possession and I was forced to donate them or throw them out.
The day your jeans die, you’re …

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. Are you ready for it? I have aggregated some of my favorite 2009 Black Friday articles around the web going into the busiest shopping day of the year. Let’s do this!

Do you remember two months ago when BestBuy.com mistakenly priced a $1700 52″ Samsung HDTV for $9.99?  Regardless if you did or did not, bargain hunters had first dibs at it.   The jury is still out whether anyone actually received a TV at that price, but you can imagine the sense of excitement that ensued once the info was leaked to the bargain hunting world.  Here’s the thing, situations like this present themselves all the time but usually stay within the bargain hunting community.  Does that mean you should join …

This will be the first Black Friday I will not be working on in four years.   To be frank, I’m  stoked!  Not because I’m going to do the whole wait in line and freeze my f’n ass off thingamajig, but because I get to sleep in!  If you don’t already know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and the busiest shopping day of the year.  Retailers lull you in with doorbusting sales, one day promos, and an occasional prize for early line goers.
Experiencing Black Friday can be quite hellish …