Fashion Cents

-Sign up for e-mail alerts at your fav stores- New York & Co, Bath & Body Works, Kohls, JCPenney, ect. They will let you know when they are having a good sale and also send you great coupons. But be warned- they will send you e-mail pretty much everyday!

-I use this website- http://www.coupons.com for groceries, cosmetics, glade candles, and that type of thing. They are always adding new things, so I usually check it once a week before I go to the grocery store.

-I go to Ebay to buy printable coupons for under $2.00. My favorite one is Kohls. Usually you can get 20, $5 off coupons for about $2.00. They will send them straight to your e-mail and you can print them from there. Now, when you go to Kohls to use them, you are only supposed to have one, so be careful that you don't get caught using multiple coupons. Go to a different cashier or spread them out on different days.

-I go to http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=708251 for 15% JCP coupons.

-My all time favorite website for printable coupons is http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/ It's amazing, there are so many stores, and they are constantly being updated with the latest coupons. You can browse all of them or type your store in the search.

I hope these tips help you. If you know of any other good websites to go to for printable coupons, feel free to leave me a comment!

Old Navy. I had a $10 off $50 coupon I got in the mail. Also, if you "like" them on facebook, you can print out coupons all the time. I do not have an old navy credit card. I feel like it's hit or miss there. There's not always something that I love, like at other stores. I only bought two things, and I did not reach $50, but I was with my mom and so we combined our purchases to get the $10 off. Here's what I bought:

The pink scoop neck top was $12.50. It made me look very boobilicious, so if I would wear it out, especially to work, I would wear a black cami under it. The black tank was on clearance for $6.99. It's very silkie and has cute lace detailing on the shoulders. This would look really nice with the aqua tank I bought from JCP last week.

After that, I had $10 in KOHLS cash that I needed to spend. I earned this for spending over $50 at kohls the last time I was there. I bought some bathroom rugs and a picture that I'm not going to show you lol. I also still had my 20% off mailer that was still good. Here's what I bought this time:

The blue top is by SO... and it was in the Jrs section. Kohls Jrs run really small, so I had to get it in an extra large. I'm usually a medium or large in other stores. It was on clearance for $5.50. Great for a simple work look with black pants or black capris. You could jazz it up with some jewelry. The green cami is the exact same one I got last week in orange. It was on clearance for $4.00 and I couldn't pass it up. It came in another nice color.

Ok....the boots. They are by Mudd and they were $45. When it comes to cute boots, I will spend up to $50.00. These are so perfect because I could wear them with leggings, skinny jeans, or bootcut jeans. They have almost a cowboy boot look to them, but in an edgy way. Now...the reason I love them the most is because they have a SMALL HEEL. I am 5'10 and I can not walk in anything over about an inch and a half. These were perfect, so comfortable, and I could wear them in fall or winter. They also came in light brown. Also, I know that they run out of sizes super fast. I bought them on my KOHLS charge, so if I happen to change my mind about them, which I don't think I will, I can take them back. I just couldn't pass them up.

So with my kohls cash and 20% off, I spent only $50 for everything. Oh, I also got a small painting that was $13, and still only paid $50 for all 4 items.

My next purchase should be coming in the mail soon. I can not wait to show you!!

First I went to J.C.Penny. I had a $10 off $25 coupon that I got in the mail. These are the two things I bought that day:

The pink and white striped shirt is actually a thin sweatshirt material. Really comfortable, it will be great for fall. It is in the Juniors dept and it's the brand Energie. It was $17.99. I still needed to reach $25 so that I could get the $10 off. So then I found the short sweater and it was on clearance for $11.99. So I did go over my $25 coupon, but I thought this was a good price for the sweater, especially since I'll be able to wear it to work. It's also in the Jrs dept and it's from the brand Take Out.

A few days later my mom and I had a 20% off KOHLS coupon. You get these if you have the KOHLS credit card. Like I said in my previous posts, if you shop and KOHLS or JCP often, I would highly recommend getting their credit card. I get so many fabulous deals and coupons. This one was in the mailer. You could get 15, 20, or 30% off. You would be surprised how often you get the 30! These are the items I bought:

The first one was in the misses and it's the ELLE must have cami in Chrysanthm. It is such a pretty color for summer or fall. You could wear just about any basic color cardigan on top of this- black, tan, white, or brown. This shirt was on clearance for $4.00!!! Originally $20! I did good with this one.

The grey one if from the Jrs section. It's by the brand SO...It's another piece that's great for fall. I could definitely wear this one to work with just about any color cami. It is so soft and I love the knitted look of it. It was originally $36.00 and I got it on sale for $19.99. That's pretty high on my price point, but since it was a nice cardigan and I had the 20% off, I thought it was worth it. I rarely buy any one piece of clothing for over $20, unless it's jeans or work pants.

When I went to check out, they gave me an additional 10% off my purchases because of a friends and family sale! So I received 30% off of my purchases!

So the next week I got TWO awesome JCP coupons in the mail. I got a $15 off $15 because I have their platinum credit card- that means I spent over $1000 at JCP the first year I had their credit card. I randomly get these great coupons a few times per year. I also get many $10 of $10 for spending a certain amount of money each month using the credit card. On top of that, I got another mailer for $10 off $25. If you have more than one coupon, and they won't let you use both, a great way to use both the savings is to do 2 separate transactions. That's what I did for this.

This is Nicole by Nicole Miller. She has her own section in the store. I bought the cardigan in the teal color, but the blue was great too! It was $18.00, but since I had my coupon, I only paid $3.00!!! This would look really cute with a white tank and a black casual skirt. Or with jeans too.

My 2nd transaction was:

The cami was on clearance for $8.99. It's very flowy and would look great with a black or red cardigan on top. It's from Passport and it was originally $30. The jewelry are both the brand MIXIT. The bracelets were on clearance for $3.00 and necklace was on sale for $13.99.

It's a pretty basic necklace, but the fun knots make it interesting. So altogether I paid $18.00 for my 2nd transaction.

I feel like I have SO much more to tell you, but I realize this is getting rather long. I'll have to save it for another day. I really enjoy doing this, it's a great hobby for me, and I hope you'll leave me a comment and tell me what you think of my purchases! Thanks for reading :)

Again, the theme of my blog is fashion on a budget. I ALWAYS try to get the best deals when I'm shopping, and I'll try to get those deals to you as well! I'll post coupon codes and great places to find on-line printable coupons for the things I buy. I'm a big shopper and I'm always getting new things.

I hope enjoy what you see here, and if you would like to see something, let me know! Thanks for reading!