5 Things You Should Know When Looking for a New Apartment

  Searching for a new apartment isn’t always the most enjoyable of tasks, and in today’s competitive rental market, it can be difficult to lock down the ideal place without spending a fortune. If you’re soon headed out to canvas the neighborhoods in search of a new place, keep these apartment hunting strategies in mind.

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Black Women As Minimalists? The Next Needed Trend?

When I get something in my head to do, there is nothing that can stop me. I go all in. For the past twenty days, I’ve been on an Afro-minimalista journey. I’ve always known about minimalism, but my level of commitment to decluttering what was in my spirit, in my cupboards, and in my closets

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Edit Your Closet: Love It or Lose It!

By T. Espinoza If you’re anything like me, editing your wardrobe is a task that sounds easy in theory but the execution of it? Not so much. When it comes to my wardrobe, there’s always a thing or two that I just cannot let go of, so I find myself having to edit more often.

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From Hoarder to Semi-Minimalist – The Journey Begins

As a hoarder lover of all things beauty, I recently did an audit of my medicine cabinet, the cabinet under the sink and my vanity and….it was #toomuch! The overflow of product is literally out of control! I no longer have a medicine cabinet as it is full of half used products, products I tried

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4 Tools To Help You Organize Your Paperwork

It is not a secret. Organization is the cornerstone of any take-over-the-world-mission. And when it comes to taking care of your money matters like a grown and serious woman, this is especially true. Choosing the tools that you will need to embark on this mission and emerge victorious, though, can sometimes get confusing and overwhelming

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What to Do When Your Closet is Overflowing

Over the weekend I had brunch with two friends who are heavily into fashion. One is a designer and the other one is a stylist. Naturally, we started to talk about fashion, and then the conversation turned into the topic: how much is too much and what do you do with the clothes that you

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Time-Poor? Here Are 6 Places To Find More of It

I am always amazed by people in my circle that seem to commit to completing the goals they have set for themselves—whether it be becoming more healthy, working on their side-hustle, or returning to school as they juggle family and work obligations. I know a lot of us have big, juicy dreams but say that

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4 Questions to Ask Yourself To Stop Mindless Shopping: Shopping in My Closet Update Week 2

Good Afternoon Frugalistas, Last week, I promised that I would update you on the “Shopping In My Closet Challenge.” This week was definitely easier than last week.    I did not have the urge to shop until Friday. This past Friday, I left work early and found myself wandering the streets of my favorite shopping

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5 Steps To Remove Clutter Before The New Year

The Cost of Clutter Christmas Eve was earlier this week. I’m a procrastinator, so I left my house on Christmas Eve with several purchases to make. I live by a commercial area called Jamaica Avenue. Usually, Jamaica Avenue, like any other commercial district, is congested. But on Christmas Eve, I don’t know. I am not

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