Comments on: Tip #19: Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:45:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: 30 Tips That Can Save Your Money This Month http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-122004 30 Tips That Can Save Your Money This Month Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:23:57 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-122004 [...] Buy generic for the stuff you don’t care about Tip #18: No Christmas gifts this year Tip #19: Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour Tip #20: Change the date of Christmas Tip #21: Save thousands by pre-paying your debt Tip #22: [...] [...] Buy generic for the stuff you don’t care about Tip #18: No Christmas gifts this year Tip #19: Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour Tip #20: Change the date of Christmas Tip #21: Save thousands by pre-paying your debt Tip #22: [...]

]]> By: designerinny http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-96041 designerinny Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:43:37 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-96041 Great posts..I thought I'd share a super super super industry secret. You can easily save 75% off NEW clothes IN season by simply contacting your favorite fashion designers. This isn't a scam, I work at a fashion designer in New York and a large chunk of our income comes from personal orders. You might have a hard time getting big namers out there like Marc Jacobs, but there are a handful of extremely talented young designers that haven't reached that level yet, so they rely on personal orders to 1) Get income 2) Keep their factories happy. Many factories require minimum orders to get great prices. The more orders a designer gets, the more orders they can put in for the factories, the better it is for them. So simply find a contact information for a designer you like (for example, an email or number on a website). Let them know you are a huge fan and would like to order a few things directly from them because you live in an area where they aren't stocked, or pieces you love weren't purchased for the store or you're traveling a lot..etc. Build a relationship. Most store markups are about 2.5-2.8x wholesale costs. While there might be some slight markup costs, you would usually never pay full retail if you buy directly from the designer as a personal order. All our personal orders are given them same prices as stores. Great posts..I thought I’d share a super super super industry secret.

You can easily save 75% off NEW clothes IN season by simply contacting your favorite fashion designers.

This isn’t a scam, I work at a fashion designer in New York and a large chunk of our income comes from personal orders. You might have a hard time getting big namers out there like Marc Jacobs, but there are a handful of extremely talented young designers that haven’t reached that level yet, so they rely on personal orders to

1) Get income
2) Keep their factories happy. Many factories require minimum orders to get great prices. The more orders a designer gets, the more orders they can put in for the factories, the better it is for them.

So simply find a contact information for a designer you like (for example, an email or number on a website). Let them know you are a huge fan and would like to order a few things directly from them because you live in an area where they aren’t stocked, or pieces you love weren’t purchased for the store or you’re traveling a lot..etc.

Build a relationship.

Most store markups are about 2.5-2.8x wholesale costs. While there might be some slight markup costs, you would usually never pay full retail if you buy directly from the designer as a personal order. All our personal orders are given them same prices as stores.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-95496 Suzanne Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:42:16 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-95496 Ramit, I like these tips and thought I'd just say it. Susan, great post. Many are things I am already doing, or am in the process of exploring, but I did find your post a good read. For the people who posted the negative stuff, get over yourselves. If you want a site that offers tips to people who are only like you, then keep living in your closed-minded world. Otherwise, learn to appreciate the differences of what you read online and how it would work (or not) for you. The real value of increasing our knowledge comes not from seeking knowledge solely to reaffirm our beliefs, to reinforce what we do, etc., but rather because we want to learn about it all and then grow ourselves to see if/how the idea can apply to us. Ramit, I like these tips and thought I’d just say it. Susan, great post. Many are things I am already doing, or am in the process of exploring, but I did find your post a good read.

For the people who posted the negative stuff, get over yourselves. If you want a site that offers tips to people who are only like you, then keep living in your closed-minded world.

Otherwise, learn to appreciate the differences of what you read online and how it would work (or not) for you.

The real value of increasing our knowledge comes not from seeking knowledge solely to reaffirm our beliefs, to reinforce what we do, etc., but rather because we want to learn about it all and then grow ourselves to see if/how the idea can apply to us.

]]> By: Dangerman http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-87889 Dangerman Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:10:23 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-87889 "going to Nordstrom Rack... That was back when I was... living off of food stamps" So you shop at Nordstom while accepting welfare? Talk about entitlement. “going to Nordstrom Rack… That was back when I was… living off of food stamps”

So you shop at Nordstom while accepting welfare? Talk about entitlement.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-86129 Sarah Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:41:18 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-86129 I second the tip from the post regarding CSAs. We've priced up our local CSAs and found that a box full of fresh, local, and often organic food can be delivered to a location that's convenient for pick up or sometimes even delivered straight to our door for less than what we would pay for the equivilent ruck load of food at the grocery store. When you join a CSA you almost always join for 6 or 12 months and pay up front. It hurts at first but it feels like free food for the rest of the year (or half year). The farmers use the money you pay up front to buy the supplies they need for the crop you'll reap as a result of becoming a CSA member. And no, CSAs do not require you to work on the farm as part of the payment. If your box is too big for you (as a single person or couple) consider sharing it with a friend who can split the already reasonable cost with you. Its easy to search for your local CSAs (Community Sponsored Agriculture), local food producers (both produce and meats), co-ops and groceries with locally grown foods, and farmers markets with Local Harvest - http://www.localharvest.org I second the tip from the post regarding CSAs. We’ve priced up our local CSAs and found that a box full of fresh, local, and often organic food can be delivered to a location that’s convenient for pick up or sometimes even delivered straight to our door for less than what we would pay for the equivilent ruck load of food at the grocery store.

When you join a CSA you almost always join for 6 or 12 months and pay up front. It hurts at first but it feels like free food for the rest of the year (or half year). The farmers use the money you pay up front to buy the supplies they need for the crop you’ll reap as a result of becoming a CSA member. And no, CSAs do not require you to work on the farm as part of the payment. If your box is too big for you (as a single person or couple) consider sharing it with a friend who can split the already reasonable cost with you.

Its easy to search for your local CSAs (Community Sponsored Agriculture), local food producers (both produce and meats), co-ops and groceries with locally grown foods, and farmers markets with Local Harvest – http://www.localharvest.org

]]> By: lars. another one. « mo in rho http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-84687 lars. another one. « mo in rho Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:19:13 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-84687 [...] 23:  Tips to save money on clothes, home goods, pet stuff…  I especially liked the ShopItToMe and Etsy [...] [...] 23:  Tips to save money on clothes, home goods, pet stuff…  I especially liked the ShopItToMe and Etsy [...]

]]> By: Save Money during the Recession | Sassy Women http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-83474 Save Money during the Recession | Sassy Women Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:04:52 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-83474 [...] Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour [...] [...] Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour [...]

]]> By: caitlyn http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-82929 caitlyn Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-82929 There's a lot of slamming on this post for it not being frugel enough. I'd like to chime in and say that I really appreciated it! Sure, we can all live like Monks and have a cheapskate off, but I'm not interested in this. What I like most about Ramit's blog is that he keeps persepective about the balance between saving money and having a life. Its not all or nothing-- every one has different priorities. For me, a 20-something dink, this is great. I enjoy nice clothing from time to time. That doesn't mean I have to pay retail though! Thank you for the helpful post! I'd love to see more guest posts on how to save money from a female's perspective. Our clothing is more complicated and our maintaince is more expensive-- I feel like there are some great tips out there that I'm missing! There’s a lot of slamming on this post for it not being frugel enough. I’d like to chime in and say that I really appreciated it! Sure, we can all live like Monks and have a cheapskate off, but I’m not interested in this. What I like most about Ramit’s blog is that he keeps persepective about the balance between saving money and having a life. Its not all or nothing– every one has different priorities.

For me, a 20-something dink, this is great. I enjoy nice clothing from time to time. That doesn’t mean I have to pay retail though! Thank you for the helpful post! I’d love to see more guest posts on how to save money from a female’s perspective. Our clothing is more complicated and our maintaince is more expensive– I feel like there are some great tips out there that I’m missing!

]]> By: Bunting http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-82922 Bunting Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-82922 "I have under $500 to spend on clothing for my ENTIRE FAMILY for the ENTIRE YEAR - that includes all underwear, all pants, all shirts, all shoes, all socks, all winter boots, and all coats. For everyone. Forgive me while I roll my eyes at your "frugality"." Maybe if you ditched your internet connection, that would free up more money for the clothing budget. Just saying. “I have under $500 to spend on clothing for my ENTIRE FAMILY for the ENTIRE YEAR – that includes all underwear, all pants, all shirts, all shoes, all socks, all winter boots, and all coats. For everyone. Forgive me while I roll my eyes at your “frugality”.”

Maybe if you ditched your internet connection, that would free up more money for the clothing budget. Just saying.

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-82897 Ramit Sethi Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:59:20 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/save-money-eat-well-and-look-hot-in-less-than-an-hour#comment-82897 Yep, the feeling of entitlement online never fails to me amaze me. Yep, the feeling of entitlement online never fails to me amaze me.

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