By Erica Fehrman

Black Friday scares me. Last year I stood in line at Kohl's and entered on the stroke of midnight. All the people rushed in and I crowd surfed to the back of the store and stared wide-mouthed as carts with ten fleece blankets and five food processors careened past me. Perhaps, I thought, perha...
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By Erin Oltmanns

Wondering what cool products and gadgets are going to be the hit of the new school year?
Tune into CBS’s daytime emmy-nominated talk show, The Talk on Friday, August 3rd to hear get the low-down on the hottest back to school items from lifestyle expert Chi-Lan Lieu.
Haven’t caught The ...
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By Erin Oltmanns

I am the worst at shopping for clothes. Without a detailed list I can’t remember what I need. Hence my closet full of black t-shirts. (They go with everything!)
This problem is compounded when I’m shopping for my wee children because just when I get their sizes burned into my brain, they hit ...
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By Erin Oltmanns

Last month I shared my plan for a wardrobe update on a budget. Since I had a vacation planned with my husband for late April and I had some money squirreled away, it seemed like a good time to start making a few purchases.
Since I work from home, my first priority was to spruce up my everyday wea...
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By Carina

It's been 5 years since the heart of downtown Salt Lake City went under construction to build a brand new retail, living, and education center known as City Creek. As a long time Utahn, I was sad to say goodbye to the old ZCMI and Crossroads Plaza malls. I'm sure the construction workers had to ...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

I love it when someone shares a new tech tool with me. So, let me return the favor - Amy's App of the Week!
ShopSavvy -- A bar code and QR code reader -- it's FREE -- and it saves me money! How? ShopSavvy saves me from my impulse buying when I see "SALE" items in a store.
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By Amy Allen Johnson

It''s never too early to decorate for Valentine's Day! If Christmas can have more than 30 days of attention, a holiday about love should get equal treatment in my book. Love FromChloe has an adorable felt heart garland in her etsy shop. AND she's used old sweaters.
Now, to find me an extr...
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By Erin Oltmanns

Holiday shopping making you feel a bit ho-hum? Well, get ready because we’ve got something to add a little sparkle to your holiday season—50% off jewelry from JewelMint.
JewelMint offers the latest jewelry trends for every style. Do you love classic, feminine jewelry or have a more bohemian e...
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By Rachael Herrscher

Thank you to everyone that entered, the winners are: Jenn Lawing and twelve30. Congratulations!
I've got lots of shopping left for everyone on my list and Target is no doubt one of the stores I'll be frequenting this week to begin my belated shopping. Word on the street is that they have ...
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By Erin Oltmanns

The Today’s Mama staff has pooled our collective shopping experience to bring you a mama-tested holiday gift guide for teens.
For Your Teen Who Likes to Tag Things: Wall Art Sketch Pad. Let them get all of their creative (and destructive) energy out on some nice paper instead of a nice building...
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