When it comes to bargain shopping there are 5 places I could honestly tell you that I frequent a lot. I actually have more than that, maybe about 10 places to bargain shop but I’m only going to share with you the 5 places I mostly go to for bargain shopping.
CATO – I’ve only discovered CATO about 2 years ago actually. Before that, whenever I saw the commercials featuring beautiful dresses and tops I thought they were expensive. The first time I visited the store inside a mall I was surprised how reasonable the prices are. I could walk …read more

I found this brown floral/retro polka-dot dress from CATO a few days ago day. I couldn’t put the dress down. The prints are kinda bold, but surprisingly. I like it. The polka-dot belt on the empire waist is in ruching.
I wore it with my brown wedge the other day. Sorry, no pictures yet. Some other time . Anyway, it was on sale for $14.99. I figured the brown would go nicely with Fall.
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I don’t know what has gotten into me lately but for some reason I can’t stop thinking about yellow. This coming from a bargain fashionista who vowed never to wear yellow in her lifetime. I used to have a picture of the ’80s in my head whenever I thought about yellow..LOL. Like I said, now I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m drawn to the damn color every time I go shopping. So of course when I saw this yellow square neck tunic with a cord belt the goes around the back I was attracted to it. It didn’t …read more

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I found this green floral print ruched tee from CATO on sale for $7.99. You can never have enough tees for the Summer right? The floral print is beautiful and the ruched sides are just added bonus. There’s a keyhole-tie on the back for another cute detail . Very pretty. I’ve already worn it with jeans which I will show you later this week. I’m sure I’ll be pairing it with shorts and skirts as well.

This JW Purple Wrap-Tie Waist Blouse used to be $19.99. AAFES(military department store) had it on sale with 75% off yellow ticket PLUS another 20% off at the register so I ended up paying only $4. OH MY Holy Sale!

Sure why not? So what if it’s Fall. Once I tell you the prices, you’ll surely pat my back . Well, I’m thinking I could wear the tops this Fall too, and then transition them into Spring and Summer. How so? With a blazer/jacket/coat/shrug over the tops, respectively. Here, let me show you.

Teal and Orange colors. I like to get 2 or more of the same thing in different colors. that’s my quirkiness, I suppose. Used to be $11.99 each but were on sale for $1.99 each. Hello! Ruffled v-neck trim and hem. You could see blazer/jacket/coat/shrug over ‘em …read more

I wanted to look chic yet comfy. I didn’t want to look like I was trying too hard to portray a “stylish” Mommy. Yah know. When you are, you just are. No need to wear too much stuff to make a statement. So I opted for an olive green skirt(Goody’s), flower print blue top with sash belt(CATO) and a white kitten heeled sandals(PAYLESS). For accessories, I just wore my rings, silver hoop earrings and of course my black mock croc purse.

When I saw this single strand long brown tones beaded necklace from my last CATO shopping spree where I bought a blue floral top and brown floral smoked tube top, I knew I had to have it and I knew exactly what to wear along with it. Like Sasha, I sometimes build my ensembles starting from a particular accessory. It’s so much fun, you should try it too sometimes . I wore my brown polka-dot wrap dress with a white skin tight cami underneath since I wore it for Church today. I had to keep the twins obscure …read more

I’m really starting to like CATO a lot. I’ve bought a lot of stylish clothes from there lately in very affordable prices might I add. First was the white cropped pants which I bought for only $12.99, the white eyelet summer dress which was on sale for $13.99, and then the dark blue MOD fitted blouse for only $7.99. Now here’s another one(among others) I dug out of their clearance rack the other day. This brown floral smocked tube top that actually ties on the back was only $4.99. I wore this yesterday and I felt so pretty …read more

I’m getting ready for Fall season as I intimated in the TJ Maxx Fall Guide post the other day. I’m also trying to build up my blouses collection to coincide with building up my trouser selections as evident in the black pinstriped and tan brown pants I’ve bought recently. This dark blue color MOD cuffed-button sleeves fitted blouse is from CATO that I found last Friday on sale for only $6.99. As soon as I saw the color I prayed that it was in my size. It is, woohooo. I love it. My husband said I look good …read more