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This week I spent 2 nearly full days in New York City. I love NY. It’s such a fast-paced, fun place to be.

I have one post up about Toy Fair, expect more this week, I have a ton of info to sort through. This video of a remote controlled Millennium Falcon though, has blown up on YouTube. Yes, the toy is awesome, but why are the At-At video, and the lightsaber video not getting any love??

Links to me:

I was 1 of 12 bloggers who weighed in on New vs.Used Cars. Surprisingly there were 12 various answers. If 12 personal finance bloggers can’t agree, I think there’s no real rules about what is right!

I posted at Consumerism Commentary this week about what to do with your tax refund, if you are getting one. We’ll be getting a few hundred dollars, which will go directly to our emergency fund.

Links I loved this week:

I don’t typically send out link love, since I’m so behind on reading lately, but I had to share these blog posts. If you are a blogger, these are MUST reads, if you aren’t it’s great insight into what it takes to be a blogger.

Loralee talks about selling yourself without being slimy, but really she is talking about having confidence in yourself, something I often find myself lacking, especially when it comes to blogging.

Megan discusses the Holy Grail of blogging: stats, and why they don’t really matter. As someone who tends to obsess think too much about stats, I found this to be extremely comforting.

What about you? What did you read or write this week that you want to share?

Kelly

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After the holidays is a fantastic time to buy holiday items, and necessities. You will find deals on everything from toys to gift wrap. You can also save a ton by shopping at stores that are discounted their already reduced merchandise. It may be a bit like a treasure hunt, but you can find things that are 70-90% off. Stores need this stuff GONE so they can make room for spring and summer wear.

My top 3 tips for after holiday shopping:

Make a list! So very important that you don’t impulse buy, you could save as much as 50% on your bill!
Buy what you NEED. If it’s not fulfilling a need it’s just more stuff, don’t clutter your life, it just leads to more spending.
If you are in debt (raises hand) shopping for deals is useless. You get more bang for your buck by paying off your debt. Dollar for dollar no discount will beat it.

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Kelly