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Cheapskate diaries: In praise of the ukay ukay (thrift store)
I am not a fashionable person. 90% of my clothes are chosen due to their comfort and ability to come out of the laundry and not need to be ironed. My mother follows fashion a lot more than I do, telling us the trends of the month from her Vogue magazine (which I read for their food editorials). I work from home so 75% of the time I am in shorts, a loose shirt or wifebeater, and flip flops with with bits chewed off them because of my rabbits. That is to say I’m not entirely devoid caring about how I look. I believe in looking professional when conducting business. I…