Dollar stores - xoJane

The Five Dollar Face: Get A Full Face Of Makeup At The Dollar Store

Kristine Rose — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:00 -0400

While in Sephora and Duane Reade you have a pretty good handle on what to expect, the Dollar Store is delightfully mysterious.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store: It's Finally Over, And This Is What I've Learned

Courtney Kocak — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400

I've learned that tracking expenses in an Excel spreadsheet makes my OCD flare, making lemonade out of lemons that are about to expire is not for the weary, and my life is not a laboratory experiment that I want to exact rules on.

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK THIRTEEN: Seven Days Of Fun & Free Activities

Courtney Kocak — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 -0400

I challenged myself to do at least one "Fun & Free" activity every day this week to bust my slump -– like a challenge within a challenge.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store, WEEK ELEVEN: A Dollar-Store Recipe Bonanza!

Courtney Kocak — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400

What do you eat when you're trying to shop exclusively at the dollar store? You're about to find out.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store, WEEK TEN: My Hygiene Might Be Starting to Suffer

Courtney Kocak — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500

My food used to emerge pre-prepared from cellophane and go down the hatch in one fell swoop. Now I let the dishes stack up until the last possible moment and towards the end I wind up eating cereal out of Tupperware with a coffee spoon.

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK NINE: A Remedy For Self-Pity

Courtney Kocak — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0500

So how does one regain perspective after melting down over a shoe?

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK EIGHT: Ebb and Flow

Courtney Kocak — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:30:00 -0500

It’s a law of motion: As soon as you say out loud –- or worse yet, put in print -– how positive life has been treating you, that tide will surely change.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store, WEEK SEVEN: I'm Halfway Done With This Project And Happier Than I've Ever Been

Courtney Kocak — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0500

This week, for the first time on this project, I ran out of tampons -– not a product you want to cut corners on.

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK FIVE: Home For The Holidays

Courtney Kocak — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:30:00 -0500

A whopping 35% of my discretionary spending has been on dog-related necessities since the launch of this challenge, but it’s one thing I truly feel is worth every penny.

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK FOUR: Buying Christmas Presents For 11 People On A Serious Budget

Courtney Kocak — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

At this point, I’m a Picasso sketch of my former self. It’s grim -- I’m basically down to a big nose and a tweaked out left eye. I’m just hoping my family recognizes me when they scoop me up from the airport.

99 Days At The 99¢ Store, WEEK THREE: I Threw A Dinner Party I Don't Entirely Remember

Courtney Kocak — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

My boyfriend's been a saint. But on this particular shopping excursion, my 99¢ OCD was driving him up a wall -- I could tell, he could tell, we didn’t really need to talk about it.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store, WEEK TWO: Cory Booker Is Biting My Style

Courtney Kocak — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500

No matter how many days I restrict my spending, I won’t be able to fathom how the depths of real poverty must feel.

99 Days at the 99¢ Store: THE FIRST WEEK

Courtney Kocak — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

Even during this first week, I’ve had to suppress some yearning I would have otherwise caved to, but, surprisingly, the act of denial leaves me more energized than the purchase would have.

The 99¢ Only Store is 100% Awesome

Jenny — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:21 -0500

Join me as we enter a world of off-brand hilarity (and actual bargains!) at my local 99¢ Only store.