Fashionable or Not? Chaco's Fashionable or Not?  is a fun little side feature I started last year on my blog as a way for me to occasionally talk about another enjoyment of mine, and that would be things related to fashion. If you're new to this feature, here are the other 5 posts I've done: Fashionable or Not? - Introduction Fashionable or Not? - Stitch Fix #1 Fashionable or Not? - Initials, Inc Fashionable or Not? - Fringe Trend Fashionable or Not? - Thred Up Now on to topic number 6, Chaco's. For those who may be unfamiliar, this is the brand of a popular EXPENSIVE trendy sandal. They typically range in price from $90 - $130, unless you can find them on sale and/or have a coupon. ( Refer back to my Introduction post for more on coupon resources that I always use ). Pretty pricey for some rubber and polyester. I'm NOT a fan. When my kids started school this past year, these shoes were all the rave among the teens! "All" the girls were ...

Fashionable or Not? ThredUp For this fifth installment of my Fashionable or Not? feature I'm going to share about about a clothing website I recently learned about. You may recall in my first Fashionable or Not? post I talked about how I rarely, if ever, purchase clothing, shoes and accessories at full price. I'm always looking for a coupon to use on top of a great sale price. Well this newest-to-me site is perfect! It's addicting. Be forewarned! A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine who lives in the southwest U.S. posted on Facebook about a website she frequently shopped online from called ThredUp with a 40% coupon code (I'll share that in a bit for ya'll). ThredUp  is an online consignment shop that resells "gently used" and/or "new with tags" name brand and designer clothing for women and children at up to 90% off cost. There's free shipping on orders over $70, otherwise a flat shipping rate of $5.99. There's a free re...

Fashionable or Not? Fringe Trend Today I want to talk about a fashion trend that I'm totally digging, though don't own any pieces currently. That is the trend of fringe. I've seen it everywhere - from purses, to shoes, to bathing suits, to tops and vests and dresses. Lots and lots of dangling pieces of fabric abound everywhere you look right now in stores and online. I don't really know what it is about fringe that draws me in so much. There are a few reasons that come to mind though. It reminds me of Springtime and Summer, those dangling strings are fun to run your fingers through, the bohemian chic style they typically have and just the way they blow in the breeze gives me this free feeling. The bottom line for me is that I absolutely must add some fringe items to my wardrobe. Here's a few styles I've got my eye on. Fringe Shoes:   In order as shown:  1. Minnetonka Ashley wedge: comes in 3 colors, and retails for $64.95 2. Minnetonka Mo...

Fashionable or Not? Initials, Inc. Today I want to share about bags and purses. And not just any bags or purses. Specifically a company called Initials, Inc . Perhaps you haven't heard of them. They've been around for only 10 years so they are relatively new. I was fairly new to them as well until a friend I connect with on Facebook, who lives in another state, began selling Initials, Inc about 3 years ago. I sporadically would look at her posts and such but never really had much interest in purchasing any. That is until she posted a "hostess bonus" that caught my eye and I couldn't pass it up in January. When I get an idea in my head I jump ALL in - forget the consequences or ramifications of the idea. So I told her, "SIGN ME UP FOR A FACEBOOK PARTY"!!! Weeelllll.....I didn't qualify for the hostess bonus that was offered that month (the show had to be a minimum of $550 in sales) but I did get some awesome "Last Call" items, i...

Fashionable or Not? Stitch Fix #1 For this post I'm going to share with ya'll my first experience with Stitch Fix . I had read about and seen a few people I personally know talk about wanting to try it. The concept appealed to me but not having anyone I KNOW personally having tried it, I wasn't sure how it would go. I'm willing to try (almost) anything once.  Remember in my first Fashionable or Not?   post I talked about how I won't buy anything (clothes, shoes, accessories) unless it's on sale, I have a coupon or both? Well....remember this standard of mine because I will come back to it. For those who have no clue what Stitch Fix is about, let me give you the basics: ~ Step One: fill out a pretty detailed questionaire on what your sizes, favorite colors, favorite styles, etc... are. ~ Step Two: set up when you want your first fix to arrive. You will be charged a fee of $20 when the package ships out to you. This is the fee to use the se...

Welcome to my new feature, Fashionable or Not? , at Words Fueled by Love!  Second to my love of books (which is the sole purpose and use of this blog) is my love of finding clothes at a reasonable price. I often tell people that I try to avoid making a purchase for any clothes, shoes or accessories (and many other things but for the purpose of this feature we will stick with those categories) unless I can find it on sale, use a coupon or both. Basically, I hate paying full price!  I have a friend who taught me the art (and yes, it is an art) to shopping the sales racks. Ever since then, my eyes were opened. If I can't get it on sale or use a coupon then I don't buy it. If I'm shopping online and shipping isn't free or $5 or less, then I don't shop there. A girl on a budget has to have standards, yall! For this first post in addition to introducing this new feature, I'm going to talk about 2 of my favorite ways to get coupons/discounts and a couple...