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Thrifty Wife Happy Life

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10 Best Purchases of 2024

January 9, 2025 by Katie H.

10 Best Purcahses of 2024

Happy New Year, everyone! I’m excited to start sharing new content this year. I’ll be taking things slowly this month as I ease back into the groove. To kick off the year here on the blog, I thought I’d start with a post about my best purchases of 2024!

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Where I Buy The Best Petite Jeans

January 19, 2023 by Katie H.

3 petite jeans

I am often asked by my followers on Instagram where I buy my jeans. The answer is that I buy my jeans everywhere. No store is off-limits for me. However, in the last couple of years, I have changed the way I shop for jeans. I am 5’1, so I am always on the hunt for jeans that will fit my short legs. That’s why today I want to share with you some of the stores where I have found the best petite jeans for the best price.

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Filed in: Affordable Fashion, Shopping, Uncategorized • by Katie H. • 6 Comments

10 Holiday Shopping Budget Tips to Help You Save Money

November 9, 2022 by Katie H.

Holiday shopping

It’s November, which means that the holiday shopping season is officially here. I don’t know about you, but I feel like the holiday sales start earlier and earlier each year. I’m not going to lie, it can be overwhelming sometimes. As a budget shopper always looking for a good deal, it can be hard to not shop every sale that comes my way. This is why I want to share some of my holiday shopping budget tips to help you stay on track with your spending this holiday season!

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3 Mom Wardrobe Essentials from Stitch Fix Free Style

October 27, 2022 by Katie H.

Try on

In my style journey over the last decade, one thing that I have learned is that building a wardrobe on a budget is all about creating a closet full of versatile clothes that you love. It’s about quality over quantity. The more clothes that you love and can wear in different ways, the less you will want to shop. This is why I have been loving Stitch Fix! It’s the perfect way to add those quality versatile pieces to your wardrobe that you will want to wear year after year. Today I want to share my latest Stitch Fix Freestyle order.

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My Winter Wardrobe Wishlist

October 13, 2022 by Katie H.

Winter wardrobe wishlist

Winter is coming and that means that I am already collecting new clothes to add to my wardrobe this year. To help me stay on budget and also be intentional with my shopping I always like to keep an ongoing wishlist in the notes on my phone. That’s why today I wanted to share what’s on my winter wardrobe wishlist this year.

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Tory Burch Sandal Review: How the Real Tory Burch Sandals Compare to the Fake

July 11, 2022 by Katie H.

Tory Burch Miller Sanals

Last month I shared a post on my Tory Burch sandals called The Most Versatile Summer Sandals. As promised, I wanted to follow up on my post to give an honest review of my real Tory Burch sandals compared to my fake Tory Burch Sandals.

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Filed in: shoes, Shopping, Summer Style, Uncategorized • by Katie H. • 6 Comments

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What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

Which day is your favorite? 

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A week of teacher workwear outfits! The end of t A week of teacher workwear outfits! 

The end of the school year is near, so here’s some more outfit ideas to keep you going for the next couple weeks! 

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April best sellers!! 🌷 These are the items you April best sellers!! 🌷

These are the items you have been loving during the month of April from my @shop.ltk shopping page! 

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Need some easy, cute outfits for busy summer days? Need some easy, cute outfits for busy summer days? These Amazon finds are total lifesavers—comfy, flattering, and perfect for throwing on when you’re rushing out the door with kids in tow.

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What I wore today! I love an all black base! It’ What I wore today! I love an all black base! It’s always so easy to build upon! 

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I’m loving these Amazon dress from the brand @gr I’m loving these Amazon dress from the brand @gracekarin_brand! It’s one of my favorite dress brands! 

Head over to my stories today to get a full try on with all the sizing details and also some discount codes! 

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What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! What I wore this week as a 40-year old mom of 2! 

What day is your favorite? 

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Let’s style a T-shirt dress 2 different casual w Let’s style a T-shirt dress 2 different casual ways! 

What is your favorite way to wear a T-shirt dress? 

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