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SAINTS BE PRAISED!

September 30,

Long Beach squeezes in another thrift store Ours most certainly isn't a city that wants for thrift stores, from the

multiple Salvation Army and Goodwill outlets to our varied consignment

and antique spots (not to mention bankable favorites like Out of the

Closet and cute curiosities like the Assistance League Thrift

Shop—hello, rich lady clothes!). But [...]

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ARMCHAIR STOGIE

August 5,

At home at Smoke Temple Cigar shops can be intimidating to the uninitiated and those of us who

aren't middle-aged oil tycoons. I can't tell you how many times I've

popped into a cigar lounge looking to grab a couple of sticks (that's

lingo!) only to get locked in embarrassing conversations about the

401(k) I don't [...]

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FLEXIBLE SPENDING

May 27,

Beat the lean with donation-only yoga In these lean times, as consumers renegotiate cable and Internet bills

and opt for Redbox rentals over Blockbuster and Netflix, no expense goes

unconsidered—even the bathroom night light is cause for concern. But

while luxuries like Sunday champagne brunches and tickets to Coldplay

are somewhat easy to deny in the [...]

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PORTHOLES AND PERISCOPES AND THERMOWELLS FOR ALL

April 8,

Vintage stoves are pricey—but they're like having a classic car in your kitchen You could buy a vintage stove off of Craigslist for cheap, but if it has

to work—and it does—a 90-day warranty is a nice touch. So, we set our

senses of adventure aside, and, after a visit to Bond's on Fourth Street

(vintage [...]

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

February 25,

Disposable flasks get you through the night Sneaking a flask into a bar is a little like bringing your own popcorn

to the movie theater—you never quite feel right about doing it, and

usually wouldn't if you didn't feel you had to—but in these times (when

just finding a nice brand of, oh, say, generic [...]

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SAVED BY ZERO

November 26,

On shopping and buying nothing at all Even the most budget-whipped among us struggle with the urge to buy. I

know this because I know it—the insatiable American thirst for

ownership, the ever-present compulsion for vintage travel brochure

prints that would just look great in the bathroom—well. And I'm here to

help, to teach you how [...]

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ROARING TWENTIES

September 17,

Luxury hotels at Hojo prices Bust out the blowdryer and defrost your credit card that's hidden in the

back of the freezer: To celebrate 80 years of business, Leading Hotels

of the World—a luxury hotel company with resorts everywhere from Lisbon,

Portugal to Beijing, plus stateside hotels like the SKYLOFTS at MGM

Grand in Las Vegas [...]

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UP WHERE THE AIR IS CLEAR

August 13,

Want the cheapest airfare in town? Pilot your own plane When I was a girl, I told my mother I wanted to be a flight attendant

(stewardess back then), and without batting an eye she replied, "Hmm,

what about something else?" I thought about it for a second, knowing

what she was getting at, and said, [...]

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EXTRA EXTRA

July 23,

Spread the word with Richele Silva's custom paper designs Evites and mass text messages might work just fine when it comes to

notices of housewarmings and the casual dinner party, but computer

screens and minute BlackBerry fonts don't ever quite match up to

old-fashioned paper correspondence. And that's precisely what makes

Richele Silva's custom-designed invitations, greeting [...]

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THE QUIET MAN

July 2,

Don't keep it in. Say it with socks I'm not one for expressing emotions. Telling the rest of the world what

I'm feeling just doesn't ever seem to make the top of my daily to-do

list. That's why I write. It's much easier to put something down on

paper than to speak up about an issue [...]

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