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Has Social Media Forced Retailers to Start Charging for Returns?

Bonjour mes amies! How many "Hauls" (a haul is a video in which a person discusses recently purchased items, sometimes going into detail about their experiences during the purchase and the cost of the items they bought) do you see while casually (not searching for hauls) on social media? Hauls have become the norm and almost mandatory in the world…

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Unpaid Internships Continue to Create Barriers in Fashion

As Fashion Month begins, and the glitz and glamour of street style and runway looks flood our feeds, my heart aches for the many who could not pursue their dreams of entering the field of fashion because of financial restraints. Unpaid Internships Continue to Create Barriers in Fashion. Bonjour mes amies! I have been in the fashion industry for much…

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External Financial Pressure | Home Buying

Bonjour mes amies! I will never forget how excited I was when I purchased my first home. In fact, it wasn't just my excitement; it was my entire immediate family. I was the first in my family to buy a home. When I began to invite "mes amies" (offline mes amies, I wasn't a blogger when I purchased my home),…

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The Benefits of Having Multiple Credit Cards

Bonjour mes amies! If you grew us anything like moi, you too would have grown up hearing nothing but bad things about credit cards. I often heard that credit cards were designed to keep you in debt, and if someone did have a credit card, it was only to be used in case of an emergency. Everything I know about…

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Are There Perks for Flying with One Airline?

Bonjour mes amies! Are you a loyal airline flyer, or do you search for the best deal? If searching for the best deal is your nature, you are not alone. Because polls are my favorite-st thing, I conducted one, and 82% of the mes amies who voted, shared that they searched for the best flight deal. I was definitely a…

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Should You Pay Your Debt Before Saving?

Bonjour mes amies! What comes first, the saving or the paying off of debt? Because I am completely obsessed avec polls, I asked mes amies on Insta what did they think was the best course of action: paying off debt or saving. https://videopress.com/v/4G0GxXBG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&loop=true&muted=true&persistVolume=false&playsinline=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Spoiler alerts, there isn't a right or wrong answer. Whether you should save money or pay off…

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How to Realistically Select a Credit Card for Travel Points

Bonjour mes amies! Traveling is me. As une little fille, I always wanted to explore the world. I would read vintage travel magazines and flip the pages of Vogue, lusting over the elaborately dressed femmes adorned avec Louis Vuitton steamer trunks and handbags. I knew that was the life that I was destined for. Now that I am actively living…

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You Look Poor | Wearing Logo Designer Items & Quiet Luxury

Bonjour mes amies! Social media can be the wild wild west. Ridiculous messages are rarely posted here because only select people take time to read a blog, versus casually scrolling online avec un intent to be mean. For the most part, we all judge books by their covers, which is why I tend not to take those ridiculous messages that…

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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE DUPES

Bonjour mes amies! I recently shared a piece of luggage that I had been SWOONING over! Not my Louis Vuitton Horizon that I am absolutely obsessed avec but a (clutch your pearls) CHECK-IN luggage. Vintage mes amies know that I am the carry-on QUEEN! I pride myself on being able to travel the world for any amount of days avec…

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Be Prepared for the Life You Want

Bonjour mes amies, be HER, HIM, or THEM, NOW. Because, why wait? What life do you envision for yourself? Frequent travel? Wholeness, mentally, physically, and emotionally, luxury goods or entrepreneurship? Whatever life you have envisioned for yourself, begin creating that life now. As un jeune fille, I knew I wanted to travel the world, eat at the most expensive restaurants,…