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If you know me well, no, if you know me at all you should know that I'm frugal or financially conservative. Actually, I'm cheap.  I use coupons, coupons doubled and layered with store sales and bonus gas points.  I buy generic brands and I live for free samples.  I insult street vendors with my ridiculously low price "suggestions." I instinctively run to the back of a clothing store, even an outlet store, to find the clearance racks.  I get 20 emails a day from online retailers with coupon codes and clearance deal announcements.  I could spend hours in thrift stores sifting through junk in search of one or two deals.  Black Friday is my FAVORITE non-Christian holiday (by far!)

But even though I'm cheap, I love style. I love accessorizing and wearing a new dress at every event. I love following the latest trends. I love a full pantry with enough cake mix for 24 dozen cupcakes and enough pop-tarts to get us through 3 blizzards.  Hoarder?  No, I've watched the show- I'm not certifiable.

If my personal description seems familiar to you and it makes you feel warm and fuzzy, follow my posts and see a sampling of my favorite "deals."  If my description makes you think I'm a little crazy and that I waste a lot of time, follow along anyway just long enough to see a deal or two.  Maybe I can make you a believer.

By the way, the title of the Blog, Vente, means "sale" in French.  All the "Cheap Chicks, Frugal Finds and Thrifty Mama" site titles and their derivatives were taken.

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