White House|Black Market for $2

By Tenisha Mercer
www.BargainistasATL.Blogspot.com

I told you how I scored a Michael Kors clutch for $15.

Well yesterday I scored a clutch for $2.04 from White House|Black Market at Goodwill.

It was labeled a makeup case and thrown into the purse heap.

My outfit wasn't totally resale (it's rare that a day goes by that I DON'T wear something resale), but it is discount. The boots are resale, as well as the clutch.

I decided to wear my  $20 version of the Stella McCartney hourglass dress (retails for $1,200 plus), which first became popular a few years ago. My dress is the lower bargain version of Stella McCartney's $1,600 dress, which first became popular a few years ago and was sold-out at one point).

It's also the same version of a dress that GMA Anchor Robin Roberts wore, below. I guarantee you Robin didn't pay $20 for hers, but I did!

Shoes: $12.99, Aldo, Upskate Cheapskate Resale
Bag: $2.04

The Bargainistas' Manifesto

By Tenisha Mercer
www.BargainistasATL.Blogspot.com

I'm a big bargain shopper ... always have been. And that's largely the purpose for this blog. See, it wasn't until I found myself constantly telling people how to save money that I realized that not everyone knows how to do this thang richere.

Not everyone knows how to save a buck. Now, I don't think you need to be cheap or miserly (a closed fist can't receive) but you can use what you save to buy the things you really want, like that Caribbean vacation, splurge on a pair of shoes you've been dying for, or whatever you like.

Bargainistas live by these mottos:

1. Why pay retail? That's right, why? I hardly ever pay retail, especially for clothing -- unless it's something I absolutely need and I don't have the time or ability to get it anywhere else. It's a huge shift in the way you think about buying retail.