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"Right about now, I&amp;#x27;m guessing you&amp;#x27;ve got one eye on the clock and one hand on your mouse, clicking &amp;quot;refresh&amp;quot; on your favorite blogs (ahem!) to see how much more entertainment you can suck out of the end of this day until the weekend begins and you&amp;#x27;re a free woman. And what will you be doing once that precious freedom is granted? Do any of you have plans to go shopping? I&amp;#x27;ll be staying far away from the Fifth Avenue department stores this weekend, not only because I&amp;#x27;ll be out of town, but because I&amp;#x27;ve recently set some recession-friendly guidelines for myself when it comes to spending: 1. Any purchase of more than $100 must be slept on. If I see something I&amp;#x27;m in love with, I go home, take 24 hours to chill out, and then re-evaluate in the morning. If I&amp;#x27;m still lusting after it big time, I can go back. 2. Don&amp;#x27;t buy anything that requires you to buy something else to wear it with. This is one of Susan&amp;#x27;s rules that I&amp;#x27;ve just adopted, and it makes a whole lot of sense. If you need a new camisole to go under your new sheer shirt, it ain&amp;#x27;t much of a bargain, now is it? 3. Do your research. Between our very cool new shopping page that allows you to comparison shop and an inherent desire to always get a deal, I&amp;#x27;ve been making sure I&amp;#x27;m getting the best price on anything new I buy. Now that you know my rules, I&amp;#x27;d love to hear yours! Head over to our Big Fab Shopping Poll now to answer 21 questions about your spending habits, and then let us know your shopping words to live by! Other than your awesome deal-finding trips, when was the last time you were shopping&amp;amp;#8212;and loved every minute of it? What made it so special? Because you were buying a much-deserved treat? Because you found THE most flattering dress EVER? Because it meant you were spending QT with your BFFS? Because you were prepping for a big date? Share! CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE BIG FAB SHOPPING POLL NOW Add glamour.com to your Google homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Photo: Istockphoto"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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