Okay, so I’m wildly biased, because creator and entrepreneur Shelly Harper is my cousin, but damned if I don’t love her work. I love it so much, I went back for another one. This cardigan, from their A New Day line, is legitimately the coziest garment I own. Target has really been coming thruuuu with cute clothes and décor lately. My husband is still rocking an iPhone 6+, but the gear’s ready for him whenever he decides to upgrade. The best part is, for only $6, it’s a 2-pack, so you can give one to your significant other. The magnet is super strong, and you can just stick it inside your case so you don’t have a big ugly sticker on the back. but I’ve tried every type of car mount on the market, and this is by a mile the best. I can’t believe I didn’t buy them sooner.Ī lot of phone shit, I know. I was going to buy them through Apple, but I found the same ones on Amazon for considerably cheaper (I bought this silicone protective case too). I got a discount code from a podcast for 20% off, but I’d absolutely pay full price for another one. I, of course, went with the sunflower pattern. This thing is indestructible, and comes in about a billion designs. I know Apple is probably conspiring with the government and stealing my identity or whatever, but the level of convenience of opening things with Face ID is…almost worth it? Saying this really feels like the Chrissy Teigen tweet about Airpods, don’t cancel me. And I have to admit, I love the facial recognition. The best feature, by far, is the fact that I can more easily do the New York Times crossword on this screen, which is truly the only thing I care about in this life. I was already pretty addicted to my phone, but the size of this screen and sleekness of the device have me hooked. Owning this device has kind of ruined my life, to be honest. So without further ado, here are the purchases I made last year that were absolutely worth every penny: Next year, I hope this list is all small businesses and sustainable retailers, but all I can do is try my best. Disengaging with major retailers is hard work, and participating in capitalism at all means that we all have the “damn’d spot*” on our hands. It’s also worth mentioning that a couple of the things mentioned below are from truly evil corporations that I, as a feminist socialist, do not want to continue supporting. In the spirit of that sentiment, please join DSA and consider volunteering for the Bernie Sanders campaign /end rant. Not trying to be controversh, but I shouldn’t be able to get an enormous tattoo, furniture, and an iPhone for less money than basic healthcare. The crazy thing is, I went through and tallied up what I spent on everything on this list, and it’s roughly equivalent to what I spent on copays and medication for the year. I would not have been able to do any of this without my amazing husband and my in-laws-they’re so supportive and generous. I also refinanced my student loans and got a lower interest rate on my car loan, so despite the fact that I absolutely was not making a living wage, I managed to kick some serious financial ass. As I may have previously mentioned, I took a really prolonged break from spending money so that I could (successfully!) pay off ALL of my credit card debt. Okay, so by this year, I mean 1/1/19 to present.
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