Budget Thursday: Traveler Jacket
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This jacket is on major sale at Ann Taylor Loft. I like how the whole look of this jacket comes together — the fact that it’s collarless, that there’s a short fringe around the edges, and that the material seems substantial but doesn’t give the jacket a bulky look. I also love the fact that it has a vaguely ethnic vibe from the combination of the print and the material but doesn’t beat you over the head with it. I also didn’t notice until I read the reviews that it has bracelet-length sleeves, which I think means every jacket recommendation I’ve made on the site has that element. (Either I have a clear pattern or that’s what’s being offered nowadays!) Bonus: It’s machine washable. The jacket was originally $108, is now on sale for $64.99, and comes down to only $31.20 with code FLASH. (It comes in regular and plus sizes, but the plus-size version doesn’t have an additional discount.) Traveler Jacket
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
When did your little one stop using a high chair? DD is 18 mos and increasingly difficult at meal times. I’m hoping a transition to a booster may help (she’s at a kid’s table in a chair at daycare for breakfast and lunch), but I also think it will be hard to find a big enough booster for her 1st percentile height.
Which size backpack did you send your preschooler to school this? I am looking at the Pottery Barn ones and I can’t decide between the PreK size or the small size. I don’t really care if this lasts him very long, but I will occasionally need to send lunch in his backpack – will the PreK size be able to accommodate that or should I spring for one size up?
I like this but it feels a bit like the dude sweater, lady lawyer blazer version. That’s not a con for me, necessarily, but it was the first thought that popped into mind.
Have you ever taken a collapsible wagon through an airport? If so, was it treated like a stroller and were you able to gate check it for free? I saw a genius tip here where the reader suggested throwing kids and gear into a collapsible wagon for easy airport travel and the wagon just happens to be on sale right now.
Parents of slightly older children – tips for parenting books/websites dealing with stubborn children? My six-year old is having a hard time doing ‘things he doesn’t want to do’ you know, like drying himself off after a bath, putting on shoes/socks, eating anything other than carbs/sweets, etc. etc. We’ve tried timers, charts, stickers, lectures (oh, so many lectures) on consequences and still every day is like a never ending series of reminders to do x, reminders of what will happen if he does not do x, and then the inevitable consequence for not doing x followed by tears/screaming. We (me, who is home dealing with 75% of it) are SO.DARN.TIRED.
I also have a meeting with his pediatrician scheduled to make sure it isn’t some sort of learning/processing disorder but I really doubt it’s anything other than pure stubborness as he does beautifully at school/with friends. At home he is suddenly just SO stubborn and seemingly wants to revert to us doing EVERYTHING for him. No sudden changes at home, our style is very calm and ordered but he’s apparently preferring to take the Bartelby the Scrivener route….with more screaming and crying when he loses things.
Does anyone have a source for pajamas that are sold in mix and match separates rather than sets? I LOVE primary but they are somewhat expensive for how fast my kid is growing right now. Would prefer the mix and match, solids and stripes. Thanks!
My almost two year old loves trains and his bday is coming up. He currently has the little Brio starter one with just the round track. What do you all suggest we get him if we really want to up our train game? Thomas trains? A specific set? Is there a good pack of wooden tracks we could buy? I want this to be his big bday present and not sure where to start!
Sort of a random thought, but have any of you taken into account whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert into deciding how many kids to have? I get the sense that those with larger families must thrive on having constant interaction with others, while I definitely need my alone time to recharge. The main person I don’t feel like I have to be “on” with when spending time together is my spouse and I wonder if that will eventually also be the case with our kids? Right now, our toddler is really draining and I have a feeling that the biggest challenge with two (after those sleepness nights are done) will be the loss of my alone time.
I’m not sentimental. I just had my 3rd and final kid and cannot wait!!! To unload all my maternity and baby stuff. My mom thinks I’m insane/heartless and of course my kids will want this one day!
However, I’ve wanted none of the outfits my mom saved for me. All the cribs/toys are 30+ years old and largely not usable. DH is an only child and we get boxes and boxes of crap his mom couldn’t bear to throw away (so I do it).
I’m definately donating 100% of my maternity clothes. For infant stuff, I am ready to take all the <3 month stuff to goodwill. I pulled out 1 outfit that reminds me of each baby, and 2 baby blankets for each kid. I have grand plans to get them all turned into a stuffed animal (Etsy has a couple cute vendors) and of not, well, my kids can throw them out.
Are there reasons to keep more than this? I have nonuse for rattles, playmates, high chairs etc that have seen 3 kids use/abuse and can’t wait to curb alert them.
Do you have stuff you wish parents kept, or are glad they did? My mom argues that we have the space so we should keep it- and I told her if she wants me to keep it, she has until the end of the summer to take it and put it at her place.
DH and I have been married for ten years and get along well. But I have to say he acts really weird in certain social situations. He makes weird jokes that he thinks are funny, but are not funny at all (and often rude). People ask normal small talk questions, and he gives five-minute-long answers. Particularly where there’s a new group of people that he wants to impress, he’s only comfortable being the center of attention. Most of the time, we hang out with mutual friends who know him well and sort of see past these quirks. But there other situations where I really don’t want to bring him along. For example, I recently made plans to go to a family reunion in August for a quick weekend trip. DH originally said he would stay home; now he wants to come. I realized that my heart sank when I heard this – I was looking forward to being there without worrying about what dumb thing he is going to say next. I feel like this is such a classic “old married” problem. Anyone else relate?
(Yes, I’ve tried to bring these things up a few times during our marriage – and DH is always extremely hurt and defensive and shuts down entirely.)
Do you share the same name as your partner and your children? If not, is it a problem? As a lesbian, it never occurred to me to take my wife’s name. But now that we have two children who are about to officially have my wife’s name, I feel like changing my name as well. Although I’m not opposed to changing my name, I also don’t want to go through all the logistics of changing my name if it’s really not a problem. Random other considerations – kids are not the same race as either mom, and we have mutually decided on last name being other mom’s name.
Has anyone here paid for childcare that essentially broke even with one parent’s salary? Is it crazy?
My husband is a carpenter and makes $20/hour, about $2300/month after taxes. I’m pregnant and daycare will be around $2000 a month.
He loves his job – he used to be a miserable attorney and the change in our overall life quality is remarkable. He also has excellent work/life balance which has been great during my pregnancy and will be awesome once baby arrives.
I make enough to support us with more or less our current lifestyle (though maybe less savings). But I think him being a stay-at-home-dad would make him unhappy. He thinks so too. He’s had periods of unemployment which obviously is very different, but he was so restless and bored. And emasculated as well. I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t be happy as a SAHM either.
He keeps talking about going back to law and making six figures again, which TBH I don’t think is possible and also I don’t want. Our life is so much better now that he’s out of law. But netting $300/month after daycare expenses also seems a little nuts. He’s asking for a raise soon and also likely has much higher earning potential now that he is union. Has anyone had a set up like this?
I’m expecting my first child and wondering how others have handled the TDAP recommendations for people in contact with the baby. (My doctor said that the current advice is that everyone who has contact with the baby must have had a TDAP booster within the past 5 years.)
For others who have had a baby recently, how did you handle this? I want to be careful and protect the baby (whooping cough would be horrible!), but I also feel really odd calling up relatives and telling them they have to go get a shot. I’m also sure I’m going to get some pushback on this from my in-laws, whose other kids tend me be pretty lax about stuff like this. Any advice?
We asked anyone planning to spend a significant amount of time with our baby in the early months to get the TDAP and flu shots – so our parents. We asked that everyone else wash their hands before handling the baby.
Talk to me about weaning side effects. I stopped bf about a month ago after a gradual decrease (I was down to once per day at that point) and over the past week or so, I’ve just felt off. (And Ive already confirmed that I’m not pregnant!) but cramps, aches, low appetite and stomach issues very oddly combined with a high sex drive. The latter is what makes me think this is hormonal… just wondering about others’ experiences…