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Shopping briefs
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 7, 2002
FASHION BENEFIT: Marie Gray, co-founder and designer for St. John knits, will appear at a benefit reception, fashion presentation and luncheon benefiting the LampLighters of Metropolitan Ministries Feb. 22 at the Hyatt Regency Westshore Hotel in Tampa. The event begins at 11 a.m. Patron tickets are $100; regular seating $50. Information: (813) 831-5161. She will make a personal appearance at Saks Fifth Avenue, WestShore Plaza, after the show and luncheon. Information: (813) 371-5317.
TIGHTER PURSE STRINGS: If your financial circumstances have worsened, here are some tips that may help ease the pain:
-- Shop with a list.
-- Don't buy new clothes until you've paid off your current wardrobe.
-- Eat more meals at home.
-- Look for inexpensive entertainment: museums, parks, walks, biking, library books, concerts and picnics.
-- Shop for less expensive insurance.
-- Save any tax refund.
-- Drop subscriptions to publications you don't read.
-- Take $5 from your wallet every day and put it in a safe place. That will add up to $1,825 in a year.
-- Postpone purchases or consider fewer features on the items you plan to buy.
-- When you get a raise, save all or most of it.
Source: chicagofed.org/consumerinformation/projectmoneysmart/index.cfm.
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