One of my favorite things to do when I was younger was watch design shows, especially the ones that had episodes that discussed how to deliver a one-two punch of functionality and form in a small space. From those shows, I learned that in small spaces – and especially in studio apartments – you need to define areas based on their functions.
Apparently, doing so will make even a teensy space feel big.
Keeping this in mind, I made a list of the things I wanted to do in my apartment, and planned the space accordingly. I wanted a place to chill/read magazines/watch TV. I definitely wanted a place specifically for sleep, and not a futon sofa. I needed storage for my books and clothes. And I definitely needed a nice place to study and blawg.
As a result, the living area was divided into three corresponding spaces: a place to study, a place to sleep and a place to watch TV/catch up on the Jon and Kate tabloid fiasco. Take a look. (Note: sketch is not to scale)
Moving involved two days. The first day was devoted to putting stuff in the already-existing shelf space. Day two involved bringing in the bigger pieces of furniture. And thanks to The Boyfriend, my mom, dad and brother, things got moved in fairly quickly. Here are the results! (Click through the mosaic to get to my “Moving In” photoset on Flickr for more details on what went into the space!)
Alerts:
- Southwest.com has select 1-way fares from $30 to $90 (plus tax and fees) for travel during its 48-Hour Sale. Book by July 8 for travel between September 9 and November 18. Not valid on Fridays and Sundays. Other restrictions may apply. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Free five-song sampler. Amazon.com’s MP3 store offers a free download of its five-song X5 Free Sampler – Golden Voices, which has songs from Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, Eartha Kitt and Billie Holiday. One of the Blawgirl’s favorite recordings of all time is Fitzgerald’s rendition of “Honeysuckle Rose.” It never fails to make me smile! Have a listen!
- Free MP3 download. Amazon.com’s MP3 store also offers free downloads of “Lover Gone” from the Lover Gone EP by Peggy Sue. The song is a short and bittersweet one, with the lyrics straight out of the songwriter’s journal.
- Two-for-one to Medieval Times. For select locations only, buy one full-price admission ticket at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament and get a second admission of equal or lesser value for free via coupon code “THANK09″. Tickets start at $59.95. Sales tax is added where applicable. Eligible locations are Orlando, Buena Park, Lyndhurst, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Myrtle Beach, Baltimore/Washington, and Atlanta. Coupon expires December 30. (via DealNews)
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A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Entertainment:
- $4 first-run movies at AMC Theaters. Participating AMC Theaters offer first-run movies that start before noon (including new releases) from $4. Find your nearest AMC here. (via DealNews) Reminder: AMC Theaters has $1 movies for 10:30 a.m. admission every Wednesday, with funds raised going to Variety-The Children’s Charity and the Will Rogers Institute
- 50 albums for $5. Amazon.com’s MP3 store for the month of July has a new selection of 50 albums for $5 each. The Blawgirl’s picks: Harry Connick Jr’s Blue Light, Red Light; The Beach Boys’ Summer Love Songs; The original Broadway cast recording of West Side Story; and Ben Kweller’s Changing Horses.
Odds and Ends:
- 20 percent off Pokemon and Super Mario Bros. plush toys. PC Micro Store knocks 20 percent off several Pokemon and Super Mario Bros. Licensed Plush Toys with coupon code “Dealnews20%Toys”. In all, 27 items are available, with prices starting at starting at $14.98 after coupon with free shiping. (via DealNews) The Blawgirl’s picks: ChimChar plush for $19.98 (List: $23.33); Bowser plush for $26.98 (List: $45); and the Yellow Yoshi plush for $19.98 (List: $26.67). And in case you missed it, here’s a very funny vid from College Humor.
Photo: wallyg / Flickr
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $20 printer. If you have an old printer, you can trade it in to the HP Home & Home Office Store and receive the HP Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless Color Inkjet Printer for a net price of $20.25 (List: $149.99) with free shipping. More details at DealNews.
- $13 messenger bag. IHaveToHaveThat.com has the Lowepro Factor Messenger Notebook Bag for $12.99 (List: $59.99) with $5.96 for shipping. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Free Luaka Bop – Orinoco Sampler. Pick up the Luaka Bop – Orinoco Sampler for free from the Amazon.com MP3 store. This 12-song compilation features a wide range of artists from the label, including Zap Mama and Sise. I love the Latin, laid back groove that some of the songs on this compilation have, but the collection also has more funky stuff in it. Download the collection in full, or cherry pick your favorite tracks. I dig “Slip Away” from SiSe and “Bandy Bandy” from Zap Mama.
- Free Park the Van Sampler. Also at Amazon, pick up Worn & Grazed: A Park the Van Sampler for free. This 11-song compilation features songs from artists like Golden Boots and Seth Kauffman. If you like acoustic guitar-driven, retro-sounding, folksy type stuff you may like this. Plus, hey, it’s free, so if you don’t, you can just delete it.
Odds and Ends:
- $40 Star Wars bobble head 6-pack. Buy.com offers the Funko Star Wars Bobble Head 6-Pack for $39.99 (List: $69.99) with free shipping. The set includes Luke, Yoda, Han, 4-Lom, Bossk and the Fighter Pilot, which all stand 7″ tall.
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $30 messenger bag/USB mouse bundle. Buy.com has the Kensington Contour Terrain 15″ Notebook Messenger Bag in khaki bundled with the Kensington Si300 USB Laser Mouse for $29.49 with free shipping. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- $25 The Godfather box set. Amazon.com is offering The Godfather – The Coppola Restoration Giftset DVD for $24.99 (Was: $69.99) with free shipping. The five-disc box set includes The Godfather parts I, II and II.
- Barnes & Noble book sale. Barnes & Noble cuts prices on a selection of books during its clearance sale, with titles priced as low as 45 cents. Shipping starts at $2.98 and sales tax is added where applicable. (via DealNews) The Blawgirl’s picks: What Lincoln Believed: The Values and Convictions of America’s Greatest President for $3.99 (Was: $27.95); Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier for $3.99 (Was: $12); Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save Money and Time for $3.99 (Was: $15.95); Polynesian Girl and Boy Paper Dolls for $1.97 (Was: $3.50); American Family of the Colonial Era Paper Dolls in Full Color for $1.99 (Was: $6.95).
- $75 cash back from Comcast. According to DealNews, Comcast offers new Internet service customers $75 cash back via mail-in rebate. (The rebate is provided after sign-up.) Rates start at $19.99 per month for the first three months. Plus, add a cable modem and wireless router for $0 after additional rebates.
- $200 cash back from AT&T. At AT&T, sign up for a select U-verse package and receive $200 cash back. The price and availability vary by location. Deal ends September 19. DealNews, which listed the offer, notes that although plans start at $49 a month, the cheapest eligible for cashback appears to be $94 a month for the U200 Double Pack, which includes up to 200 TV channels and 3Mbp/s high speed Internet access.
- Free camcorder or netbook from Verizon. At Verizon.com, new customers signing up for select Verizon FiOS Triple Freedom packages receive either a free 2.53-lb. Compaq Mini 10? Netbook or Flip Video Ultra Digital Camcorder plus an extra $5 off per month for the first year. DealNews, which listed the offer, said that an additional shipping charge will apply but is not specified. Price and availability varies by location, but starts at $99.99 per month for the package. This deal is available until Aug. 15.
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $50 wheeled backpack. Overstock.com has the Timberland Xtreme Performance Wheeled Backpack in gray or russett for $49.99 (List: $190) with $2.95 for shipping. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- $2 album download. The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Greg Laswell’s Three Flights from Alto Nido for $1.99. The same 12-track album, released in 2008, goes for $9.99 at iTunes. (via DealNews)
Odds and Ends:
- Up to 65 percent off on Anne Klein shoes. 6pm.com cuts up to 65 percent off on over 800 select styles of AK Anne Klein women’s shoes, with prices starting at $19.95. With $6.95 for shipping, almost every style is at the lowest total price we could find. (via DealNews)
- Box o’ goodies. GraveyardMall.com has a Box of 50 items for the family for $9.99 plus $5.99 for shipping. It includes 50 assorted household items valued at over $250 at retail. Each box includes such diverse items as nail clippers, lighted magnifying mirror, ball point pens, cell phone holders, and more. (via DealNews)
Photo: Steve Wampler / Flickr
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Alerts:
- Florida to Mexico/Bahamas $29. JetBlue offers several 1-way fares starting at $29 as part of its Life’s A Beach Sale. According to DealNews, fares require an advance purchase of at least 14 days and must be booked by June 26 for travel between July 14, 2009 and October 6, 2009. Select prices are only good for travel on certain days of the week. Some other restrictions and blackout dates apply. Fares available for $29 include Fort Lauderdale, Fl., to Nassau, Bahamas, and Fort Lauderdale to Cancun, Mexico.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $10 netbook case. JR.com offers the Belkin 7″ Netbook Case with Handle in black, plum berry, or jetset red for $9.99 with free shipping. (via DealNews)
- $15 notebook messenger bag. Buy.com has the Targus Embolden 15.4″ Notebook Messenger Bag in black/blue to $14.99 (List: $49.99) with free shipping. (via DealNews)
- $5 LCD screen cleaning kit. Meritline.com offers the 3-Piece LCD Screen Cleaning Kit for $4.99 (Was: $6.99) with free shipping. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Free patriotic music sampler. If you’re planning on hosting your own fireworks show this Fourth of July, why not kick the patriotism up a notch by backing your display with patriotic music? You can do that for free by downloading the Patriotic Music Sampler from Amazon.com. The 10-song sampler includes patriotic song staples like the Battle Hymn of the Republic and God Bless America. (via DealNews)
- $8 Regina Spektor album. Pick up the new Regina Spektor album Far, which goes for $13.99 at iTunes, from Amazon.com for $7.99. If you’re not familiar with Spektor, have a listen to some of the Blawgirl’s favorite songs by the songstress.
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Photo: {platinum} / Flickr
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $30 notebook desk. Shop4tech.com offers the Orispace Ergonomic Notebook Desk in black or walnut for $35.99 with free shipping, but coupon code “SS17″ brings the price down to $29.87. (via DealNews)
- $34 laptop cart. Walmart offers this Deluxe Laptop Cart with Casters for $34. Shipping adds $11.47, or opt for free Site-to-Store. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- $200 cash back from AT&T. At AT&T, sign up for a select U-verse package and receive $200 cash back. The price and availability vary by location. Deal ends September 19. DealNews, which listed the offer, notes that although plans start at $49 a month, the cheapest eligible for cashback appears to be $94 a month for the U200 Double Pack, which includes up to 200 TV channels and 3Mbp/s high speed Internet access.
- Free camcorder or netbook from Verizon. At Verizon.com, new customers signing up for select Verizon FiOS Triple Freedom packages receive either a free 2.53-lb. Compaq Mini 10″ Netbook or Flip Video Ultra Digital Camcorder plus an extra $5 off per month for the first year. DealNews, which listed the offer, said that an additional shipping charge will apply but is not specified. Price and availability varies by location, but starts at $99.99 per month for the package. This deal is available until Aug. 15.
- Free taco songs. If you missed the post last month, here’s a link to my list of songs about tacos.
- 50 albums for $5 each. Just a quick reminder. Amazon.com’s MP3 store is still offering its monthly 50 albums for $5 each. June’s selection brings us a collection that includes music from Eartha Kitt, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver and Coheed & Cambria. Ms. Kitt’s album Gone But Not Forgotten includes 21 songs, including “C’est si bon” and “Let’s do it”.
Odds and Ends:
- Shop4tech.com offers an iPod and MP3 Player FM Transmitter in black for $3.95 with free shipping, but coupon code “SS17″ brings the price down to $3.28. (via DealNews)
Photo: lecates / Flickr
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $100 wireless inkjet printer. BuyDig.com has the HP Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless Color Inkjet Printer for $99 with free shipping. (via DealNews)
- $90 500GB hard drive. Buy.com has the Imation Apollo 500GB 2.5″ Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $89 (Was: $175.87) plus free shipping. (via DealNews)
- $20 backpacks/messenger bags. Today only, 6pm.com takes 57 to 72 percent off a selection of OGIO handbags, with prices cut to $19.95 with $6.95 for shipping. According to DealNews, a best bet is the OGIO Hip Hop Laptop/Vinyl Bag for $19.95 (Sugg. retail: $70) with $6.95 for shipping. The Blawgirl’s pick? The OGIO Metro backpack for $19.95 (Sugg. retail: $79.99).
Entertainment:
- Free admission to national parks. The U.S. National Parks Service is offering free weekend admission to over 100 national parks, including Joshua Tree National Park (pictured above), on select weekends throughout the summer. Free admission will be in effect on June 20 to 21 (Father’s Day weekend!), July 18 to 19, and August 15 to 16. Click here for a list of participating parks!
Odds and Ends:
- $7 mini tool kit. Buy.com has the Belkin 6-Piece Mini Tool Kit for $11.99 (Was: $19.99) with free shipping, but if you pay via PayPal the price drops down to $6.99. Deal ends June 22. (via DealNews)
- Free personal finance magazine subscription. Freebizmag.com offers a 1-year subscription to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine for free after you fill out a short survey. The magazine features articles regarding investments, taxes, home ownership, and other personal finance topics. (via DealNews)
- $13 flying alarm clock. Meritline.com has the Flying Alarm Clock for $13.99 (Was: $29.99) with free shipping, but coupon code “MLC24825810P” brings the price down to $12.59. (via DealNews)
Photo: Steve Wampler / Flickr
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
A note from the Blawgirl: Frugal Finds will continue on a daily basis until the beginning of August, when it will become a weekly feature.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $24 laser mouse. BuyDig.com has the Logitech G9 Laser Mouse for $53.99 with free shipping, but this $30 mail-in rebate brings the price down to $23.99. (via DealNews)
- $13 notebook roller case. Geeks.com has the Micro Innovations Notebook Roller Case for $12.99 (Was: $17.99). Features include a telescoping handle, two front zippered compartments and accommodation for laptops with up to 15.4″ screens. (via DealNews)
- $20 notebook roller case. Geeks.com also has the Targus TM2700 15″ Vertical Roller Laptop Carrying Case for $19.99 (Was: $26.99) with $10 for shipping. The bag fits most notebooks with up to a 15″ screen and features include in-line skate wheels, removable accessory pouches and a detachable shoulder strap. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Free admission to national parks. The U.S. National Parks Service is offering free weekend admission to over 100 national parks, including Joshua Tree National Park (pictured above), on select weekends throughout the summer. Free admission will be in effect on June 20 to 21 (Father’s Day weekend!), July 18 to 19, and August 15 to 16. Click here for a list of participating parks!
- $10 admission at The Aquarium of the Pacific. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., is offering $10 admission when you bring this coupon to the front window (Adults regularly: $23.95; Children regularly: $11.95) The offer is limited to four discounts per coupon and one coupon per day. It will be valid until June 30. (Thanks to Florance for sending me the link!)
Photo: Paraflyer / Flickr
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