TWIMO Thrifty Tips: One person's misery is another's joy

Okay more like one bookstore's misery is my joy (and could be yours too). This installment of TWIMO thrifty tips (Hello, by the way. Sorry I spy in July was a bit of a bust. I got depressed by not having many friends in the ATL and had no desire to be creative and write to you and mostly sat on my couch and had nothing to take pictures of. Sorry) will cover some great summer deals and the bankruptcy of a bookstore that will help fill your shelves with great end of summer reads.

1) Obvi, if you're like me and watch the Today show religiously you know the economy sucks right now. Seriously, Economy, could you get your act together and get better? Anyway out of this disaster has come something to us book lovers advantage: Borders is going out of business. Now I was never a huge fan of Borders. As a big box book store I felt it lacked the "bookstore" feel and experience. First of all they served sub par coffee. Secondly they sold weird things in the checkout line like Diet Coke and Reece Cups. I mean is this a convenience store or a bookstore? So as an avid Barnes and Noble patron, I'm not particularly sad about Borders leaving the market, but I am rejoicing at the SALE they are having. On a recent trip (which I had to bring my own Starbucks to) I picked myself up a great little pile of titles to add to my stash which include:

-The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (all the boys on my dating websites put this as the last book they read, so I guess I should check it out, so that I can look cool in their eyes)
- Emma by Jane Austin
- Mansfield Park by Jane Austin (I'm going to pretend it takes place in my Ohio hood of Mansfield, Ohio)
- Let the World Spin by Colum McCann (I think my friend-sy, E over at Novel Tease read this at one point and I want to look like a cool literary scholar like her)
-Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay (duh, it has my name in the title)
- The fundamentals of Marketing (you know,  for when I get my MBA)
- Typography Essentials by Ina Saltz (you know, for when I become a graphic designer)

Perhaps a future post will include a book review, but don't hold your breath.

2) Since you now have a good book to curl up with you need some coffee to sip while you drift into another world so take advantage of the Starbucks Treat Receipt (happening through September). Here's how it works buy a cheap drink before 2pm (ie iced coffee, or the Sarah special an iced americano with sugar free vanilla and room) and then after 2pm go get a grande iced drink (make it something lavish, like a caramel macchiato) for $2. What a deal. That's like 2 drinks for the price of one ridiculously priced brew.

3) This is just a PSA and reminder that you should continue to use this TWIMO tried and true for all your TWIMO thrifty deals, TJ Maxx. I have been shopping and saving money at the Maxx since I wore a size 6X, which has been awhile and I continue to be amazed by its amazingness. I feel bad for those who are faint of heart and need their goods organized by color and limited to like 5 things on a rack (uh humm most of my friends) who might miss out on the great deals the TJ has to offer. For example, on today's trip to the Maxx, which was preceded by a trip to Target where I bought new Sony earbuds for my ipod for $16 (I can't keep those damn things working), I found the SAME earbuds selling for $8. YES THAT IS 50% off my friends. So naturally I bought them and will be returning those purchased at Target. I can buy like 2 Starbucks with the savings (or 4 with my treat receipts).  FYI: I also got 2 bottles of Philosopy body wash for $20 (one bottle retails for $17). Yep, I'm pretty darn awesome.

So go forth my little TWIMOers and save some dough with these TWIMO thrifty tips, because according to the analysts the economy is up and down like a cheap whore so we may need to make like Sarah and be thrifty for awhile longer.