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Like many women I love to shop. I also like to find GREAT bargains. I'm not one to ever pay full price for anything. I have been known to walk out of Macy's with a mini-wardrobe that I gleefully only used my $50 birthday gift card to purchase. I swear some of my friends go shopping with me for my bargain karma.

Today I stopped at Kohl's to get a pair of tights. I was one of the lucky ones who got a 30% off coupon in the last ad so I knew I wouldn't be able to get a better deal anywhere else. Turns out they were having their "Gold Star Clearance" event and everything on clearance was an additional 25% off! Woohoo! I really restrained myself though and even as I poked through every clearance rack in the store I kept telling myself, "You don't need that. You don't need that. Even if it is only $5.60!"

Here's the loot I walked away with:

I got my tights, and I also got a flower for my hair, a cute black ruffly cardi, a pair of panties for Lil and the Converse sneakers Lil has been eyeing since before school. My total bill? $12.94!!! Everything I bought (minus the tights) was on clearance so it was an additional 25% off, then they took my additional 30% coupon off, then I had $10 Kohl's cash from a shopping trip earlier this week. I saved $109.87 according to the receipt.

A good bargain is a thing of beauty. And it often makes the things I virtually got for free some of my favorites!