Oh Shyte!

I feel bad... really I do. But for the record... it ain't my fault (shyte). I didn't know!

Take this as a lesson learned... "if it's too good to be true, you may go to jail if you get caught"- I'm just saying, know your options. Now, in no way does this blogger condone actions that are of illegal nature or ethical corruption... that's why I'm confident I won't be sought out should this shyte hit the fan (I got witnesses, I'm innocent dammit). But nonetheless, just as I want to share my triumphs with you, it's only right I share a (singular) failure... so, here it is... grinned and bared.

My Mom (God bless her heart) sent me these unbelievable coupons that were (of course) not legit. Now, she didn't know they were fake when she sent them to me. And, I didn't know they were fake when I used them-oops... but, I do know now and I feel horrid. So here is my Scarlet letter for you all to see... the receipt. While I'm not taking the cheese-its I bought back (I already opened and ate half of 'em) I am warning everyone to be careful about the way we go about things. Granted this is a blog about saving money on those things we love (and everyone knows I love nothing like I love food and clothes), but it's about saving money honestly... so, I'm gonna take my $3.5o back to Publix... a clear conscience is a happy conscience. Who knows, maybe they'll let me keep it (Nah, I doubt it).

The Birth of a New Age

"No, I never been on myspace... too busy tryin to carve out my space."

-Jay Z

Cheers to a new beginning... with every beginning comes an end though. With that being said here is what brings us here together. Like most bloggers, I needed an outlet... a way to communicate my interests with those intangible spirits with the same. I was also bored, swimming in my own thoughts... after a while you drown. This is my gasp for air. The goal with this blog is that our thinking/creativity together will inspire and create new and exciting ways of accomplishing our goals in fashion... and other things as well, but free from the economic ties that bind us. So here it is... "Independent Status"... Geared mostly around ways to stay relevant in fashion without going broke, this blog will give us the opportunity to share ways of reinventing the old into the new. Where the name Independent Status comes from... It's simple actually. I wanted a title that reflected the breaking away of our dependence on mainstream sources of those things that make us happy... well, that make me happy, like fashion (mostly) and music and entertainment as a whole. I mean frankly, the economy is shot due to such dependence on foreign countries for various necessities. Let's learn from the example of our leaders and become independently secure in ourselves... you'll see, it will be fun and rewarding. ENJOY!