Trend Spend

6/9/09 1:03 PM

Happy summer Tiger Stylers!  I wish the style of summer '09 could be marked the same way it was last year: A spending spree after a cash in-flux from high school graduation and a summer birthday. But due to economic stress there won't be a paycheck coming in until I'm almost back at Towson, leaving me with a whopping six dollars in my bank account. There's an ache within me for a new suitsuit, shades and flip flops, which got me thinking: how can a college student spend sparingly without having to skim style? The first alternative, without a doubt, is going for cheap knockoffs over desginer brands. Sunglasses are a perfect example. A friend and I have come to the conclusion that it is almost impossible to hang on to a pair of sunglasses longer than a few weeks. You...