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Are You the Imelda Marcos of Running Shoes?

Michele Foley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:48:24 PDT

In a new interview with Teen Vogue, Nicole Richie admits to owning 200 pairs of sunglasses. While I figured she owned her fair share (she's rarely photographed without a pair of oversized shades), I had no idea her collection numbered in the hundreds. Other celebs with shopaholic tendencies include Sarah Jessica Parker, Victoria Beckham, and Jennifer Lopez. And while their shopping runs usually include stops to places like Manolo Blahnik or Barneys, life is different for a fit girl. Case in point: I own seven pairs of athletic shoes and have multiple drawers devoted to my workout capris and tanks. As any shopaholic will tell you, different shoes for different moods; in my case, hiking, climbing, and running - and of course I want things to match!

How about you; how many pairs of athletic shoes fill your closet?

How Long Can You Go Without Shopping?

FabSugar — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:08 PST

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/12

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:43 PDT

Two more have joined the cast of My Sister's Keeper: Jason Patric will play the girls' father and Thomas Dekker (formerly Zach on Heroes) will play "the older sister's boyfriend and a fellow cancer survivor," writes Hollywood Reporter.
Online video service Hulu is now open to the public, USA Today reports.
ComingSoon has the news that five more actors have joined the cast of the Shopaholic movie, including John Lithgow and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Since Janet Jackson has the flu, Mariah Carey will appear on this weekend's Saturday Night Live, the Associated Press reports.
Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz is writing an animated version of the Australian comedy Sit Down, Shut Up for Fox, writes Zap2It.
According to Billboard, Goldfrapp, Kate Nash and several others have joined the lineup for this year's Coachella festival.
The Gossip Girl Q&A from the upcoming Paley Festival will be webcast live on March 22, TV Guide reports.
Billboard reports that India.Arie will star in a Broadway show produced by Whoopi Goldberg.

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/5

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:31:00 PST

Though she seems slightly young for the role, Joan Cusack will be playing the mother to Isla Fisher's character in the Shopaholic movie, Variety writes. John Goodman has been cast as her dad.
Allison Janney will voice a character in Fox's proposed animated series The Pitts, Zap2it reports.
Paris Hilton will star as herself on My Name is Earl when the show returns April 3 with a one-hour episode, the Associated Press reports.
The CBS '70s-set swinger drama Swingtown will premiere in May, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Janet Jackson's new album topped this week's charts, Billboard reports.
According to Variety, Away From Her and Eastern Promises were the big winners at Canada's big award ceremony, the Genies.

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Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter Sign On for Shopaholic

BuzzSugar — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:32:16 PST

Hugh Dancy and Krysten Ritter have joined Isla Fisher for Confessions of a Shopaholic, the film adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's bestselling Shopaholic novels. Fisher will play the Shopaholic herself, Becky Bloomwood. The film version focuses on Becky, "a compulsive shopper in Manhattan up to her neck in debt who becomes a financial-advice columnist." Want to find out what Dancy and Ritter have to do with it? Just

read more. Dancy will play the editor of the financial magazine where Becky works and Ritter has nabbed the role of Becky's best friend. Dancy (a.k.a. Claire Danes' boyfriend) was last seen as the completely adorable Grigg in The Jane Austen Book Club as well as the lovestruck Buddy in Evening. Ritter appears in the upcoming 27 Dresses. Still no word on who will play the handsome Luke Brandon. Who do you think would fit this role best? Source

It's Official: Isla Fisher Will Play Becky in Shopaholic!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:15:50 PDT

Well, the many of you who proposed that Isla Fisher would make a good Becky Bloomwood in the Shopaholic movie were spot-on with your casting. This was rumored to be true for some time, but now it's official: Isla Fisher will play Becky in the movie!

Jerry Bruckheimer will produce and P.J. Hogan (Muriel's Wedding, My Best Friend's Wedding, Peter Pan) will direct. Apparently the script version "centers on a compulsive shopper in Manhattan up to her neck in debt who ironically becomes a financial advice columnist."

To me, this makes perfect sense. Becky strikes me as funny, silly and adorable - but also smart. I think Isla Fisher can play all of these things with aplomb. Production will begin in January, and the name of the movie will be The Secret Dream World of a Shopaholic. I can't wait to see what Isla does with this part!

What do you think of Isla as Becky Bloomwood? And who should round out the rest of the cast? Who should play Becky's man Luke and her best friend Suze?

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Shopaholic Makes a Movie

BuzzSugar — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:15:09 PDT

Given the success of Bridget Jones' Diary and any number of other "chick flicks" based on chick lit, I'm surprised it's taken this long to hear news about a movie based on the Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic series. But alas, now the time has come for a film all about Becky Bloomwood and her wacky adventures. ComingSoon reports:

P.J. Hogan (Peter Pan, My Best Friend's Wedding) will direct Confessions of a Shopaholic, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sophie Kinsella. Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.

Shooting begins this November so I'll be on the lookout for upcoming casting news. Who do you think should play Miss Shopaholic herself, Becky Bloomwood?

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Dislike: How Facebook Can Hurt Your Credit

LearnVest — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:15:04 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

Forget “you are what you eat.” When it comes to your trustworthiness as as borrower, you are who you know . . . online.

Social networks are now being used by some lenders to evaluate whether you’re likely to pay them back.

The New York Observer reports that, while this methodology is still a few years away from common use by major banks, smaller institutions such as microlender Lenddo already use an algorithm based on input from a person’s various social networks to determine her creditworthiness. And more are likely to adopt the practice in the future.

Here’s the kicker: the information used by the algorithm isn’t just what you’ve made public - the banks are requiring your log-in information. Everything you can see, they can see. And they could even potentially send messages to your contacts.

Read on to find out about how Facebook can hurt your credit.

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Kimberly Timlick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:55:00 PST

5 Tips For Fighting Your Inner Shopaholic During the Holidays

Emily Co — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:05:29 PST

It's a very telling sign to see how consumer debt has been decreasing over the last two years. This shows that the recession has caused shoppers to become more cautious with spending. Here are five quick tips for battling your shopaholic tendencies during this holiday spending season!

Make a list: Make a list of what you need to buy and stick to it. It can be very tempting to put more in your cart during Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales so make sure you have a list at hand to control your inner shopaholic before browsing the stores.
Wait on It: If you have the liberty of waiting, prevent impulse shopping by holding off your purchase for a week or two. I usually end up buying a lot less when I take some time to mull over my buys.
Spend Consciously: You can afford the $400 shoes if you're aware of how much you're spending. You need to figure out a solid spending plan and indulge in what you love, instead of random buys that end up eating up your budget.

For more helpful tips on shopping, read on!