Retail Therapy on Substack

Retail Therapy on Substack

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You did everything right. So why is your cart full at midnight? Personal essays about the time and money we throw at our angst.
 • Rani Monson
The Ban Lasted Decades. Cookies and Cream Broke It.
I don't deviate — not from a flavor, not from a rule. On National Ice Cream Month, why permission works more like a switch than a moderation.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Sade Strehlke
Facebook Marketplace scores, a $45K dining table and the danger of learning what you didn't know you wanted. The former POPSUGAR editor made me…
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Andrea Linett
On shopping your own closet, dad's shirts and the jeans drama nobody escapes.
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I Spent 32 Cents Each on Business Cards I Hate. I Could Have Had Matches.
Custom matchbooks are having a resurgence. Collecting. Hoarding. Go custom in prices from 5 cents to $2. Its a perfect keepsake & Gen Z wants in.
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Retail Therapy on Substack
Retail Therapy on Substack, by Rani Monson — honest writing about the money we throw at our angst. With humor. No affiliate links & no pretending I have it figured out.

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Dumb Money: I'm Done Buying New Luxury Handbags
The math stopped making sense. So did the bags. Brands have gotten greedy. A $2K bag became $3,180. It's price gouging when purses tripled in price.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Cheryl Wischhover
A beauty journalist who left nursing at 40 to tell us what actually works — and what fifty years of diet culture still won't let her forget.
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100 Grams. Every Day. No Excuses. Good Luck With That.
We're So Obsessed With Protein, We Created a Shortage. We convinced ourselves it was a health decision. Then it took over. It's nearly impossible; a…
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Staci—Millennial AF
The things worth keeping -- and the sandals that are on notice. Staci of Millennial AF on the heated blanket situationship & a grandma's earrings.
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The Department Store Is Dying. I Have the Gift Card to Prove It.
What department store bankruptcy numbers don't tell you. What we lose when our stores close. Merger aftermath of Neiman Marcus Saks Fifth Ave.
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Red Is Having a Moment. My Feet Are Not.
Six sandals, zero answers, one more on the way. Wanted: a sandal that’s cute and walkable, yet minimal. The flip-flop of summer hurts. Can I get the…
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Sari Botton
Leaving New York, keeping everything. The things we hold onto, even when we know better. Sari Botton on Retail Therapy on Substack by Rani Monson.
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Is Buying a Hybrid Worth It? The Car Math Nobody Does
Don't Make a $40K Hybrid Car Decision on a $4 Gallon of Gas. Hybrid sales hit a high. Break-even is at least 3 years. Do the math — before you go…
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Amy Suto
A working writer. No impulse buys. No sentiment. Everything earns its place. 3 Keepers & a Regret with Amy Suto on Retail Therapy by Rani Monson.
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Retail Therapy on Substack

When life stops making sense, we shop. Retail Therapy on Substack, by Rani Monson — honest writing about the money we throw at our angst. With humor. No affiliate links & no pretending I have it figured out.
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