Shopping for the person who has everything?  Here are a few unique gifts for your perusal. They make great wedding gifts too!

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In the Internet age it’s easy to live large without spending big. Thanks to eBay, Amazon and a variety of first and secondhand online retailers we can buy real designer items instead of the Chinatown kiosk knockoffs of days gone by. In fact, by playing one’s cards right one can dress chiefly in designer wear for the same price - or a tiny bit more - one would pay for averaged priced items.

Let’s take, for example, your basic Jimmy Choo. For those of you not in the know (namely men) Jimmy Choos are the ultimate shoes. They’re gorgeous, flattering and very expensive. Yet women of every budget want at least one pair.

I’m happy to report Jimmys can be had at a discount. Let’s browse, shall we…

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Sometimes you can achieve a major lifestyle upgrade - or downgrade - just by moving. The same salary can mean a life of poverty in one area, and living in the lap of luxury in another.. You just have to know where to live.

Take real estate, for example. In Princeton, New Jersey $350,000 won’t even get you a townhouse. In other parts of the country you can do quite nicely. Let’s take a  look at what $350,000 will get you across the U.S.

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