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It was a subscription to Budget Living. However, I am certain I was not one of the "first fifty to reply" so any benefit to me in replying to the SPAM is gone.

I do want to subscribe to it, however. It's a nice magazine. Much better than Real Simple, which is annoying beyond words.

Date: 2003-06-19 09:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nymysys.livejournal.com
Ooooooh....fighting words. I love and subscribe to Real Simple! On the other hand, I subscribe to Budget Living, too.

This could turn into the next, "Are you a Paul or a John?" query.

Date: 2003-06-19 10:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com
I had Real Simple for a year, but it exasperated me too much so I didn't renew. First of all, I hate having 17 pages of comments from other readers. I like reading some of them. I hated that there were so many. Another gripe is what I describe to voguevixen below.
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Date: 2003-06-19 10:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com
The thing I loathe about Real Simple is that they come up with ideas like "Owning a $450 pair of suede pants is Real Simple because you'll wear them for years." I dunno, that wasn't what I was looking for in a "simplify your life" book.

I've only read one issue of Budget Living. I do have some issues with the consumerism of it--the fact that you can own lots of stuff, just pay less for it. I confess to enjoying Woman's Day and Family Circle so it probably appeals to me that BL has a similar look to it.

I'd love to see a magazine that fits somewhere between Real Simple and Budget Living.

Date: 2003-06-19 10:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] postmoderngirl.livejournal.com
I haven't see Budget Living, but I am with you on Real Simple. Blah.

Date: 2003-06-19 10:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pricciar.livejournal.com
I don't know anything about this site. Just what I found after searching around a bit. Budget Living

It seems like you join, and they send you an email once a week, and that lets you get good deals.

It seems like a good price, check it out.

pat

Real Simple...

Date: 2003-06-19 01:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thirdreel.livejournal.com
...I agree, is annoying. Someone I know wrote a few pieces for them, and they edited the hell out of the stories, kind of missing the point. So even beyond the intense consumerism of it all, I have a personal ickiness toward them.

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