TOMS Shoes

I, like most girls, love shopping whenever my schedule and well, let's be honest, budget (ekk) allow it. Shopping was definitely more fun back when it wasn't my money I was using to buy things but all the same it's still one of my favorite pass times. However, the one great thing about living on a budget is that you pick up a lot of good tricks for spending every dollar wisely and thanks to company's like Groupon, you can still indulge in little splurges every once in awhile.

All that being said, I was pa-rousing my staple online shopping sites last night, discouraged by the high price tags of all the "must haves" of the season when I remembered that I'd been meaning to check out this retailer one of my old co-workers had interned at back in college. She was always talking about all the great charity work the company does and well that engage their customer base. The company I'm referring to is TOMS Shoes.

According to their Web site, TOMS has provided over 600,000 shoes to needy children throughout the world but instituting an ingenious business plan; For every pair of shoes that are purchased, TOMS will donate a pair of shoes to a needy child who cannot afford shoes of their own. The extra bonus? The shoes are super affordable and cute! Their classic shoe is only $48.00 and most of their other styles of shoes fall well below the $100.00 mark. Ordinarily I double check with my gut (thanks to my stupid budget) before making an online purchase, but I have to say this was one expenditure I felt truly great about!

Happy shopping everyone!