Kathryn Finney

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name = Kathryn Finney


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Kathryn A. Finney, a , author, budget shopping expert [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_7_37/ai_n17216452 Shopping on a dime: Kathryn Finney gives hints on how to be in style under budget | Black Enterprise | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] is best known as one of the first fashion and shopping bloggers for her blog, [http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com The Budget Fashionista] [ [http://gothamist.com/2006/06/20/kathryn_finney.php Gothamist: Kathryn Finney, Blogger, Thebudgetfashionista.com, Author, How To Be a Budget Fashionista ] ] .

She has been called "Master of Cheap Chic" [ [http://www.fashionwiredaily.com/first_word/media/article.weml?id=41 Book Review: How To Be A Budget Fashionista ] ] and "Scheherazade of the Sales Rack" [ [http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2006/06/from_styles_chic_for_cheapskates.php Express: A Publication of The Washington Post ] ]

Personal

She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ms. Finney's background includes an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in Women's Studies and Politics and a graduate degree from Yale University.

She currently resides in the New York area with her husband.

Professional

Ms. Finney started her blog in April 2003 as a hobby, and started blogging full-time in June 2004. Her blog, The Budget Fashionista, which was one of the first fashion blogs [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040102/ai_n11432917 Shoppers flock to designer deals | Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] , is one of the top fashion blogs on the net [ [http://jump.suntimes.com/list.cfm?id=8B88DB4E-FB6E-7441-6153081ECA686E5A Chicago Sun-Times: jump local: Fashion's best blogs ] ] [ [http://www.fashionnewssite.com/top-50-fashion-blogs-in-the-us/ mode femme vetement fashion verbaudet at fashionnewssite.com ] ] . The blog currently makes six-figures a year [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2007/10/14/2007-10-14_13_questions_for_a_fashion_blogger.html 13 questions for a fashion blogger ] ] [ [http://www.kathrynfinney.com/?p=14 Build a Blog: Creating a Six Figure Blog | Kathryn Finney ] ] .

In May 2006, her first book was published entitled, by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House. It became an Amazon bestselling book in the Art and Photography category and is now on its fifth printing.

Ms. Finney is considered to be one of America's best bargain shoppers (Style Network, 2004) and has appeared on several national TV shows such as NBC's "Today Show", Fox Network News, CNN, etc. She has also appeared in over 300 articles including "Essence", "USA Today", "The New York Times", and "Redbook", as a style expert on looking fabulous for less. She's also the former fashion editor of Real Magazine.

Ms. Finney is credited with coining several major shopping and internet marketing terms, including the term "Love what you buy and buy what you love" meaning shoppers should focus on purchasing items that make them feel and look great and "blogroots" which is a term meaning to aggressively market a product, book, idea, through networking with blogs. [ [http://www.blogworks.org/archives/2006/06/ BlogWorks: June 2006 Archives ] ]

Bibliography

* How to be a Budget Fashionista, 2006 ISBN 0812975162

References

External links

* [http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com The Budget Fashionista]
* [http://www.seejackshop.com See Jack Shop]
* [http://www.KathrynFinney.com Kathryn Finney]