One evening last November, I was busy cooking dinner while glancing at my laptop to read my Facebook messages. I noticed a question from Jean Chatzky, the finance guru who, among other things, was starting a new cable TV show called "Money Matters." She posed a question to her Facebook readers. "Who is the best shopper you know?"
Without thinking, I replied, "My husband."
It's true. When I first met my husband, I lived near Manhattan in my apartment, worked in midtown, and spent more money than I was making. My line of work had a lot of "competition" - a top publishing house on the Avenue of the Americas. My clothes came from Saks, Bloomies, and Bergdorf's, department stores that were too rich for my paycheck. Meeting my husband was a crash course (he's still teaching me) in being a smart and savvy shopper.
We all need to learn that lesson, particularly with the current economic crises and dim job market outlook. Who knows when we'll ever retire, and if we do, we'd like to live a comfortable life like our parents have been doing.
So Jean and her team were intrigued that a man was nominated. Before we knew it, she and her team visited us at home, and we showed them one of our favorite food markets, Corrado's. A few weeks after the interview came a Today Show appearance for Gary (see the video in the sidebar). There he was - back on TV - where he's been before as a sports journalist and sports attorney. (I loved being in the "green room" and on the Today Show set - and meeting adorable Willie Geist.)
Please look and let me know what you think of our video. (Of course, at first, all I could see were my wrinkles and a bad hair day, but that's another post about accepting ourselves, right?)
Love, love, love! You look great! Both of you are so professional. Refreshing mid-day break for me to read this and view the clip!
I am super impressed! You look great, it's hard for any of us to see ourselves on tv or in pics. You have a lovely family. I'm also very jells of your shopping at bloomy and asks. Lucky! I like to be frugal and then splurge.
Love Jean and the Today Show!! You are so lucky! Although I love my husband of 26 years, he is the type of guy who can't find something right away, he goes out and buys another one! This is how we ended up with 12 hammers that all look the same! Oy! I am going to send his this video! Thanks for sharing.
Cathy, Just met you through GenFab. I love this story! I try to think and shop like your husband, but it is definitely a learned habit that isn't always easy! How exciting to be on the Today Show with Jean! You look great, BTW. I don't see any wrinkles!
What a nice story! Your husband is very well spoken, by the way, and you both look great.
How very exciting. Go Gary! Your house looked so neat and clean.