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1. Do you think fashion blogs are often just conspicuous consumption? Are some? I think there is a difference between a fashion blog and a style blog. A fashion displays the latest trends, while a style blogger attempts to showcase how he/she wears certain “trends”. I honestly believe that there are many style bloggers that fall under the “conspicuous consumption” (aka “keeping up with the Joneses”) category. They have the right to flaunt their goods and display their wealth; however, I also have the right not to read or add that blog to my feed.

2. As bloggers do we have the obligation to explain our personal financial status, how we pay for the things we showcase, if we have debt, etc… Bloggers do not have any obligation to explain anything about their personal finances to readers, but it’s always nice when bloggers are honest about how they pay for their items. I think the problem is that too many people are not confident with themselves and attempt to fill the hole in their life with things they do not need. They began to lust after and crave a life they do not have or a life they desire to have. Most of my readers know that I am a teacher, and prior to this career I was a social worker. Let’s be honest—teachers and social workers are pretty low on the pay scale (I do okay, because I have no children and I’m not married), so it would be very odd if all of the things discussed on my blog were designer and way out of my price range. Bloggers Gala Darling and Jeanne of The Coveted have admitted that they were over their head in debt at one point in their lives due to their intrinsic desire to have the latest and greatest in fashion. Elaine of ClothedMuch states point blank in her bio that she’s “married and poor. I like clothes, but don’t have much as you can see from my closet. This blog is here to help me be more creative with what I already have”. How can you not love a blogger with a bio like this? I’d say the vast majority of us are simply trying to work with what we have, and it’s always nice to find a blogger that you can actually identify with and not be envious of what you think they’ve already paid for.

3. Critics often say that fashion bloggers should use their money to support more worthwhile causes than clothing themselves in a different outfit daily. What’s your reaction to this? Should writers of print media (newspapers and magazines) be forced to support worthwhile causes when they discuss fashion and style? No. I support worthwhile causes by donating to and purchasing from Goodwill and Salvation Army. I give tithes and offerings to my church, and quite frankly, my financial giving relationship is between me and God—not “critics”.

 4. Since you started blogging, do you spend more money on fashion and beauty products? No. Blogging has allowed me to see that I have entirely too many clothes, shoes, accessories. I am actually attempting to condense my closet and refrain from purchasing items I do not need.  As a Christian I have to remind myself that material possessions mean nothing in the eyes of God. God probably looks at MoMoMod and sighs. I can have thousands of comments and hits on this blog, but if I lack a solid relationship with God I am nothing.

5. Life is about more than what money can buy. What are the things that top your list of what life is all about?

 “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” Luke 6:38

 “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” Philippians 2:3