I tried the whole “spending ban” movement, I really did try. But when you’re facing any emotional crisis and you don’t know what’s worse–overspending or overeating–you tend to go for the one that hurts your waistline less (shopping also burns calories, which is just as well because I eat like a pig when I’m out and about). Retail therapy leaves you feeling safe and secure for the meanwhile but can undoubtedly pose a crippling threat to people who have no idea how to manage their money. (Lucky for me, I’m not one of those people) So as the days get increasingly frosty and I’m layering up like a famous “Walmart shopper” (or maybe just a very cold homeless person) and therefore unfashionably unfit to show my face on this blog, I’ll instead be showing off some of the recent bargain buys I’ve nabbed and where I’ve gotten them from. I…