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Posted Oct 04 2007, 01:23 PM by Karen Datko

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Filed under: spending, family, savings, marriage, love and money

The Silicon Valley Blogger and her husband had an argument the other day over fake versus real. She likes imitation potted plants in the house. He prefers the kind you have to water. SV Blogger, host of The Digerati Life, explains how to save money by buying replicas of art, furniture, jewelry and furs that would fool everyone but the experts.

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Thanks Donna for featuring my post (and several others)! I have yet to win the potted plant battle. I do love the real kind but maintenance and $ (esp. if you go instead with cut flowers) can be costlier. I'm surprised this argument doesn't happen more often in households across the nation! :)

The Digerati Life (Posted 10.05.07 10:58 AM ) Report Abuse

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