Worth the splurge

"I think that jeans are one of the things that you can splurge on," says Marietta Landon, of Douglasville, Ga., shown here in her favorite Citizens of Humanity jeans. She paid $150 for them two years ago and says she still wears them all the time.

Marietta, who has about 7 pairs of jeans, says she "enjoys the thrill of finding a bargain" and looks for jeans at department stores like Nordstrom, online or at sample sales.