Tax refund

Maybe you're super organized and filed your taxes months ago. Maybe you're a last minute kind of person (like some of us) and just filed them. Either way, you should have some money coming your way after a year of forking over your salary to taxes. According to the IRS (via CBS), the average tax return in 2012 was $2,899. Sure, you can choose to be responsible with your newly-acquired dough: Pay off credit cards, save for your retirement... OR, you can do the fun thing and blow the entire check in one sitting. It's totally possible--with FASHION! Designer price points have gotten so high that the price for one luxury item--a dress, a bag, a pair of shoes--is approximately the cost of the average tax return. Sad but true.