Bethenny Frankel on her Parenting Rules for Baby Bryn

Bethenny Frankel thinks her savvy assistant, Julie, can do better. Julie is in the midst a massive online search for the perfect microwave, one that will transport easily to Frankel’s summer hideaway in Montauk, New York. “Got it! $49!” Julie shouts gleefully. “Nah,” says Frankel. “Keep looking. We can score a better deal than that.” Good deals are uber-important to Frankel, the star of Bethenny Ever After..., former Real Housewife, and best-selling author-turned-cocktail maker. Just weeks before we meet, she scored big—American Dream big—when she sold her brand of Skinnygirl cocktails to Beam Global for a reported (wait for it) $120 million. That’s a lot of diapers for the mom of 1 1/2-year-old Bryn. But nevertheless, $49 for a new microwave is just not okay.