green living, smart spending
The words Apocalypse and Nirvana don’t necessarily go together, but that’s the name of this tough, hulking new off-road EV. It has a starting price of $150,000, for a gi-normous 850HP power plant, a sportscar-like 0-60 MPH in just three seconds and a 350-mile range on its equally gi-normous batteries. The Nirvana is described as
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The snow will be here before you know it. Start getting your body in shape now for the 2023/24 ski and snowboard season. Even if you are not a skier or snowboarder, these are easy common sense exercise tips anybody can do any time of year. These exercise tips are from a senior physiologist with
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Had a rough year? Need some holiday magic? The kids want the hottest new toys? Write to Santa. It may seem early, but he starts early. USPS Operation Santa is now accepting letters to Santa for the 2023 holiday season. USPS Operation Santa is the beloved 111-year-old program run by the U.S. Postal Service. Letters
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The pending end to the strike by the Writers Guild of America means late night TV shows taped in NYC are returning. Tickets are FREE. Here’s how to get them to be in the audience. All the shows have similar rules about attendance, including to prevent the FREE tickets from being sold, and to prevent
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It’s possible to double the daily rate of your rental car with add-ons such as insurance, a second driver, navigation system, toll road pass, car seat or bike rack. If you haven’t rented a vehicle in a while, it’s worth reviewing the rental do and don’t rules to save money, even legal grief.
Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. The best things to do in NYC now through October include FREE museum admission, FREE Broadway show performances, the fall street fair season begins, including the Feast of San Gennaro, and so much
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There are great meal deals at national fast food and fast casual chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. Top deals and new menu items include the return of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl, new Nacho Cheesburger at Wendy’s, $3 veggie burgers at BurgerFi on World Vegetarian Day, new crunchy cheddar
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The Jewish high holidays mean prayer and food. Upgrade your Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur table and celebrate the start of the year 5784 with one or more of these free recipes. They are a combination of traditional recipes with a modern twist, and favorites from Jewish communities around the world. Rosh Hashanah begins at
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Beer is an integral part Germany’s culture and history. It is estimated that Germans drink an average of over 100 liters per person yearly, much of it consumed at annual Oktoberfest celebrations each fall, including Munich and Stuttgart, where the two largest Oktoberfests are held. Oktoberfest in Munich (my mother’s hometown) is the largest and
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Sept. 18-26 is Recycle Awareness Week – a good time to republish our recent article on recycling things you no longer want or use – and get paid for it. It’s a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet. Here is where to get cash rewards and
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