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Beware of the newest holiday scam, called “brushing”, which involves receiving an unexpected gift – something you did not order – by mail or delivery from Amazon or similar. You need to click the enclosed QR code to find out who sent it. Don’t do it.
There are great meal deals and new menu items at national restaurant and fast food chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. There are new Xmas menus at several chains, new Krispy Kreme donuts that look like favorite Peanuts characters including Snoopy, BOGO burgers and hot dogs at Smashburger, new IHOP $6
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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. December is a great time to be in NYC, including for FREE museum admission, lighting of Christmas Trees in Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park vintage subway train rides, outdoor ice skating in NYC
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The weeks between Black Friday and January sales present some of the year’s greatest parking challenges, turning holiday cheer into stress, frustration and even fender bender accidents as rushed shoppers battle for parking spaces. Parking lot accidents happen much more often than you might think. According to the National Safety Council, as many as 20%
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New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your calendar and guide to the best NYC holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations, crafts markets and more. Enjoy NYC on the cheap with these FREE and family-friendly 2025 holiday events. If you want to
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More of us are ordering online these days, which gives scammers more opportunity to send phishing emails and texts to confirm our order, that an order has been delayed, or to track an order. My inbox overflows daily with scammers sending emails and texts like these. Does yours? Here’s how to avoid getting scammed by phishing.
Everybody loves a parade, and the one most of us love the most is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with its iconic giant helium-filled balloons and Santa himself ushering in the holiday season in the greatest city on the planet. The NYC holiday season would be unthinkable without it. Here’s a history of the tradition that began in 1924.
The peak holiday driving season is underway, which often means clogged roads and traffic jams. Road rage is a driving danger, along with drunk driving and distracted driving such as texting while driving. These tips will help you avoid aggressive drivers, or become one yourself.
You’ve procrastinated long enough. The Epic Pass for the 2025/26 skiing and riding season has been on sale since spring, with periodic price increases every few months. Don’t wait any longer. Pass sales end on December 4th, including for the most affordable 1-7 day passes. You’ll also lose out on new this year Epic Friend
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Try something new for your Thanksgiving Dinner – one or more of these dishes from Native American chefs, featuring ingredients that may cost less than today’s high-priced turkeys. Recipes include Frybread, Comanche-style corn and savory pumpkin. To the original indigenous peoples of this continent, each day is a day to give thanks to the Creator,
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