green living, smart spending
The price of freedom and independence is high. Here are six top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor our men and women in uniform any day of the year, not just on Veterans Day. These war memorials are FREE to visit year-round and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence.
Travel insurance is as essential as auto insurance and homeowner’s insurance. Software glitches and severe weather mean cancelled and delayed flights, missing a cruise or a wedding, not just your luggage. Simply, never leave home without it. The choice is which kind of coverage you want to buy, and whether it is a per-trip policy or annual coverage.
Every year there are special Veterans Day discounts freebies and deals for active duty current and retired military at national restaurant and fast food chains. Most businesses require proof of military service. There are several types of identification you can use to prove you are a veteran. Click here for the most popular options. In alphabetical order,
Read more
One of the great pleasures of winter in New York City is ice skating, especially at one of the rinks with a skyline view and those which give discounts to NYC residents. Here are the best places to skate – including for FREE – around my hometown, including prices, hours and rental costs.
Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. Autumn is a great time to be in NYC, including for FREE museum admission, outdoor ice skating returns for the season, holiday crafts markets return, the Studio Museum in Harlem re-opens after three
Read more
We all know what recent new tariffs have done to prices, and what outsourcing and moving manufacturing overseas did to the US economy. Keep your holiday budget under control by shopping instead with these small businesses which sell only Made in USA holiday ornaments, decorations and other items for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Help
Read more
Avoid the tourist traps and suburban mall chains and get native NYC vibe and flavor, along with value for your restaurant dollar, at these local choices, where celebrity-spotting is included on the menu.
Movies on the cheap – AMC is changing it’s long-running Discount Tuesdays program to include Wednesdays. That’s two days a week to see new film releases for 50% off, and he deal includes 50% off on popcorn and drinks.
Choose one of top-rated these charities to support with a donation to help victims of the Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti with life-saving food, water, shelter, warm clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines.
Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you at home or on the road. They offer exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help you sleep more restfully when day is done.