green living, smart spending
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. Freebies and deals for the first day of Spring and March Madness, Friendly’s upgrades its core menu, all-you-can-eat shrimp at Golden Corral, bottomless pancakes at IHOP, new $3-$5 menu choices
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Scam Alert: Tax season means scammers are busy with robocalls, texts, and phishing emails to steal your money. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself from tax scams and other dangerous financial frauds, including identity theft. Top tip is that the IRS will not contact you directly by email, text or phone, only
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There are fewer then ten commandments for observing St. Patrick’s Day than for the rest of the year. Top of the list is this – thou shalt not drink green beer.
As a native and lifelong New Yorker, these are my recommendations for the most reliable and affordable public transportation, car services and licensed taxis, to help you save time and money and prevent you from being scammed into paying much more than what you should be paying.
New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. LaGuardia Airport transportation can be as little as $3.00 per person for public transportation, $65 for a NYC taxi or as much as
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This comprehensive guide gives you all your choices for Newark Airport transportation without spending a fortune or wasting time, from public transportation by train or bus to reliable local car services.
Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. March and April are a great time to be in NYC, including the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and NY International Auto Show, a FREE ice skating show to close the season, return
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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.
Spring cleaning often means debating what to throw out and what to hang on to. Save time and money with these eco-friendly tips to de-clutter your closets, dresser and desk drawers, countertops and bins. Followthis handy guide to what you can toss guilt-free, what has the potential for re-use, and what should be donated to
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Robocall Scam Alert: We’re all being hounded incessantly by robocalls, both on our landlines and on our mobile phones. But we are not powerless to block the scammers and telemarketers who bother us night and day, including weekends and holidays. First of all, the Federal Trade Commission “do not call” registry does not work. It
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