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 March Madness, Wendy’s new spicy chicken sandwich, BOGO footlongs at Subway, Friendly’s new 10 Under $10 menu, all-you-can-eat shrimp at Golden Corral, new $3-$5 menu choices
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Visit more than 200 museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions for FREE on the first full weekend of every month, via the Museums on Us program. The program is a perk for holders of a Bank of America or Merrill credit card or debit card. Just present your active card with
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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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Now that gas prices are increasing daily because of the growing conflict in the Mideast, it’s important again to save money at the pump. You can do that if you tune up, slow down and lighten up. These tips won’t cost you anything, but will save you lots.
Here are a dozen-plus spots in New York City and the rest of NY State where you can enjoy acres of these blooming beauties through mid-May. Many for FREE in public parks, so you can enjoy cherry blossoms on the cheap.
Passover is one of the most joyous of Jewish celebrations, marking the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses. Here is a resource for FREE greeting cards, Hagaddah, crafts for children, who play such an important role in the celebration of Passover, online Seder services, and more. Passover 2026 – Pesach 5786 – is eight
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Some of the most beautiful gardens on the planet are the front yards or back yards of classic and historic US hotels. They include gardens featured in films such as Citizen Kane and some designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Jr., one of the designers of New York’s Central Park.
There’s no reason to spend lots of money on travel gadgets and gear to lighten the load and keep you organized on the road. It’s easy to find free and cheap alternatives in your kitchen, bathroom, hardware store or office supply store.
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.
Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. Spring is a great time to be in NYC, including $20 Off-Broadway show tickets, the annual NY International Auto Show, Holocaust Remembrance Day events, the return of cherry blossoms and the Macy’s Flower
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