green living, smart spending
The first Saturday of May is Free Comic Book Day, when comic book shops nationwide offer free comic books, no purchase required. This year is the 20th anniversary, with greater participation than past years, giving fans an opportunity to discover new titles and genres.
With clogged roads and flight cancellations and delays, this is a good time avoid them both and take the train. These are the best scenic train trips in the USA, ranging from a few hours to a few days, including on vintage steam trains.
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.
Some of the best reasons to visit national parks are the chance to spot wildlife, including bison, elk, bear, moose, wolves, eagles, trumpeter swans and more. Plus, of course, hundreds of species of birds. With more than 400 national parks and preserves in the National Parks System, there’s plenty of opportunity.
Save the green in your wallet along with our great green globe, with these tips for green living on the cheap at home or on the road, on Earth Day and year-round.
The peak holiday driving season is getting 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.
Here are a dozen-plus dozen 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.
Like most of you I’m already looking forward to the 2025/26 skiing and snowboarding season. There are changes to multi-resort passes, and new lifts and terrain on the horizon. Here’s what we know now.
Closets and dresser drawers bulging from your recent purchases? Clear the clutter and get paid for recycling things you no longer want or use. Recycling is a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet.
The decision by low-cost Avelo Airlines to contract with the Dept. of Homeland Security to fly deported immigrants out of the USA to locations overseas and also within the USA is generating calls to boycott the airline.