green living, smart spending
There are great meal deals at national fast food and fast casual chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. Top deals now are BOGO shakes at Shake Shack, return of Denny’s Grand Slam breakfast, all-you-can-eat ribs and chicken at Golden Corral, and more. We update this money-saving list several times a month,
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Thank you for your service. These discounts are available year-round to active and retired military, some deals include family members, reservists and Gold Star families, and some include first responder who may not have a military background. Year-round means not just in May, Military Appreciation Month, or around Veterans Day in November. Military discounts include
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Lucky me – I met King Charles III – when he was still Prince Charles – up close and personal, however briefly. He was in Austin to celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial (150th Birthday), and I was there to film him cutting the world’s largest birthday cake with Sam Houston’s sword. The cake measured 110 feet
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You are busy. So busy that you sometimes miss things. That’s why we are publishing this Weekend Round-up of the most popular articles of the week, along with some reminders of things to come. ecoXplorer readers have been clicking on these posts past week: Dining Out – Food is always popular with ecoXplorer followers. Save
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If you don’t want to cook yourself, there are plenty of deals from national restaurant chains for Easter Sunday, April 9, to eat-in, take-out or delivery. Be sure to make reservations or orders ASAP, and tip well, since kitchen, wait staff and order taking staff are giving up their holiday with their family and friends
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Fast-food brands are always looking for new and creative menu items and promotions to generate sales and social media buzz. Sometimes there are huge successes, like McDonald’s Happy Meals and Burger King’s Whopper, but others don’t work out as well, or at all. Here are the all-time fast food winners and losers, via the restaurant
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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 2023 – or Pesach 5783 –
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Passover is one of the most joyous of Jewish celebrations, marking the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses. As with all holidays in all religions, food plays a central role, and there are plenty of free Passover recipes and online cooking classes to upgrade your menu. Passover 2023 is Wed., April 5 to
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St. Patrick’s Day means parades and green beer, bagels, donuts and milkshakes – plus great deals at national restaurant chains. Some are valid only on Friday, March 17, others for a few days before and after. Our leprechauns have been busy searching for this pot of gold list of money-saving deals, offered alphabetically, because that’s
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Charge your EV while you grab a sandwich. Restaurant brand Subway is partnering with a top EV charging system to provide hundreds of locations, so you can fill your battery while you fill your stomach. These are no ordinary charging kiosks. The design offers shaded canopies with multiple ports, picnic tables, Wi-Fi, restrooms, green space
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