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Holiday Shopping Scams to Avoid

Holiday Shopping Scams to Avoid

Scam alert –  Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays – and there’s no place like online for holiday shopping scams. These are the top frauds and phishing schemes to know about and avoid this holiday season, and year-round. Buyer beware of these efforts to rip you off and ruin you holiday. Some
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2024 Best Cars For the Money

2024 Best Cars For the Money

What are the best 2024 model cars, SUVs and crossovers on the market ? Best electric and hybrid? Best small cars? Best pick-up? Every year, Kelly Blue Book releases a survey recommending the best vehicles for the money in the most popular automotive categories. The winners are rated on  the best combination of cost, long-term
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Season Pass Deal for Senior Skiers and Boarders

Season Pass Deal for Senior Skiers and Boarders

Frugal over Fifty – Dec. 3 is the absolute deadline for many season passes to ski or snowboard your favorite downhill destination. Lucky you if you are  a senior skier or snowboarder, because age has its privileges and also some great deals. The best one I found is a $65 season pass to Vail Resorts
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NYC Guide: Best Things to Do Through New Year’s Eve & January

NYC Guide: Best Things to Do Through New Year’s Eve & January

Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. The best things to do in NYC now through Hanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa & New Year’s include FREE museum admission and concerts, FREE holiday crafts markets and tree and menorah lightings, ice skating, a
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Regal Cinemas $5 Holiday Classics

Regal Cinemas $5 Holiday Classics

See holiday movies on the cheap. What’s your family favorite?  If it’s a recent one, you are in luck, because once again Regal Cinemas is offering tickets to four of the best holiday movies for just $5 each. That includes a special 20th anniversary showing of the family favorite Elf. There’s a different holiday classic
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AMC Theatres $5 Movie Tickets on Tuesdays

AMC Theatres $5 Movie Tickets on Tuesdays

See movies on the cheap at any AMC Theatres location in the USA for just $5 plus tax on Tuesdays, including during the holiday season. The AMC Discount Tuesdays $5 deal also applies to some theater concessions, such as the  “Cameo-size” popcorn and soft drink combo. To get the deal you must be a member
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Restaurant Chains Open Thanksgiving Day 2023

Restaurant Chains Open Thanksgiving Day 2023

Don’t want to cook? Many national restaurant chains are open on Thanksgiving Day 2023, ready to serve you and your family or friends a traditional turkey dinner or regular menu items. Be sure to make a reservation, and be sure to tip generously, since the folks cooking and serving you are giving up their own
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Veterans Day Free Restaurant Meals and Discounts

Veterans Day Free Restaurant Meals and Discounts

Once again this year, restaurant and fast-food chains are honoring current and retired military with free or discounted meals on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Some deals are for the entire weekend, Nov. 10-12, others include coupons valid for additional days. Expect to show a military ID to get the deal – or show
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Get Cash & Shopping Rewards From Recycling Clothing & Other Items

Get Cash & Shopping Rewards From Recycling Clothing & Other Items

Sept. 18-26 is Recycle Awareness Week – a good time to republish our recent article on recycling things you no longer want or use – and get paid for it. It’s a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet. Here is where to get cash rewards and
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What to Do in Hershey Without Visiting Hershey Park

What to Do in Hershey Without Visiting Hershey Park

Hershey, Penna., is synonymous with chocolate and with its giant amusement park.  But you can avoid expensive, crowded Hershey Park and still have a great time, including a 75th anniversary exhibit at the Hershey Auto Museum and a new 4D experience at Chocolate World. Here’s how to enjoy this popular destination and keep your budget
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ecoXplorer is published by Evelyn Kanter, a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter and guidebook and smartphone app author – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.

Evelyn Kanter currently serves as President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA), and is a past Board Member of a prestigious professional group for travel journalists.

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