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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, thanks to 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
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We all know what recent new tariffs have done to prices, and what outsourcing and moving manufacturing overseas did to the US economy. Keep your holiday budget under control by shopping instead with these small businesses which sell only Made in USA holiday ornaments, decorations and other items for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Help
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The weeks between Black Friday and January sales present some of the year’s greatest parking challenges, turning holiday cheer into stress, frustration and even fender bender accidents as rushed shoppers battle for parking spaces. Parking lot accidents happen much more often than you might think. According to the National Safety Council, as many as 20%
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If you expect be on the road or in the air for Thanksgiving 2025, you will be in good company. AAA predicts another record-setting holiday, with nearly 82 million Americans joining you on trips at least 50 miles from home. Roads are expected to be more clogged than usual, since many of us have decided
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Closets and dresser drawers bulging even before holiday shopping? 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.
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.
Choose one of top-rated these charities to support with a donation to help victims of the Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti with life-saving food, water, shelter, warm clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines.
Rooms With a Boo: Stay in one of these historic hotels, where some “spirited” guests may have checked out, but never leave. From a former convent to hotels adjacent to battlegrounds and one that was once a morgue, many of these hotels report that former guests or former owners haunt the halls long after they have checked out, and that current guests have seen them.
Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of a hurricane, flood, tornado or wildfire, it’s important to be ready for an emergency.
See movies on the cheap at any AMC Theatres location in the USA for just $5 plus tax on Tuesdays. The AMC Discount Tuesdays deal also applies to some theater concessions, such as the “Cameo-size” popcorn and soft drink combo.