smarter traveling, driving and spending
As the saying goes, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Just about every city in the United States has a parade honoring the saintly man who drove the snakes from Ireland, either on March 17, or the weekend before or after. In 2023, March 17 falls on a Friday, so check dates carefully so
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March is Women’s History Month, a good time to celebrate important NYC women and important women of history with connections to NYC by visiting the parks, gardens, playgrounds and a reservoir named for them. The impressive list includes two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming champion, the mother of a British Prime
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Frugal Over Fifty: There are benefits to getting older, especially discounts for shopping, dining and traveling. More than 100 retailers, supermarket chains, health and wellness chains, airlines, hotels, restaurants and movie theater chains nationwide which offer discounts to seniors. Few of these offers are widely promoted. Some don’t even appear on the company website. The
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Movies on the Cheap: Once again this year, two national theater chains are showcasing Academy Award nominated films for as little as $5 each. Revisit a favorite or catch a contender you missed. The two chains are AMC and Regal, and schedules vary by location. The annual AMC Best Picture Showcase is screening the best
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Never leave home without travel insurance, whether that’s the policy included on your credit card or a wholly separate plan that covers you for lost baggage, missed flights and more. So-called “cancel anytime” clauses have been available for years, to protect us travelers from everything from personal medical or family issues to reluctance to travel
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Valentine’s Day turns most of us into romantics, at least for the day. If you get the urge, these are the best places around the world for kissing, a marriage proposal, or both. Some are obvious choices, others not so. Paris, France: The City of Lights and Love tops just about everybody’s list as a
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Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria with life-saving food, water, shelter, warm clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines. Each one of these charities has a top four-star rating for financial performance and effectiveness from Charity Navigator, my
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Of course it would be Las Vegas. We’re talking about a new cannabis-friendly hotel in the city known for gambling, scantily-clad showgirls, star chef restaurants, top name concert stars and one of the most famous marketing campaigns in tourism history, “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas”. So, now, you can have your joint, spliff
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Celebrate National Popcorn Day on Jan. 19 with a bucketful of deals and freebies, including at movie theaters, where popcorn is a big part of the big screen experience. More than 34,000 screens nationwide are participating in some kind of popcorn promotion. Also, some theatres are giving out free popcorn, in partnership with Fandango. Find
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Santa is going modern. He’s replacing Rudolf, the reindeer and the sleigh with a high-tech vehicle to deliver all those toys, games and electronics to the good boys and girls of all ages everywhere. But Santa can’t decide what vehicle to buy, rent, lease or even subscribe to. What should Santa drive on Christmas Eve
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