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There are great meal deals at national fast food and fast casual chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. Top deals and new menu items include Day of the Dozens at Krispy Kreme, $1 tacos at Taco John’s, the chance to win Dolly Parton merchandise at Cracker Barrel, new Pretzel Baconator at
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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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The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is getting ready to be the centerpiece of New York City’s holiday celebrations. The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives on November 11. The 12-ton, 80 foot tall tree will be wrapped in more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy-saving LED lights and crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered
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Whether you are a NYC native like me, moved here recently, or a visitor experiencing the greatest city on the planet, these are the best FREE things to do in New York City. This list offers something for everybody, including FREE museums and sightseeing, FREE guided tours, FREE tickets to late night TV shows,
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The pending end to the strike by the Writers Guild of America means late night TV shows taped in NYC are returning. Tickets are FREE. Here’s how to get them to be in the audience. All the shows have similar rules about attendance, including to prevent the FREE tickets from being sold, and to prevent
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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you whether or not you are avoiding the gym at home or hotel gyms when you are on the road. These free fitness apps offer at-home exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help
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Here’s what you need to know about the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks spectacular, including the best viewing spots to see it in person. Once again, more than 60,000 shells and effects will be launched from five barges on the East River, with prime views in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. The 47th Annual Macy’s 4th
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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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Teens can work-out for free all summer at 2,400 Planet Fitness locations in the US and Canada through the chain’s High School Summer Pass program. The free offer is for registered high school students aged 14-19, whether or not a parent or guardian is a paying club member, being offered May 15 through August 31.
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May is Military Appreciation Month, and a good time to remind ecoXplorer followers that current and retired US Military and Gold Star Families now are entitled to FREE admission year-round to national parks and historic sites and other federal lands. It’s a new lifetime perk, authorized in 2022 by the Biden Administration. New lifetime passes
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