green living, smart spending
Landfill pollution from Halloween is scarier than any ghost or goblin. You can help reduce the frightening amount of waste this season with a few simple habit changes that can save both your budget and the environment. That’s a two-fer we support wholeheartedly. These tips are from our friends at Big Reuse, a resale operation
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With so many freebies available online, there’s no need to spend a lot of money on Halloween this year. Each of these FREE sources has dozens of choices for everything from pumpkin carving stencils to DIY decorations and Halloween-themed recipes. It adds up to more than 1,000 ideas to help you enjoy Halloween on the cheap, plus be
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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.
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 Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.
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Celebrate the season by choosing your Halloween pumpkin at one of the many pumpkin patches in NYC and the Tri-State area. It’s a great weekend excursion, and you’ll also find fresh apple cider, hayrides for the kids and more. For many family-owned farms, the pick-your-own pumpkin season helps keep them in business, so you are doing good while having fun. That’s a two-fer.
You might want to sleep with the lights on in one of these 100+ historic hotels in the USA reported to have friendly ghosts. From spooky hotel tours and spirited stories to real life hauntings, these members of the Historic Hotels of America are worth visiting any time of year, especially around Halloween.
There’s nothing scary about these special 2025Halloween offers. Some are Oct. 31 only, others are for several days before or after Halloween. Some require you to be in costume, but not others. Here are the boo-tastic deals.
No tricks, only treats at these national restaurant, fast food and ice cream chains, including free donuts and kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. There’s nothing scary about these special 2023 Halloween offers. Some are Oct. 31 only, others start the weekend before. Some require you to be in costume, but
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Cheap is good. Free is better. Here’s where to get both on Halloween – Free first, including BOGO deals, followed by cheap. Most of the Halloween freebies require you to show up in costume, and apply whether you are a kid or a grown-up. And others require you to be a member of that chain’s
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There are more than 100 hotels in the United States where guests have checked in but never left. Just in time for Halloween, here are three historic hotels where something just might go bump in the night. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado — One of America’s most haunted hotels, best known today for its
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