Who knew there was such a rich variety of free summer entertainment and goodies offered in the parks, on the streets, shores, and great plazas of New York City? I sure didn’t and thanks to my recent research, next month I’ll be hightailing it over to the Hudson River to take advantage of free Hatha [...]
May.26, 2010 | filed in Frugality, Holiday, Well-Being | Comments (3)
I have seen maybe ten New York City shoplifters in action, myself included. My own shoplifting episode occurred shortly after I moved here. Shopping in the old Alexander’s department store for a new shoulder bag, I selected a few I liked and tried them on, slipping the straps over my shoulder to see how comfortable [...]
May.18, 2010 | filed in Economics, Shopping | Comments (2)
It recently occurred to me that without doing anything, I have always kept a fairly green kitchen. All because I’ve been Miss Frugal (the unenlightened might call it Miss Chintzy) from way back when. I have never used a single watt of electricity on an electric coffee maker, an electric food mixer, a food processor, [...]
May.11, 2010 | filed in Economics, Frugality, Living | Comments Off
Are you looking for tempting salad and sandwich ideas to jazz up your brown bag lunches? Want to give the boot to the tired lunchmeat and tuna on white routine? Or maybe you’re ready to take your packable lunches up to a higher level. This collection of over 100 super recipes will beef up your [...]
May.04, 2010 | filed in Food-Stuff, Frugality, Well-Being | Comments Off