Savvy Saving Bytes

During the night at the end of a brutally hot July, the sizzling summer of hell finally took a powder. When I left my apartment the next morning I walked straight into a deliciously cool breeze. It had been so long since I had hit the street and not been assaulted by a blinding wall [...]

I hate to break it to those with golden tans colored by man-made potions and methods, but the final verdict is still out on some tanning practices and one sunless tanner has been labeled flat out “unsafe.” Tanning pills, which usually contain an item called canthaxaxthin, have been called unsafe by the esteemed Mayo Clinic. [...]

So what was my big splurge? A spiffy new car? A costly hunk of Jewelry? A pricey pair of designer sunglasses? Get real! You’re talking to one of the last of the small spenders here. Splurging is relative and right now, with my current computer on life support and a streamlined new Mac waiting to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

When I used to take photographs in long past St. Patrick’s Day parades, I rarely saw grossly overweight high school band marchers. Then last month after a thirty-year hiatus I decided to try out my new digital camera and shoot the parade again. Right off the bat I had problems in the bright sunlight seeing [...]