Few towns can toss a parade like New York City: all you have to do is check out the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, Village Halloween Parade, or Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to be convinced. But the West Indian-American Labor Day Parade combines the best elements of all of those into one rockin’ package.
For someone who is obsessed with things of the past – furniture, buildings, clothing – flea markets are a sort of blissful utopia for me. And as much as I love heading out to a church parking lot or school gymnasium to sort through all sorts of lovely forgone items, being able to do that online is even better.
Work related stress is no day in the park. Regardless of industry, there will always be some level of tension involved with every job. However, with a few tips you can learn how to blow off some steam and manage your stress without putting your job or your health on the line.
A few years ago, I decided to cut out the overpriced advertising circus that is cable TV. It was way too expensive, as I was living in the Lower East Side (where I also paid way too much for a bedroom), and made less than $40K–besides, most of the shows were crap anyway. I’ve been pretty happy since, although there are definitely times when I just want to come home and veg out to thirty minutes of mindless sitcom. Sometimes a DVD just doesn’t cut it.
iTunes is the most popular music store on the planet, but also quite costly. Read on to discover why Amazon MP3 is the superior music store.
If you live in New York City, you know that buying all of those little household items that are imperative for everyday functioning can really add up to a pile of cash. What you may not know; however, is that Pearl River Market is the place to buy your housewares. And now they’re online for all of you out-of-towners. My Top 10 favorite steals below.
These days, it seems organic products are all the rage. As a society, I think we’ve gone a little organic crazy. Not too long ago, as I was walking around Park Slope, I saw a sign that boasted, of all things, an organic dry cleaner. Now, I’m not saying that organic is a bad thing. I love the idea of buying food that’s home grown and healthy – no steroids or other additives. But, it seems like buying healthy and organic products almost always equal super pricey – and is marketed to signify a sort of “elitist” status.
Cell phone bills are the bane of my existence. I’ve probably changed my plan four times over the past year, in a near fruitless attempt to lower my bill. I hate trying to analyze which plans offer national coverage and how many “whenever” minutes come with each, at what time their “free minutes” start and all of those other little extras like text messaging and data.
Men have it hard when it comes to dating in New York City, especially with the prices of food and transportation soaring. You don’t want to come off as cheap, but you also don’t want to dish out $100 on someone you’ve never met and may or may not hit it off with. Here are four date ideas that will impress your date, without blowing your entire paycheck.
It can be hard to plan a getaway when you’re counting nickles just to get by, much less pay for one. But a quick, weekend getaway can be a huge boost to your physical and mental health when job stress has got you down. Here are a 4 weekend trips that will run you around (or less) than $300.
