Archives for: January 2010
$5 Fun: Culture Wars Trivia Night at 92nd Y Tribeca
Trivia night

The 92nd Y Tribeca is offering a $5 game trivia night on culture wars.

By Christine Rochelle with 0 comments
Monthly Mashup: Budget Blogger Edition
Butcher Shop nyc

A weekly roundup of Budget NYC bloggers and frugal living blogs.

By Lauren Fairbanks with 1 comment
5 Easy Steps to Opening up a Bank Account in NYC
Dollar sign graffiti

Five tips for opening a checking and savings account in NYC for recent transplants to New York.

By Lauren Fairbanks with 0 comments
Dollar Burgers, Cheap Beers, and Cheaper Shots in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen
Cheap burgers

Cheap restaurants in nyc that offer dollar dinners.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson with 0 comments
Affordable Fitness Options with iFit TV
new years resolution diet

Affordable fitness options for keeping your new years health resolutions.

By Regina Roberts with 4 comments
8 Money Saving Tips for Grocery Shopping in NYC
Grocery store nyc

8 money saving tips for grocery shopping in NYC.

By Lauren Fairbanks with 2 comments
Why Can’t We All Just Can’t Get Along? The Growing Divide Between Gen Y and Boomers
Fighting fist

Grand pappy complains about what a reckless hippie your father was, your father complains about what a disrespectful ingrate you are. And you, well you are just trying to get them both to shut up so you can get back tending your animals on Farmville. Old people complain about young people and that’s the way it’s been forever, right? Well, it certainly isn’t a relatively new phenomenon. Why, then, does it seem to be the case that the generational gap between Gen Y and the Baby Boomers has grown exponentially? A simple answer would be the onset of technological advances. A more complete answer involves the following four critiques contemporary youth culture:

By Felicia Montalvo with 0 comments
Here’s Help with that Debt Reduction Resolution
Gold coins

In order to help you start off 2010 right, MoneyDesktop.com has launched a campaign with the goal of helping one million Americans to get out of debt. The “Three for Free” program gives you the chance to use the financial tool for free as long as you get three of your friends to sign up for the software. Those new users can get another three friends out of debt, and so on.

By Christine Rochelle with 2 comments
Free Event Tomorrow at NYC’s Museum of Natural History
River

Is Avatar’s Pandora just a place made up in James Cameron post-Titanic mind or are there really strange species that lurk around us? Grab your friends and geek out at the American Museum of Natural History’s Mysteries of the Congo: Exploring the World’s Deepest River.

By Christine Rochelle with 0 comments
4 Ways To Slash Your Cell Phone Bill
ninja assassin

Cell phones have become invaluable tools in modern day-to-day living for job hunting, meeting up with friends for a cheap drink, or a myriad other situations that would have required you in years past to be tied to a land line. Unfortunately, they can prove pretty pricey if you aren’t taking advantage of the many options that can help you lower you monthly bill. Here are some of our favorites.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson with 4 comments