Free Film Alert: “Losing Ground” at 92Y Tribeca

Looking for a nice way to finish off that bland Wednesday and leap into the latter part of the week?  92Y Tribeca is hosting a film night to break up the typical weekday mundanity, and add some culture into your day.  The movie is free, and since it starts at 6:30pm, you can try hitting up a local Happy Hour first to get the party started.   Read more

Get Your Mind Blown at Secret Science Club’s Bell House Event

If you haven’t caught on, the ladies here at LifeStyler have a lot of love for all the nerds out there. We get sent a lot of cool events, but we only choose the one we believe our readers will enjoy, so something titled “Secret Science Club” was just too good to pass up. Read more

Learn About Hybrid Cars and Fuel Cell Technology at the Ongoing SciCafe Series

We’re all about promoting the geeky, and since geek is the new chic, those pasttimes once deemed “socially unacceptable” have become the norm and are popping up everywhere.  Tis the case for the continuing science lecture series at the American Museum of Natural History, SciCafe. Read more

Five Ways to Celebrate Black History Month in NYC

Black History Month has arrived, and what better way to celebrate than to take advantage of the myriad of events that are happening all over the city.  We’ve picked out a few of our favorites for you to check out, so grab your coat and your hat, and head outside to partake in the celebration. Read more

Monthly Mashup: Budget Blogger Edition

We haven’t busted out a Monthly Mashup in a hot minute, and since we also haven’t been providing much new content on the site as of late (and we sincerely apologize for our slackerness), we’re going to throw up some of our favorite linkage from our favorite budget NYC bloggers.  Be on the lookout in the upcoming weeks for more heapings of original content — we promise.  And maybe a Tweetup too.

16 Strategies for Saving Money When Eating Out - The guys over at Coupon Sherpa have some pretty solid tips on how to save money when you’re eating out.  Most of us have tried these all out at some point, but you may have never done the “secret shopping” bit. I did once, and it was like being a CIA operative — only you don’t get a tranq gun and it’s not as cool.

Brooklyn Massages for Less Than $50 - Our friends over at Brokelyn have dug deep to find the cheapest massages in the BK.  Not surprisingly, they’re mostly those small Asian joints with the awesome signage that offer back and foot rubs, along with some reflexology.  But for some treatments as low as $25 for an hour — who cares?

Buy a Drink, Get a Pizza - The beer/pizza phenomon has been covered quite a few times in NYC, but if you’re a newbie here and you’re not aware of the calorie-inducing sobriety awesomeness that is free pizza with the purchase of a beer, you can read about 89th and Broke’s review of Manhattan’s seemingly favorite:  Crocodile Lounge.

Why You Can’t Stick With a Budget - WiseBread writer, Stacy Johnson, explains why you still suck at creating and sticking with a budget.  And she’s dead on.  She covers some smart ideas about being financially flexible, not depriving yourself, and why goals play an important role in the whole process.

Why You Should Sell Yourself Short - The ladies over at RecessionWire give us the lowdown on how to go about pitching yourself in today’s social media crazed climate.  They tell you how to perfect the 30-second elevator pitch for the Twittersphere — the aptly named Twesume.  (And yes, it makes me wince a little when I say that)

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Why You’re Losing Money if You Don’t Own a NYPL Library Card

After pulling a series of all-nighters you pulled in college among stacks of books, you never want to hear the word “library” again, right? Well, here’s a reason why you should embrace the place that helped you get that A in economics: it offers so many free programs, you might just be able to chip a little bit of your budget away. Read more

Free Bowling for the Month of November at Brooklyn Bowl

Don’t get down about the cold city streets forcing your back indoors, because Brooklyn Bowl has sweet deals that will warm up your heart and not your credit card. Read more

Free Entry into the Sci Fi Cafe Tonight

The American Museum of Natural History is once again hosting the Sci-Fi Cafe — this time to celebrate the anniversary of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.  It was this month (specifically Nov. 24) 150 years ago, that Darwin’s groundbreaking book was first published.  Read more

First Friday at The Bronx Museum of the Arts

If you’re looking for something fun, free and cultural this weekend, head uptown to 165th Street for The Bronx Museum of the Arts’ First Friday event starting at 6pm.  This month will feature Street Dance NYC:  The Hitters!, music group RPM, and a screening of the trailer for “All the Ladies Say”. Read more