green living, smart spending
Reminder to buy your Epic Pass before prices increase on Sept. 7 for next season’s skiing and riding at top resorts around the world. Buying now also gives you access for summer and fall scenic rides on chairlifts and gondolas, VIP access to summer festivals, and other perks. Warning – The longer you procrastinate before
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Visit more than 200 museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions for FREE on the first full weekend of every month, via the Museums on Us program. The program is a perk for holders of a Bank of America or Merrill credit card or debit card. Just present your active card with
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United describes it as the largest expansion in its history – adding ten new non-stop destinations in Europe and Asia starting in Spring 2027, plus new wide-body jets to service them. Tickets are on sale now. The new nonstop flights are to Okinawa, Japan; Toulouse, France; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Marseille, France; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain;
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As summer comes to an end, many of us travelers are taking advantage of the last long holiday weekend of the season with getaways to National Parks, popular cities in the USA and Europe, and cruises. AAA booking data shows Seattle, Orlando, Boston, Denver, and New York are the top domestic destinations, while Rome, Vancouver, London, Dublin,
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There are great meal deals and new menu items at national restaurant and fast food chains every week, to help you stretch your strained budget. Including – Kids eat for $2.50 at Golden Corral, Olive Garden brings back the never-ending pasta bowl, Panera Bread adds pumpkin coffees and pastries, hot orange chicken returns to Panda
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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. Late summer and early fall is a great time to be in NYC, for Broadway Week 2-for-1 tickets, FREE outdoor movies in NYC parks, FREE US Open fan events, the San Gennero Festival,
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The lottery for tickets to the new season of Saturday Night Live is open only August 1-31. Here’s how to snag a free seat in the studio for the 52nd season of shows which begins in September, and other late night TV shows taped in NYC.
The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Dr. Carl Benz registered a patent for a similar device six months earlier, with three wheels and large enough to carry passengers. So you
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If you are considering donating your vehicle for a tax deduction, think carefully before donating it to Kars4Kids. The car donation charity gets low ratings from charity watchdog rating services and has been accused repeatedly of misleading donors and misusing funds.
The Canstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart is a smaller version of Munich’s gigantic Oktoberfest, although the suds-fueled merry-making is just as raucuous. When some 5,000 people get together in a tent with mountains of food, rivers of foamy brews and a band encouraging sing-a-longs, it is just not possible to sit quietly for long. Okay, I’ll
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