green living, smart spending
A record number of us will be traveling more than 50 miles from home this Memorial Day Weekend. The annual AAA survey predicts 44.8 million will be on the move between Thursday, May 21 and Monday, May 25. That’s more than in 2025, which set a record.
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 – Free Shake Shack burgers, return of Applebee’s $15.99 all-you-can-eat, KFC $10 buckets, Honey Chicken returns to Chipotle; new value-priced meal deals from White Castle, Blimpie’s, McDonalds and Friendly’s;
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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. Spring/Summer is a great time to be in NYC, for Manhattanhenge, the Ninth Avenue Food Festival, Museum Mile and other outdoor food and crafts festivals, FREE fan events for the FIFA World Cup
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The peak spring and summer getaway season is getting underway, so it’s important your vehicle is ready before you are on the road again. These common sense car care tips can help prevent costly breakdowns from dead batteries or flat tires, being locked out of your vehicle, or worse.
Travel insurance is as essential as auto insurance and homeowner’s insurance. Political unrest, severe weather and software glitches mean cancelled and delayed flights, missing a cruise or a wedding, not just your luggage. Simply, never leave home without it. The choice is what kind of coverage you want to buy, and whether it is a per-trip policy or annual coverage.
I’ve been swamped so far this year with phony emails supposedly from airlines, Medicare and other health insurance providers, alerts that my Microsoft subscriptions was renewed or couldn’t be renewed, that I’ve won a free seat cushion or tool set, from senders who aren’t really FedEx, and several warning me – helpfully – that there’s a virus on my computer. Here’s how to protect yourself from the spammer scammers.
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about this summer, with delayed flights and cancelled flights and lost baggage plus long lines to get into national parks, if you are headed into a wooded area, or even across a grassy lawn, here’s how to stay safe from ticks and bites which can cause debilitating
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These picturesque and iconic courses are where many champions learned to play, competed and made history, including World Golf Hall of Fame inductees, and where US Presidents, Supreme Court justices, film and theater celebrities and others have played.
Closets and dresser drawers bulging? Clear the clutter and get paid for recycling things you no longer want or use. Recycling is a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet.
Despite the end of EV incentives, our interest in hybrids and electrified vehicles continues to grow, spurred by soaring gas prices, and a growing selection of models in all price ranges and sizes. While a small hybrid car might be the most efficient, it won’t fit everyone’s life. There are now subcompact, compact and midsize
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