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FREE Travel Tips with Spotted by Locals
After having recently returned from a trip abroad, and my credit card sufficiently maxed out, I only have one regret, that I didn’t know about Spotted by Locals before I left. I’ve never been one of those to thoroughly research places to go before I go on a trip. I’ll
Cheap Jazz: Hot Five at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
I mostly go to the Time Warner Center because it’s fancy. Not fancy in a “Oh gawd I wish I knew how to match my clothes” but more fancy than most public spaces in NYC in that it’s extremely clean, there are often free hors d’oeuvres thanks to samples at
Too Much of a Cheap Thing: Tips for Buying Food in Bulk
Buying in bulk can be one of the greatest ways a broke-ass can save monies, but in many cases involving edibles, things can go terrible wrong. There are just some foods in life that the saying ‘œa little goes a long way’ is especially true for. Here is a list
DIY Mania All Month Long
Screenprinting, fermenting, hot-gluing, oh my! This month is like a DIY lover’s entry to Oz, a land where everything is more colorful because of spraypaint, mosaic tiles, and vintage fabric. Did you read that NY Times article about how we can’t grow up and get “real” jobs? Well, I don’t
Bummed You’re Missing Fashion Week?
Marc Jacobs, Spring 2011 We are interrupting the third in our series of back to school looks for this special announcement — IT’S NEW YORK FASHION WEEK! For those squares who are still wearing JNCO’s and Jellies, New York Fashion week is the biggest event in the industry that helps
BYOB’n in Brooklyn: Palmyra Restaurant
BYOB is a broke-ass’s best friend. It seemed like you could find a BYOB place anywhere in the city, especially with new restaurants waiting to get their liquor license, and luring in new clientele with the promise of unlimited booze. But the city has recently cracked down, and now new
