17 Jul 2010

Cheap Hair Cuts at the Carsten Aveda Institute

There is this thing called Science (closely related to that often annoying “truth”) that indicates human scalp hair grows at about 1/2 an inch per month. I get this. What I do NOT get, however, is that people have decided undoing this growth is a task worthy of all of

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14 Jul 2010

Swing Easy at The Garage in the West Village

Before I officially moved to The Big Apple and realized that a) a subway ride costs more than a beer in my home state Ohio b) Houston is pronounced “Howston” and c) New York State Taxes would make that part of my budget pie chart reserved for entertainment an anorexic

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12 Jul 2010

FREE New York Philharmonic Concert in Central Park

Central Park was designed under the philosophy that nature should be looked at and reflected upon, and never touched. So when the park first opened, children had to have notes from their principals to play baseball in the fields. Obviously, these traditions did not last in the park. Now it’s

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11 Jul 2010

What We Can Learn from Grandpa about Being Broke

Young broke folks these days make a lot of assumptions about the world. The broke kids of today have settled into their poverty and embraced it, relishing in things like the daily rush (of lightheadedness) that comes from a lackluster eating schedule. But when confronted with the notion that their broke-assery is

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09 Jul 2010

Cheap and Easy Potluck Brunch Recipes

The easiest and most relaxing way to have brunch with eleven to 15 of close friends/random acquaintances is having a potluck brunch. Instead of waiting 45 minutes to be seated, everyone can start shoving their faces as soon as they walk in the door. It’s an incredibly cheap way to

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50% off New Glasses + Free Shipping!

We wrote about the 6 rad reasons why shopping for glasses on GlassesUSA.com will change the way you buy glasses forever. You can read about that here. But here's the important part: YOU GET 50% OFF + free shipping on your first pair of frames. Click to find out more!

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08 Jul 2010

$1 Negra Modelos at Las Estrellas in Hayes Valley

When I lived in Hayes Valley I pretty much assumed every single drinking option nearby was going to be way above my price range, and all of the restaurants were full of fatcats who had Opera tickets later. But if you look close enough you can find a couple watering

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07 Jul 2010

$3 Stargazing at the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sonoma

Summer can mean a lot of different things to a lot of people: there’s the requisite picnicking, summer music festivals, trips to secluded swimming holes, etc etc. But if there’s one outdoorsy excursion we tend to overlook in our pursuit of places to drink beer outside, it’s finding a nice,

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07 Jul 2010

8 Great Dates Across America for Under $20

Dating Mistake Numero Uno: Spending the better part of a paycheck when you’re not even sure  he or she is gonna put out. Seriously. If you just dropped a few hundred dollars to impress someone and they don’t so much as feel you up through your clothes, it was a

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