Financial success is more than Buy Low and Sell High Coming up on the one year anniversary of my Mother-in-law’s death. It’s a bitter-sweet time for me. I had known my MIL for more than 30 years. I can hear some questions flying now….”What the hell does this have to do with personal finance?” The […]
Pinching pennies Sometimes I want to pinch pennies so hard, I want their grandchildren to feel it. Everyone has their own way of saving a little money here and there. I thought I’d create something I could share each week. None of this stuff is brain surgery, it simply takes some commitment and […]
Bathroom technology on a small budget Continuing on with our quick fix to a small apartment bathroom, you can read the first post in this series here. These days, you really can’t get away from technology and for me, the bathroom is no different. I come up with some of my best ideas while […]
Bathroom face lift’s can be tricky. They definitely need a fix up once in a while, but it shouldn’t have to cost you big bucks to make a difference in appearance and functionality. Since blogging and doing home projects seem to be at odds, I’m going to break this post down into sections, that’ll activate, […]
Smashing cravings Here in New York City, there is no lack of burger joints. Excluding the “Big 3”, the short list I come up with off the top of my head: Shake Shack Wahlburgers Five Guys Five Napkin Steak & Shake (are they even still around?) Maybe I should be more focused on my […]
More Amazon Stores When Googling the topic of “Amazon store”, one of the articles proclaimed that they “sucked the joy out of shopping for a book.” That seemed a bit harsh, so I wanted to check it out myself. I was curious how they might interpret and enhance the shopping experience. After all, they’re […]
New Haven visit in 24hrs. Can it be done? Car2Go is celebrating its third year in Brooklyn and I’ve been a long time user of their service. It’s basically a “one way rental”, with about 500 smart cars scattered all around Brooklyn and Queens. You can use the cars to leave the immediate area, […]
Get the belly off with breakfast Ok. I finally said enough is enough. On July 1st of this year, I was 198 pounds. Not skinny by any means, but moving in the right direction. Two days ago, I weighed in at 212. A 14 pound gain in less than two months. What caused it? Well, […]
Happiness is (sometimes) spending The other day, I was walking through the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and got a craving for the elusive and tasty Cronut. For those of you who might not know what they are, click here. They are the invention of the highly creative chef, Dominque Ansel. Chef Ansel is […]