The value of pet insurance: one sick kitty’s tale
Dec. 12, 2010: I pay off credit card debt and am, finally, a debt-free woman. Jan. 4, 2011: My 3-year-old…
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Ask the expert: Did salt ruin my nice boots?
Having just moved to Brooklyn last year from sunny Sydney, this is the first time I've had to battle a…
Tested: avocado, beer, olive oil and yogurt hair masques
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my hair was looking like a dirty rag. Whether Seasonal Affective Disorder was…
Art classes that pay for your naked ambition
Hey kid, you want to be in art classes — naked, unmoving, magnanimously muse-like — and get paid for it?…
Riot, girls! Rock camp offering discounts, instrument loans
It's sad that I'm too old to have ever gone to Willie Mae Rock Camp, a weeklong program where girls kickstart…
Today: weirdly good deals from NYC coupon sites
Typically, coupon sites traffic in hair removal, little-known restaurants and spa miscellany we don't need, but we couldn't help noticing…
Think spring with our indoor garden guides
I’ve always been emotional about plants, ever since the pumpkin patch I toiled on for three months as a kid…
Got bedbugs? Get on Animal Planet
We've already told you plenty about bed bugs: from avoiding hand-me-down critters and shopping without fear to getting rid of them on…
Are you wasting money on rock salt?
Slogging through round II of the Snowpocalypse — and the unplowed remnants of round I — will probably make you sick…
How to save your old VCR from the landfill
If Santa granted wishes for a new computer or camera this year, you've probably got a pile of obsolete old…