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From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 19, 2021 at 6:07 pm ET
Here are my favorites from this weekend's New York Times:Job Data Passes Threshold Where Recessions DwellWhat's Behind Those Offers to Raise Credit ScoresBottom Line on Doing GoodAn Idiosyncratic Gem in Carroll GardensCo-ops Reap Unexpected BonanzaStarting ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 18, 2021 at 4:58 pm ET
I may have to go see this movie! (Which I hadn't even heard of until I went to the Village Voice website to read Savage Love.) How great does this sound: Cloverfield Is One Giant, ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 18, 2021 at 1:21 pm ET
Here's another story about secret wealth: Mich. couple leave surprise $1.6M to friends, neighborsHere's what the friend who sent it to me had to say:I figure this is how I will make my millions....so you ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 18, 2021 at 10:38 am ET
Here's an inspiring story for all us working stiffs on MSN's Smart Spending blog: On $11 an hour, Jersey man made millions (I also read about this guy on Tired but happy's blog: Advice from ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:30 pm ET
Remember the guy who got violently attacked in Bushwick and promptly moved back to San Francisco after like 20 years in New York? (Like a scene from The Wire.) Well, here's what some young'uns over ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:45 pm ET
Ick, today's New York Times provides more reinforcement not to spend money on a boob job: Do My Breast Implants Have a Warranty?“Women are used to having their hair or nails done on a regular ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 17, 2021 at 9:54 am ET
Here's a couple of bike-related articles/videos that I really enjoyed! The first clearly provides a solution to the housing shortage in NYC, and the second is my secret fantasy for how I'd like to handle ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 16, 2021 at 4:37 pm ET
I have to laugh at some of the comments on Madame X's most recent New York Story: Comfortable Couple. I'm cracking up because some people are saying what I'm thinking but didn't dare comment, since ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 16, 2021 at 2:12 pm ET
The current issue of Time Out New York promises to focus on my favorite subject: getting rich! I was lucky enough to finagle a free subscription recently, so I'm looking forward to seeing it in ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 16, 2021 at 9:28 am ET
MSN's Smart Spending Blog reinforces that it's okay to drink cheap wine: New study: We will drink no wine before it's overpricedA recent study involving wine-tasting in California seems to confirm our worst fears about ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 15, 2021 at 2:20 pm ET
Remember the New York Magazine article about rich kids? I simply had to watch Jamie Johnson's documentary, Born Rich, about his inherited wealth and all his rich friends. And I realized that I hate these ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 15, 2021 at 10:13 am ET
I liked David Bach's Q&A-style column in Yahoo Finance today: Top Financial Questions AnsweredQ: You often advise that buying a home and living in it is one of the best investments one can make. We ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 14, 2021 at 3:48 pm ET
Okay, this Gothamist subway map is kind of amusing: White Folks' Guide to the NYC Subway SystemBut wait - my subway stop isn't on it! Crap! That's going to f*ck up my property value. And ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 14, 2021 at 12:03 pm ET
What a pleasant surprise on my Monday morning! Madame X over at My Open Wallet included my story in her New York Stories series and offered many helpful, supportive comments: New York Stories #7: Escape ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 14, 2021 at 9:23 am ET
Whereas we didn't spend a lot of money eating out because of DH's cholesterol scare, we did spend a lot on groceries since we stocked up on pasta, frozen veggies, rice, frozen veggies, tofu, frozen ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 12, 2021 at 5:50 pm ET
Here's what I'm reading in this weekend's New York Times:Breaking the Habit of Disposable DiapersCuring What Ails StarbucksLaw Makes Debt Relief Harder for HomeownersSome Debt Trends Are Good. This Isn't One of Them.Putting Price ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 11, 2021 at 3:40 pm ET
My co-worker told me this amusing story the other day. He's a 50-something (I think) man who lives on the Upper East Side. He's originally from Alabama, so he's got a lot of sweet Southern ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 11, 2021 at 10:00 am ET
Yesterday I mourned the death of cyclists. Today, I mourn the loss of food. DH and I got the results of our annual physical.Whereas my cholesterol is just fine, thank you very much (148 total; ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 10, 2021 at 3:06 pm ET
Here's a depressing video from the Ghost Ride this past Sunday, where cyclists spend the day visiting places where bicyclists where injured or killed while riding. I believe the death count for 2007 in NYC ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 10, 2021 at 11:18 am ET
This is the portion of the blog where I come clean and confess my money sins. I just had to transfer $1,000 (yes, three zeros) out of savings to cover all the stuff I've been ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 10, 2021 at 9:56 am ET
I always get nervous when I get e-mails from DH with subject line: ARG!This particular e-mail involved a message from our Philly tenants that there's a leak. (Another freakin' leak!?) Fortunately, we paid ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 9, 2021 at 4:28 pm ET
The title of this NY Times story says it all: Young and Broke in the City, but Staying Afloat“The novelty of a party on a houseboat gets people here,” said Mr. Markey, who works as ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 9, 2021 at 10:58 am ET
Here's an interesting and surprising e-mail from my new sister-in-law. (This is the same relative who just e-mailed me about taking a spontaneous February vacation; this e-mail was a reply to my thanking her for ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 9, 2021 at 10:28 am ET
M.P. Dunleavey's latest MSN column sounds very promising: $11,500 richer, incalculably happierWhen I started writing this column, about seven years ago, I was hired as money klutz -- someone who didn't know her way around ... ( more)
From Escape Brooklyn - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 8, 2021 at 1:24 pm ET
My friend and I are debating whether this is fake or not. I mean, what self-respecting feline is going to put up with having something on their head? But I do love the idea of ... ( more)
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