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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Černý: Consumerism and the Media

Queercents » Blog Archive » Černý: Consumerism and the Media — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:23:55 +0000

[...] This first one is pretty widely known and has been mentioned a couple of times on Queercents. Using sites like priceline.com and hotwire.com can get a traveller a higher grade accomodation for [...]

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By: FIRE Finance

FIRE Finance — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:11:07 +0000

Thanks for this informative post. We have listed you as one of our favorites from the Festival of Frugality #48. Keep up the good work. Cheers FIRE Finance

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By: The Bargain Queen » We’re in this week’s Festival of Frugality

The Bargain Queen » We’re in this week’s Festival of Frugality — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:25:31 +0000

[...] New York City on a budget. Fantastic tips for the traveller! [...]

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By: Coaching4Lesbians » Visit the Festival of Frugality : Life and Business Coaching for Lesbian Business Owners and Professionals

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:48:47 +0000

[...] Most recently I am included in the Festival of Frugality #48 round up over at Experiments in Finance. I talk about one of my favorite topics — experiencing “NYC on a Budget” . There are a number of other great articles and super cartoons in the carnival so I highly recommend checking it out. [...]

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By: Hazygrey

Hazygrey — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:41:12 +0000

I work in midtown, and especially in that neighbourhood, there are many great prix-fixe deals at weekday lunches. For example, the Nougatine room at Jean Georges has a $24 3-course set, and has top quality food.

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By: English Major

English Major — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:47:29 +0000

There are tons of ways to do New York on the cheap. One of the most helpful for me (of course, I live here) is internet event listings. My favorite is Nonsense-NYC, a mailing list that only lists cheap-or-free events, most of which are interesting, entertaining, and off the beaten track. A side benefit: they offer much better stories than "I bought something expensive somewhere in Times Square."

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By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:03:13 +0000

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your comments. I would say the reason it doesn’t have a ton of GLBT content is because it is from my perspective and frankly my partner & I haven’t found a fit with much of the GLBT stuff we’ve encountered in NYC. Either 1) because we have patronized numerous GLBT owned restaurants, etc and it was a great experience yet it’s not hyped as a GLBT outing 2) we tried a few bars when we were younger but the bar thing isn’t for us unless it is an upscale, beyond our budget champagne/wine bar thing and haven’t seen any GLBT specific stuff to try and 3) By taking in music, theater, and high culinary stuff in NYC you are already in a queer context since so many of the artistic population are GLBT (out or not)…..

I’d be happy to include some more queer context as you suggest…..feel free to email me some ideas at paula@queercents.com and I’ll check them out and run a follow up!

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By: Rick Hurlbut

Rick Hurlbut — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:59:51 +0000

I find it queer that QueerCents would run a travel article on New York City and not once mention the GLBT community or any of the gay nightlife this great city has to offer. From an economical prespective, there are a number of gay-owned accommodations which are reasonably priced and close to this same nightlife. Seems like a waste of pixles to run such an article here and not have it in the proper queer context.

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