Living on the Cheap

NYC on the Cheap is a member of Living on the Cheap, a network of websites published by frugalistas, journalists and consumer advocates. Find practical advice on saving money on groceries, travel and shopping, plus tips from our experts on how to live the good life for less at Living on the Cheap.

Free samples: skin care, allergy meds, nutrition, beverages, lawn care

Cheap is good.  Free is better.  Here are some free samples you can get with a couple of clicks of your mouse or trackpad.

Free sample of Zone Perfect nutrition bar — click here  Free sample of AllergEase — click here Free samples of Sani-Hands Instant Hand Sanitizing wipes  — click here Free BiPro [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

The app version of NYC on the Cheap has just been updated and re-released on the iTunes Store.  The new 1.3 version contains more NYC cheap eats, more listings about NYC history, neighborhoods and how to get around, and more links to the Twitter and Facebook pages of the restaurants, museums [...]

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Free discount Rx prescription card for NYC residents, tourists

Start the new year by saving as much as half off your prescription medicines with the FREE Big Apple Rx prescription discount card. This just may be the best cheap deal in NYC, since it’s open to everybody — it is not limited to low-income New Yorkers or the elderly, and there is [...]

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NYC daily deals: $45 unlimited yoga, half off bicycle rentals

Who says NYC has to be expensive?  Take a bite out of the Big Apple with these cheap deals –

Get 30 days of unlimited yoga or fitness at multiple NYC locations for just $45 with this voucher deal.  Save more than $100. Save half off bicycle rentals in Central Park with this voucher [...]

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Ski free at Catamount in March

Purchase next season’s pass early, and you can ski and ride for FREE throughout March at Catamount, with no restrictions, including night skiing.   Adult passes are only $299, passes for juniors are $259, and passes for kids are $99.  Other March madness deals include $20 lift tickets Monday through Friday,  $49 Learn to Ski [...]

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Spas on the cheap: $39, $49, $59 treatments in February

February is National Heart Month, and one of the ways you can make your heart healthy is to relax and feel and look better — with a spa treatment.  Reminder that this is the last week that several top New York City day spas and hair salons are offering massages, facials and other spa [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

The app version of NYC on the Cheap has just been updated and released on the iTunes Store.  The new 1.3 version contains more NYC cheap eats, more listings about NYC history, neighborhoods and how to get around, and more links to the Twitter and Facebook pages of the restaurants, museums [...]

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Apple store program for autistic children on Feb. 22 in Soho

The Apple Retail Store in Soho is presenting a special free workshop on apps for autistic children, on February 22nd.  The program is called “Accessibility Out of the Box”, and is for caregivers to learn about apps that can empower autistic children, and others with learning disabilities, to communicate more easily using Apple [...]

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Spas on the cheap: $39, $49, $59 treatments in February

February is National Heart Month, and one of the ways you can make your heart healthy is to relax and feel and look better — with a spa treatment.  During February, several top New York City day spas and hair salons are offering massages, facials and other spa treatments at steeply discounted prices — [...]

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Free discount Rx prescription card for NYC residents, tourists

Start the new year by saving as much as half off your prescription medicines with the FREE Big Apple Rx prescription discount card. This just may be the best cheap deal in NYC, since it’s open to everybody — it is not limited to low-income New Yorkers or the elderly, and there is [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

Launched last year as NYC Free and Frugal, the app version of NYC on the Cheap has been renamed NYC on the Cheap.

Download it now from the iTunes store, and get hundreds of places for cheap eats, stores where you’ll never pay retail, museums that are always free, and lots [...]

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NYC Quits free nicotine patches + gum giveaway ending Jan. 15, 2012

NYC Quits, the free New York City government program to help you quit smoking, is ending its give-away of  FREE nicotine patches and nicotine gum on January 15th, although the support system of free advice and other quit smoking programs continues.  Click here to register for the free nicotine-replacement patches and gum, and also [...]

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