By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green Obsessions: For some people, it’s chocolate. For others, Corvettes. Personally? I’m obsessed with stationery. I love writing and receiving letters. And I adhere to the old-fashioned practice of writing a proper thank-you note on nice stationery — not just zipping off an email. Until now. […]
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Thanksgiving Dinner: 9 Ways to Save Money on Turkey Day!
by Dan Kaplan, Creative Director for LOZO, a free website that shows you how to save money with tips, resources, coupons and more. Thanksgiving. It’s a time to get together and “break bread” with our family, friends and community. A time to celebrate our country’s rich heritage. A time to give thanks for all that […]
Holiday Fun Around the World… same or different?
By Julia Pimsleur Levine, founder of Little Pim I think the holidays are a great launching pad to ask my kids to imagine what children in other countries are doing during this special time. Are they counting down to Hanukah or Christmas in December? Is “The Big” day December 25th or a different day? At […]
How to Save Money on Holiday Travel
by Andy Scully, Director of Marketing for LOZO, a website that shows you how to save money with tips, coupons and more. Parents, grandparents, children, grandkids, second cousins once removed…when the whole family gets together for a big holiday shindig, chances are that someone’s gotta travel. Since the season is fast upon us, we figured […]
Crazy Makeup — 5 Tips for Finding Safer Products
By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green I am not one who can dash through the gleaming ground-floor cosmetics bazaar at Saks. No: I am the one you always see perched on a velvet highchair as a fleet of beauticians tsk-tsk over my gaping pores and fine lines and sell me tiny […]
Halloween Candy—and other Treats—on the Cheap!
by Jeff Kaplan, CEO of LOZO, a website devoted to helping people find ways to save money. On Halloween you’ll hand out goodies to all sorts of adorable trick-or-treaters at your door. LOZO is here to make sure you get the most bang for your buck when you purchase those treats, no matter what kind […]
Seasonal Safety for the Holidays
By Rene Appelbaum, co-owner & founder of Baby Proofers Plus Holiday decorations, especially candles and electrical lighting, can be fire hazards, and Baby Proofers Plus reminds parents and grandparents to take a few precautions when decorating and entertaining for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwaanza and other fall/winter holidays and festivities. Some simple precautions can help to make […]
Getting Close with The Dirty Dozen
By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green Sometimes it’s just one tiny little thing that makes my day: a single mincing step forward. Today I decided to post the dirty dozen list on my fridge. This may not seem like such a big deal. It’s not something I learned in school, […]