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Badvertising? NYC Health Shows Man Literally Drinking Fat

Warning: Slightly gross I found an interesting video through The Consumerist brought to us by NYC Health, an organization campaigning to reduce city dwellers' consumption of sugary beverages. To really hammer home the…
Final Thoughts on Tipping

Wow, my post on leaving a bad tip received a lot of comments, and very quickly. Here are some highlights: A lot of people commented that 20 percent is the new 15 percent, and that if you give waiters 15 percent you're…
Food Stamps: No Stigma, Just Help

We covered food stamps about six weeks ago, when we wrote about an NYU grad student who was enrolled in the program—and how the school's student-run news blog, NYU local, reacted rather poorly. (Basically, they were…
When Do You Leave a Bad Tip? (My Response)

Dollarish featured a post about tipping. Tipping is something that always seems to get to me. So, I thought I would talk about it. The post talked about reasons for leaving a poor tip: lousy service, expensive food, no…
When Do You Leave a Bad Tip?

We recently covered holiday tipping, but what about regular old restaurant tipping? I think I'm generally pretty fair, and I try to give 15 to 20 percent with every meal, but I think everyone has their breaking point,…
Happy Thanksgiving from Dollarish!

In the spirit of the holiday, we'd like to thank all of our readers for a great November, especially those that contribute to the site through submissions and comments. We want Dollarish to cover the financial issues…
Cut Back In Expenses And Have Your Kids Eat For Free

In October, Boston Market introduced to customers a promotion where 2 kids eat for free, however, Boston Market isn't the only one offering free meals for kids. Kidseatfor.com gives you a list of restaurants in your a…
50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again

If you're like me, I hate wasting food. The people at Planet Green lists 50 ways to use up all the food so you don't waste it ever again! Using Up Vegetables 1. Leftover mashed potatoes can be used in the morning by…
Comparing Supermarket Prices in Different Countries

On holiday even if we are going all inclusive we been doing this for the last few years, there are a few items we still buy, mineral water, soda/pop, and chocolate.We do this by going to the same type of supermarket a…
Rotting Fruit

Image Source So, I walk my dog around my new neighborhood and I see lot of fruit trees people planted in their yard. I'm guessing either previous owner planted it or owner thought they were planting fruitless trees.