Here’s a free app that can help you make some cash and help the environment by keeping scrap metal out your local landfill – and you can do it all on your smartphone. (more…)

Are you an urban fashionista, diehard New Yorker, or fan of NYC’s underground transit system? If so, designer Ward Wallau has created a bracelet for you. This charm bracelet features fifty years of New York City Transit tokens (1953 – 2003). Wallau had to petition the New York City Transit Authority to get exclusive license to use the outdated tokens in his designs. (more…)

The summer has arrived and for many of you that means it’s time to crank up the air conditioning. Save some money this summer and invest in one of these programmable thermostats to keep your house nice and cool only when you need it to be. Don’t waste money and energy on air conditioning when you’re not even in the house! Programmable thermostats can feature a wide range of bells and whistles  – here are 3 options, priced high to low: (more…)