Cheapo Challenge: Soda Drinks

I'm feeling thirsty. (Photo courtesy of SodaStream)

I am addicted to seltzer but hate buying soda drinks in economically correct 2-liter bottles. The stuff always seems to go flat after a few drinks, and I’m left with a giant plastic bottle that I suspect will end up floating onto a pristine beach in Cozumel. That’s [...]

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How to Never Buy Gift Wrapping Supplies Again

I don’t know about you, but during the springtime I get slammed with gift-giving obligations, which often require gift wrapping supplies. Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, showers, weddings … it’s too much! Special occasions like these sneak up on me every year. The crazy gift-giving could get out-of-control expensive, if I didn’t avoid [...]

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Growing a Fire Escape Garden: Step 4

Getting there!

In our last fire escape garden episode, my arugula, Swiss chard, bell pepper, basil and parsley seedlings were thriving in their egg carton seed trays, basking in the glow of their full-spectrum T5 grow light on top of the fridge. And now, the next step in Metro Cheapo’s organic container gardening series:

Step [...]

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New Products for Eco Friendly Living: It's Not Easy Being Green (Yet)

Reusable water bottles: the hottest thing in eco friendly living.

We often investigate the connection between eco friendly living and the Metro Cheapo lifestyle. It’s what we do. For example, Shannon and I attended the recent Go Green Expo in Manhattan (with discounted tickets, of course – thanks Groupon!) Wandering through the numerous product displays [...]

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Studios Rock! Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces

First, some background about this digressive post: last weekend (courtesy of Groupon), Kat and I double-dipped as attendees of the NYC Go Green Expo and its über-fabulous neighbor, the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. Both were awe-inspiring spectacles, to say the least, and we came away feeling like our brains would explode with ideas. I [...]

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