Eat at Home More
I have really cut back on compulsively eating out. Even buying nicer groceries saves money over running out every time I'm hungry, a habit I've been guilty of for years.

Eyeglasses Online
Eyeglass shops in NYC have to pay New York rent. There are really cheap deals online. If you already have a prescription go here. I got cool prescription glasses for $26. The selection is huge: Zenni Optical

File Sharing: Entire Albums
Apologies to you musicians out there, but it's the way of the world these days, I don't see much going back. This site indexes entire album downloads. You download a torrent file. Drop the torrent file into a free program (uTorrent, Acquisition, Bit Torrent) and the album slowly loads in the background. Coda.fm

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Chi Chi,

I love this topic, Missy!

Here are some of my tips:

M2M the Japanese supermarket on 3rd Ave and 11 Street - cheap good fresh sushi and sashimi, rockin' udon and big selection of veggies very well priced!

Cheap mani/pedis - check out lifebooker.com, then check out the different salons on yelp.com to see what users thought.

Pet vaccinations - if your dog just needs an update on their rabies vaccine or new heartworm meds prescription, check out the schedule at luvmypet.com for the Saturday vaccines at Petco in Union Square and other locations. Its first come first served and the vaccines are half the price of going to the vet. This doesnt include an exam, but it can be handy if your vaccines expire well before your dog's next yearly exam.

Bonus: Nova met his first rabbits while on line for his shot!

Okay, I know Ill think of more...anyone else have some tips to share?

how about bartering
instead of paying someone
for goods and services??

Bartering
Right on about the bartering. It's a great tactic for DJs and performers. Every time I come in contact with local restaurants who request my services I always try to barter for gift certificates. It costs them very little to give away food so they like it. It's fun to eat out in places I would rarely pay for! I suppose it could work for stores or fashion lines as well.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Miss Understood,

Love the careful wording of "bartering" vs. "trade" in this thread.

two completely different things around here.

Does anyone know where I can get some Sage? Im running out and the place I used to get it ( 10th and 1st?) is closed. Where are all the Wiccans getting there magic now???

is enchantments still on 9th
btw. first and second??
and i think there's a native american
store in the w. village on 10th
just off sixth by the library.

I think Enchantments is gone too. Ill try to find the native american store...

cant wait to see you at the Gathering!!!

There's also Aphrodisia at 264 Bleecker near Leroy Street, owned by Ed Sanders' (the Fugs) ex-wife.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: hatches,

Flowerpower. Across from PS122. Fresh sage. And still one of the best herbal apothecaries around. Knowledgeable staff and not too pricey.

If you want an endless variety of inexpensive incense try the Indo-Pakistani grocery on 1st Ave between 5th and 6th between the pornovideo store and the string of Indian restaurants. The grocery is on the lower level beneath the 2nd floor restaurants. They also carry a massive inventory of raw spices and commodities.

Thanks all, Im going to Sage the heck of of my new diggs. Seven, I thought Flowerpower was closed? Ill have to go look again.
XRR

Rob, I was there -406 E 9th- only about three weeks ago for some St. Joan's Wort tincture and they were still operating. They have a website so you can check the hours there I think or get the phone and call them up.

It's practically a requirement to smudge out any new place around here, you never know what the hell was going on in the apartment before you moved in. I still periodically smudge my place with some totally juju medicinal incense I obtained from friends in Nigeria, the stuff will sear out anything from a room. But sage is very effective and I find the odor really grounding and pleasureable.

Miss U, I know what you mean about those chillies!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: seven,

Thanks for the reminder, we haven't smudged yet... half because we haven't felt anything even slightly "off", and half because I gave away the last of mine to a friend with a new house...

Re: incense: We were given some of the "Dress Shoppe's nag champa when we were in there once, and are now addicted.

Went to Flowerpower! all stocked up again! thanks Seven.

If anyone knows, it will be on here...

I'm looking for loose Ostrich feathers in 6 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

Thanks in advance!
Satori

Chi Chi says, online at ostrichesonline.com
or in person at "The Feather Place (midtown).

Oh! I work in midtown. That's my lunch trip tomorrow.

THANK YOU BOTH!
(we need them for saturday)