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Mr. Magpie and I have occasionally despaired over the fact that we feel we were “cheated” or “robbed” of over a year of living in New York City. Almost everyone, everywhere has felt this way about the pandemic, to be sure: we are all grieving the loss of normalcies, of life experiences we were promised, of births and dinners out and weddings and first birthday parties and graduations as they should be. In our case, there is something galling about the amount of money we have paid in rent to live in such tight quarters, with none of Manhattan’s advertised...

Schools out for summer…quarantine! We’re ready to celebrate seniors and the class of 2020, and even though the Coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to many things in life, it isn’t stopping us from celebrating them! Here are a few unique but super-useful (and cheap) graduation gift ideas that they’ll be sure to love and actually use. The best part? All of these graduation gifts are under $15! 1. Gift a cute ID lanyard wallet that they’ll actually want to wear around campus. Leather Badge Holder | $6.95 An ID lanyard is a sure way for any future college kid...

Preparing for back-to-school is chaos, between buying school supplies and new wardrobes. Make your life a little easier with these quick back-to-school hacks that’ll help you save time and money all school year long! 1. Let the kids plan their own lunches… with a little help. Headed to the grocery store? Make a “menu” of lunch options. Then have your kids write which items they’d like in their lunch boxes that week (pepperoni and string cheese vs. cheese/turkey roll-ups vs. tuna and cheese, etc.). Time saver? Yes, thanks! This cute weekly school lunch menu plan is available to print FREE...