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Savvy Santa: Buying Luxury at the Dollar Store?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.15.2009 | Style

Read More: WalletPop.Com, Savings Experiment, Nolcha.com, Buying Luxury at the Dollar Store, Shopping at Dollar Stores, Anastasia Chatzka, AOL Video, Marlene Alexander, Dollar Stores, Andrea Chalupa, Style News

If it's more or less the same stuff, why don't we all just shop at the dollar store, especially when it comes to our long holiday shopping lists?

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New York Writers Coalition: Writing Saves Lives

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Red and Black Party, Aaron Zimmerman, New York Writers Coalition, Van Verb, She Was My Project, Jhumpa-Lahiri, Colson Whitehead, Andrea Chalupa, Nywc, Write-a-Thon, New York News

The New York Writers Coalition, a Brooklyn-based non-profit, organizes writing workshops for historically underserved communities. But funding for this life-saving program has fallen off a cliff.

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How Well Does Luxury Know the Web?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.09.2009 | Technology

Read More: Gina Sanders, Marc Jacobs, John Demsey, Estee Lauder Group President, Andrea Chalupa, Lucky Magazine Publisher and Vice-President, Technology News

Here are some other juicy tidbits, some pulled directly from NYU Professor Scott Galloway's rankings of the digital IQ's of 109 leading luxury brands.

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CheapEatery.com: Balanced Meals in NYC for $10 or Less, Wait, What?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Affordable Restaurants, WalletPop.Com, Daniel Lyu, Cheap Restaurants, Ryan Schick, Danny Lyu, CheapEatery.Com, Lindsay Maas, Azon Juan, Andrea Chalupa, Gourmet Magazine, Cheap Eats, Affordable Restaurants, New York News

Sure, you can grab a hot dog or slice of pizza in New York for cheap, but a balanced meal for $10 or less? In Manhattan?

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The New Recruits: Can Capitalism Save the World?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: The New Recruits, d.light, Heide Kraul, WalletPop.Com, Acumen Fund, Daniel A. Miller, Seth Kramer, Rainn Wilson, Jeremy Newberger, Acumen Fellows, Ironbound Films, Andrea Chalupa, Heidi Krauel, Business News

Social entrepreneurism isn't charity; it's business as usual, tailored to those in high-need, and the subject of an upcoming documentary, The New Recruits: Can Capitalism Save the World?

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Hulaween: Making New York City a Little More Like Hawaii

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Stills, NYRP New York Restoration Project, Robert Isabell, Crosby, Michael Bloomberg, Studio 54, Katie Couric, Michael Kors, Bette Midler, Judy Gold, WalletPop.Com, Nash & Young, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrea Chalupa, Sia, Wind Beneath My Wings Award, New York News

This Friday, Bette Midler is throwing her annual Hulaween Ball, a lavish Halloween wonderland in the Waldorf Astoria, with a little hula-flavor -- a nod to her Hawaiian roots.

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Can Conde Nast Cut Costs and Keep the Luster?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Conde Nast Portfolio, Vogue, New Yorker, Mckinsey, WalletPop.Com, McKinsey Consultants, Vanity Fair, Andrea Chalupa, Conde Nast Cuts, Style News

When you're in the business of selling life as it should be lived, like in the movies or, say, in the pages of Vanity Fair, then you've got to keep the dream alive, depression 2.0 be damned.

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A Course in Miracles: The Book for Our Time

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Helen Schucman, Eckhart Tolle, Professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, William Thetford, Marianne Williamson, A Course in Miracles, Passover-Ritual-for-Students-of-a-Course-in-Mircals, Andrea Chalupa, Style News

ACIM has a simple message it gently teaches in a coaching, loving Voice, in the Voice of Christ: you have two choices when it comes to your freedom of choice--fear and love.

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Webby Awards: A Call for Early Entries -- What Are Your Favorite Sites?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Best Webby Speeches, Walletpop, Webby Speeches Highlight Reel, Patrick Kowalczyk, Five-Word Acceptance Speeches, Romantic Webby Speeches, Oscars for Websites, Andrea Chalupa, Webby Awards, Media News

The Webby Awards is asking for entries.

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Retail Therapy Solutions: Hot, Useful, Affordable Fashion Fixes

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Everyman Jack, Hue Tights, Easy Shopping Fixes, Fashion Week 2009, Essie Nail Polish, Amazing Fashion Finds, Megan Angelo, Fashion Pick-Me-Ups, Walletpop, Retail Therapy, Affordable Shopping Fixes, Andrea Chalupa, Affordable Solutions to Retail Therapy, Style News

Retail therapy is real, and it is dangerous. Who hasn't succumbed to shopping's siren call when things are this bleak, even if your checking account can't handle it?

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Obama's Health Care Speech: Best and Worst Moments

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Most Chilling Line of Obama's Health Care Speech, Character of Our Country, Best and Worst Lines of Obama's Health Care Speech, Cnn, Michelle Obama, Aaron Schock, WalletPop.Com, Andrea Chalupa, The Wonkiest Detail of Obama's Health Care Speech, Joe Wilson, Joe Willson, Paul Begala, Barack Obama, Overall Grade of Obama's Health Care Speech, Rep. Joe Wilson in the Pockets of the Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Supported by the Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Selling Out His Country for the Insurance Industry, Politics News

Best and worst lines of the evening, wonkiest detail, most chilling line, best reference to a meme, worst moment and more.

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No Impact Man (and Wife) Discuss the Joys of Their Small Carbon Footprint

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Local Farms, Colin Beavan, Consumerism, WalletPop.Com, Colin-Beavan, Sustainable Choices, Eco-Choices, Michelle-Conlin, Buying Local, Shopping Local, Michelle Conlin, Andrea Chalupa, No-Impact, Green News

I recently saw an incredible documentary about a Manhattan couple who lived "no impact" for a year. This means they did all they could to drastically ...

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Microsoft's secret "Screw Google" meetings

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Burning Man, Sam Gustin, Microsoft's "Screw Google" Meetings, Google, Andrea Chalupa, Dailyfinance, Business News

Microsoft, other Google opponents, and hired third parties are reportedly engaging in an organized campaign to discredit the Web search leader.

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Sixteen Candles Por Vida: Still Remembering John Hughes

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Daschle Lobbyist, Damyan Kolody, Andrea Chalupa, Weed Killer in Drinking Water, Tom Daschle, John Hughes, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Entertainment News

Damian Kolody, an independent filmmaker in New York, on why some people were really affected by the death of director John Hughes.

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Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Puget Sound, Mansion Rentals, Celene Ramadan, Seattle, The Real World, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Andrea-Chalupa, Ross Whippo, Seattle Aquarium, Walletpop, Craigslist, Leeni, Style News

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

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The World's Most Hated Blogger

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Two years ago, it's fair to say, Casey Serin hit bottom. A bottom lower than most of us could go -- a bottom that would make most of us nauseous and curl into fetal position, whimpering.

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UC System Hit Hardest When We Need It Most

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking an ax to one of the most prestigious public education institutions in the world.

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Green Driving School: Ford Engineers on Eco-Coaching

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Driving School, Andrea-Chalupa, KITT Knight Rider, Ford Hybrid, Eco-Coaching, Susan Cischke, Andrea Chalupa, Susan-Cischke, Eco-Driving Methods, Ford Motor Co, Smartgauge, Green News

Ford's new SmartGauge technology created a dashboard in the new hybrids that tells you when your driving is green, greener and greenest.

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Dollars & Health: Cashing In On Generics

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Andy-Miller, Generic Medication, Generic vs Namebrands, Generic Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WalletPop.Com, Generic Versus Namebrands, Andy Miller, Buying Generic Prescription Drugs, Andrea Chalupa, Living News

Andy Miller, formerly a health care reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has joined Walletpop as a watch dog for all things health care and...

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