Tag Archives: New York City

Smaller size, smaller savings?

The New York Post recently profiled the 175-square foot “micro-studio” apartment of the Prokop family, located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City. It has the distinction of being the smallest apartment in New York, at a size that’s smaller than many people’s guest bedrooms. At 14.9 feet long and 10 feet wide, [...]

Jimmy Choo Meets Econ4U

The clothing company H&M has made a name for itself providing high-fashion clothing at prices that most people can afford. (BTW – I am not paid by H&M; this is what my wife has told me.) On occasion, H&M enlists the services of an otherwise exclusive designer, to produce a line specifically for the store. [...]