Autumn in New York -- upstate, that is -- never seemed so inviting. Especially when day trips are this affordable: Time to take your leave to see the leaves.

Alter boys: Alongside NoLIta's fashion boutiques, a satellite industry thrives: the local guys who can make those hip-huggers really hug.

Advice for stabilizing those shaky finances; a sale on those thank-you notes you've really been meaning to send; and even a chance to replace those tattered underthings.

Resolutions for body and soul: Personal training at PEx and the Strand Book Store’s lit picks.

For spring, fall in with the fashion ranks as olive turns anything but drab: Canvas boots, helmet bags, and even parachute pants return to earth.

Barrettes and clips are now officially fashionable -- but the designer prices are hair-raising. Here, the best-tressed alternatives.

Force those winter blahs away with winter blooms like amaryllis, paperwhites, and hyacinths -- without uprooting too much green from your wallet.

Festive glassware, ice crushers, mixers -- even tiki torches -- make party-hosting a summer breeze. Now all you need to do is sweep the terrace and pick up extra ice.

Shave and a haircut: Okay, it costs a little more than two bits -- but these barbers still keep their prices trimmed.