Word: frugality
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...campaign manager of the President's re-election effort, says that his team "still has its goal of raising $170 million" by this September's Republican Convention in New York City, but no one will be surprised if they clear closer to $200 million. So far they have been frugal, says Mehlman, striking good cash-up-front deals with vendors. Indeed, the cash-rich Bush-Cheney campaign got plenty of national media last week for hardly spending any money at all. They put up an Internet ad attacking Kerry as an "unprincipled" lackey of special interests...
...stars--like the rest of us--are not inclined, when their machines malfunction, to spend hours on hold waiting for someone to answer. And neither should you, if you can afford the solution. Here's the skinny on those two companies, plus a cut-rate option for the frugal...
...There’s some gray hair, but the vibe is more grad school than grandma; think art-yuppie horn-rimmed glasses, martinis, film talk that teeters between earnest and word-weary. We’re in the back room, apparently reserved for the restaurant’s more frugal customers—the pre-film reception plus movie entrance is only $12, and everyone’s delicately grabbing as many hors d’oeuvres as they can without actually resorting to physical violence...
...mostly young, tech-savvy members. "It's totally a cult," says Janacek, 25, who adds that most of her friends already use the site. Friendster seems to be a hit with the suits as well. In late October it closed $13 million in financing--a bonanza in these frugal, post-dotcom days...
...competition is with the Acela train and the [Delta and US Airways] shuttle, not the Chinatown bus,” says LimoLiner representative Leighann Gardiner. Indeed, unlike the frugal Fung Wah, LimoLiner is on par in price with flying. But unlike the shuttle, it boasts the advantage of coming right into Manhattan instead of stranding you in Queens...