If you are afraid to ask for and get discounts or to take advantage of the fact that you have now reached the venerable age of (fill in the blank), then this blog is not for you. Feel free to announce that you are retired, flaunt it and use it in your arsenal as you pursue the best for the least. Here is a useful sentence: "I am a retired senior living on a reduced income." Practice it until you can say it without embarrassment. After all, you worked hard all your life--you're entitled to a little respect. By the way, if you are a mere 62, some bennies will come your way and I will note those.
This post will deal with the brass ring, the Free and here I will enunciate one of the first principles--never buy anything that could be available to you for free.
Here's one example--Shakespeare in the Park. If you go to the website www.shakespeareinthepark.org/ and register, you are eligible for the next day's drawing. If you are 65+ or have a disability, you can opt for a special bucket. True, you need to register every night for the next day's drawing, that's homework for tonight.
Next, the museums. Try the Target First Saturday nights at the Brooklyn Museum from 5-11 pm beginning again in October for the absolutely Free. Stop in to see the El Anatsui exhibit www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/.
and their permanent astounding Egyptian collection. While it is also true that you can visit this museum (which would be any
other city's major museum) on any day for $8 as a senior 62+, that really comes under the heading of the Almost Free.
The Guggenheim Museum offers a pay-what-you-wish policy on Saturday nights from 5:45 to 7:45 pm. You will of course bring out the aforementioned sentence about being a senior on a limited income and put down your penny. www.guggenheim.org/new-york/visit/plan-your-visit/offers-a-savings
And try this lovely museum, the Neue Gallerie of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, on a free Friday night from 6-8 pm: September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6. With the money you save you can afford a piece of Sachertorte at the museum's Cafe Sabarsky.
www.neuegalerie.org/programs/first-fridays
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