Best place to meet other people in NYC: Stone Street

Upon starting my latest gig around Wall Street last June, I came across one of NYC's biggest and best kept secrets: happy hour on Stone Street. Tucked away around buildings that contain the likes of Deutch Bank, Goldman Sachs, and other big fancy banking establishments, Stone Street offers one of the best happy hours in New York City. Filled with rows of tables on a blocked off street, there are a number of bars and restaurants that serve a bevy of different drinks and food options to happy hour goers . When the weather is nice , you can be sure to find lots and lots of young Wall Street-ers having a cocktail or two (..or three, or four). And most importantly, there is lots of eye candy. It is one of the best places to go after work, grab a drink, and hit on a member of the opposite sex. All in all, a perfect way to end a work week on a Thursday.
Yes you can bet your bottom dollar that when it hits 70 degrees outside again, I will be one of the first people out there getting a Carona at Ulysse's.

Money 101 for us 20-somethings

Money management is a something that I personally struggle with. Yes, it is true: even people with amazing style and wit have trouble sometimes managing their money and figuring out exactly what they spend their money on and why 5 lattes from Starbucks add up to one fat lump of money. But lucky for people like me, who could barely get past pre-calc part one in college, there is an awesome online program called Mint.com that does all the legwork for you. It works like this: you sync up with all your major credit card accounts, banks, loan companies, and anything you might have in your investment portfolio and basically let Mint do the rest. They can make budgets for you, offer advice, and graph out exactly what you are spending your money on, on a day to day basis. It has been great for me realizing that my networth is somwhere in the negative 10k's. Yes, upon seeing this lovely figure it came to me that this might be a good time to stop shopping so much and maybe, just MAYBE, start paying off my school loans. Good idea, right?

In any case, I recomend it for the money stupid like me: Mint.com.

Military Love

They say that whenever times are tough, fashion changes. People start being a bit more conservative and start staying away from glitz and glam in favor of more drab, if you will, dressing. I guess now is no exception as we have seen military fashion take off. And I am all for this trend. I love me my military green jackets and cargo pants. And this lovely jacket would perrrrrrrrrrrr-fect with just about everything and anything:

I can just imagine this top with jeans, shorts, a floral mini, and over a dress with a cross-body bag. Am I right or am I right? I think I am right! :)

You will definitely find me wearing army green throughout this season.