Frugal Café Blog Zone

Vicki McClure Davidson | November 13, 2010

  For parents and students in this struggling economy, the escalating costs to attend a high school prom have become a financial nightmare. From expensive venues to stretch limousines to lavish evening gowns, plus prom tickets, flowers, and an upscale dinner, many are opting out of the spending madness and are looking for more frugal, [...]

Category: Beauty World, Frugal Fashion, Frugal Shopping Info, Social and Political Climate | 4 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 13, 2010

  Not so fast, San Francisco Food Police. The city’s recent vote to ban toys from children’s fast food meals like McDonald’s Happy Meals isn’t yet a done deal, or so says SF Mayor Gavin Newsom — he’s vetoed the ban and is now on record warning of local government overstepping their authority and trying [...]

Category: Food, Drink, Government, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 2 Comments »
Tags: California, fast food, food police, food regime, government meddling, government regulation, Happy Meal, Happy Meal ban, Happy Meals, liberal, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Newsom, McDonald's, McDonald's ban, Nanny State, San Francisco, San Francisco law, San Francisco mayor, toy ban, video

Vicki McClure Davidson | November 13, 2010

  The biggest travel weekend of the year — Thanksgiving — is less than two weeks off, but with the growing backlash against the Transportation Security Administration’s new controversial pat-down procedures and body scanners that provide graphic naked images, many people are rethinking their travel plans. Sweet old Grandma Edna may decide to not fly [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Government, National Security, Technology, US Borders, Videos, Audio Files | 7 Comments »
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