Protein Bar is one of my favorite healthy fast-casual concept restaurants in Chicago. I love them so much that I featured them in my roundup article about where to get salads in the loop. I recently ran into Protein Bar’s Brand Manager Teddy at the Social Media Day event, who invited me to take a… Continue reading Protein Bar gets Sweaty at Flywheel Chicago
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CheapWeek: Busy Week, Busy Weekend
7/20 – Farmer’s Fridge and Furious Spoon Today one of my favorite past freelance clients came to visit Social Media Beast. Farmer’s Fridge brought up some yummy salads – some I haven’t tried yet. The Southwest Salad was phenomenal. If you follow them on Facebook and Twitter, they tend to give coupons and freebies on… Continue reading CheapWeek: Busy Week, Busy Weekend
GIVEAWAY: Best Chicago Tea Spots
I’m somewhat of an anomaly in our extremely caffeinated world. I HATE coffee. I don’t know what it is about the brew – I’m just not a fan. As such, I’ve adapted to 9-5 job life by pledging my allegiance to another popular caffeinated beverage: tea. Tea has a lot of awesome health benefits, but… Continue reading GIVEAWAY: Best Chicago Tea Spots
CheapWeek: Home Cookin’
If there was one theme to summarize this week for me, it would be: delicious food. This week was about an equal split between having awesome food out at restaurants, and spending time in my own kitchen, executing delicious recipes. 7/6 – #Foodiechats and #BetterBurgerProject at Frontier I’ve been lucky to become an active part of the… Continue reading CheapWeek: Home Cookin’
CheapWeek: Connections are Everything
Connections are everything, and that was pretty characteristic of the awesome things that happened this week. Always put your best foot forward when meeting new people (and maintaining old friendships) – you never know where they could lead! 6/8 – Farmer’s Fridge, Quirky and #Foodiechats Farmer’s Fridge is very close to my heart after being… Continue reading CheapWeek: Connections are Everything
CheapWeek: Burger Binge, Chuck Palahniuk and Moving
5/25 – Postmates Epic Burger The week started off on a great note since Monday was Memorial Day. I cooked up a big breakfast for my sister and boyfriend, and ordered a pretty rad lunch from Postmates, which was offering free Epic Burger (up to 2) for Memorial Day weekend. I beat the “surge” pricing… Continue reading CheapWeek: Burger Binge, Chuck Palahniuk and Moving
#CheapWeek – Remington’s, Blackhawks, and Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest
5/18 – #BikeLakeview and Zipcar @MaddyOsman Congrats, we’ve selected you as a #BikeLakeview prize winner! Email us at intern@lakeviewchamber.com for details. — Lakeview Chamber (@ThisIsLakeview) May 18, 2015 Today was a good day for freebies. After checking in to Kuma’s Corner using the hashtag “#BikeLakeview,” I won a $25 giftcard to any participating Lakeview Chamber… Continue reading #CheapWeek – Remington’s, Blackhawks, and Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest
#CheapWeek: Krewella, UberEats, and a Cubs Game
5/11 – Cosi and Geja’s Cafe If you read last week’s #CheapWeek, You’ll know that I’ve been systematically trying the best salads the Loop has to offer for a future post. Today I went to Cosi and had their Baja salad for free! Blogging definitely has it’s perks. They sent me a few extra free… Continue reading #CheapWeek: Krewella, UberEats, and a Cubs Game
I saved thousands of dollars by using Groupon Getaways
So far, I’ve purchased three Groupon Getaways. I’ve gone on two trips and have the third planned for this fall. I took my first leap of faith with Groupon Getaways in January 2014. Randomly messaging my best friend Nico (who wrote an awesome article about improv for Chicago Cheap Ass recently!), I said, “There’s a… Continue reading I saved thousands of dollars by using Groupon Getaways
#CheapWeek: 4/27 – 5/3
4/27 – NYC Bagel and Soupbox Monday’s are hard. I like to make them better with delicious food. So I started my day at NYC Bagel Deli with a savory bagel and a copious amount of cream cheese for under $3. Although I brought a lunch, I decided I was past due for a visit to… Continue reading #CheapWeek: 4/27 – 5/3