As a New Yorker, people always ask me what do I like the most about New York. Besides the fact that it is my home, I have to say that I love and embrace the diversity and vibrancy of the big apple, especially during the summer. If you like to explore like me, you can live a different routine in New York everyday of the month. Here I want to share a few of my favorites with you.

Exploring food is a big part of my life. You can find authentic restaurant for any cuisine you like and the best part is you can even be a smart eater and get paid to eat.

I’m sure you all still remember the exciting NBA season that just finished, my business partners and I are big NBA fans and the best reward for us after a productive week is to enjoy a chilled night out at a nice sports lounge. But first, I have to make sure I’m getting a piece of that profit margin. So I found a great deal on groupon to 40/40 club which is one of the ultimate luxurious sports lounge owned by Jay Z with a 68% discount for 6 people. We had 12 drinks and really tasty food which would’ve cost $530 but ended up paying only $120! OMG

If you like steak, there’s constantly good deals online from some of the finest steakhouses in New York. I took my mom out to uncle jacks with this groupon deal, 5 course prix fixed for two which was $200 and now only $99, I haven’t even mentioned about the 3% cashback I got from shopping through my shop.com and 4% commission to fund my whole teams shopping annuity!

Summer in nyc is best spent outdoors. A picnic date in Central Park, or a hiking trip just a few hours upstate, or if you like the water like me, take a cruise tour around downtown nyc to view the one and only Manhattan skyline with unlimited drinks. (That’s a catch) but first, I have to make sure I am funding my shopping annuity with every dollar I spend because it’s just what we do. I found a few options from citypass and groupon and compared the prices. I decided to take the groupon package which was $120 for 4, but now only $49! And I’m not done yet, I have to double dip on the purchase with my shop.com credit card and visa prepaid cards in addition to 3% cashback from shop.com. The view is unbelievably beautiful and I am always in awe no matter how many times I’ve seen it. With latte and wine on the boat, life doesn’t get any better than this. How can you not love this city?!