Ethan Wolff ala “Frommer’s NYC Free & Dirt Cheap” has been answering questions on City Room about living cheaply in NYC. Since I have a bad case of PMS today, I’m just going to bitch about the questions rather than give you any real insight.

Question 1: As a recent transplant to New York City from a much more affordable city, the price of groceries has shocked me the most. What tips do you have for finding decent prices on groceries?

His answer: Trader Joes, Park Slope Food Coop, East Village Cheese, Chinatown, Shop Smart on Ludlow.

My answer: Go back to your little podunk town if you can’t handle it and stop your whining!

Question 2: Are there any classy bars where one can find inexpensive (like, $7) drinks below 34 Street during normal evening hours (like, after 8 p.m.)?

His answer: Verlaine on Rivington, Blue Owl on 2nd Ave & 12th St.

My answer: Classy? Who the F do you think you are? Jackie O? Look honey, if you can’t afford class, you’ll have to hang out at the dives with the rest of us. Holiday Cocktail Lounge: drinks are $4 any time of night. And PS….I don’t think $7 is so inexpensive. But then I’m not a classy broad.

Question 3: What are some good, cheap restaurants where you can B.Y.O.B. without paying a corkage fee (especially in the Hell’s Kitchen/Chelsea area)?

His answer: Nook, Wondee Siam or Zen Palate, all on 9th Ave. Tartine. Ivo & Lulu.

My answer: This didn’t annoy me. And woo-hoo for Zen Palate!

Question 4: Inexpensive, yet high quality theater that doesn’t require that I stand in line for hours on end? Also (am I limited to one?) cheap movie theaters in Manhattan where not everyone feels the need to yell at the screen or bring their screaming infants?

His answer: Off- and Off-Off-Broadway are your natural choices for affordable theater (I assume TKTS isn’t your speed.) You might also consider moonlighting as an usher. Alas, cheap movie theaters in Manhattan have gone the way of investment banks.

My answer: Gosh, don’t we have a lot of demands? Was Off Bway not obvious to you or is it not good enough for your high quality taste? I like the usher answer. As for movies, looks like you should get a subscription to Netflix.

Question 5: What is your favorite free or cheap place or sight in each of the five boroughs?

His answer: Manhattan: The National Museum of the American Indian. The Morgan Library. The New Museum. Governors Island

Queens: Queens Museum of Art. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center. Socrates Sculpture Park.

Brooklyn:  Green-Wood Cemetery

The Bronx: Wave Hill

Staten Island: The ferry.  Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Staten Island Botanical Gardens.

My answer: Good question. Ok, you are spared my wrath. I would have added The Metropolitan Museum (suggested donation) and Coney Island boardwalk.

Louise at OTBKB posted her own list after seeing NY Magazine’s Top 10 Most Influential New Yorkers. Of course, I had to come up with my own list. These are not in any order other than the first one. They just came into my head this way. Who’s on your list??

1. Regular Folk. My neighbors, the people on the streets, in the subway, the teachers, the sanitation guys, the token clerks, the diner waitstaff, the FDNY and PDNY, the local hardware shop owner, the bus driver….you get the point. These are the people who make NYC what it is.

2. Rudolph Guiliani. Hated the guy! Hated what he did to the city. But changed the face of the city, so that makes him important.

3. Ed Koch. He’s the guy I think of when I think of the NYC I grew up in. Was he a good mayor? I was too young to have an opinion. Important? Yeah, why not?

4. Gloria Steinem. Too young to remember what I thought of her. I had Bella Abzug on the list because I remember her and her funny hats. I bumped her for Gloria because G was probably more important. My list is light on the women!

5. Al Sharpton. Ok, so the guy is a pain in the ass. I actually gained a lot of respect for him during his 2004 presidential campaign. I took a survey on which candidate had the same views as myself and he ranked second after Kucinich.

6. David Berkowitz. Son of Sam scared the sh*t out of me that one summer. Does a serial killer deserve to be on the list of the most important people in NY? Probably not. But in my mind, the fear he created changed something in this city.Therefore, I think he has an important role in history.

7. Gordon Parks. Not originally from NY, but he lived here most of his adult life. An incredible photographer, director and writer. He opened the door for black photographers in the fashion industry and gave us a glimpse into Harlem street gangs.

8. Curtis Sliwa. Yeah, that right wing guy on radio and TV. As a little girl (or tween) I remember the Guardian Angels on trains at night and they gave me a sense of security.

9. Loren Michaels. Hello! Saturday Night Live? I didn’t see him on anyone else’s list. Come on, this show is a New York institution. It’s been the catalyst for so many entertainment careers. And it just may take part in swaying this year’s election. (PS: He’s Canadian, but so what?)

10. David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Spike Lee, Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Simon, Martin Scorcese, John Travolta. I had them separately but had too many on the list, so I had to clump them together. They may not all be from NYC originally, but they are extremely important New Yorkers!

Bumped: Phillipe de Montebello, The Clintons, Chuck Schumer, JFK Jr, Jackie O, Donald Trump, Fred Trump