Holidays

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    Here’s How the Price of Christmas Trees Has Changed Over the Years

    There’s nothing like the smell of a spruce in your living room to make your home feel like the holiday season has arrived. The constant vacuuming of pine needles keeps you on your toes, too! Yet in a world where…

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    Need a Last-Minute Gift? Consider Some Kringles

    Here’s the main thing I have to say about kringles: If you know, you know (and if you don’t, we’ll explain it on the next slide). This is the tippy-top tier of pastries if you ask me.  You might have…

  • An AI-generated image illustrating two contrasting December trips. On one side, a festive ski resort: snow-covered mountains, skiers gliding down slopes, cozy lodges with roaring fires, and decorations like twinkling lights and pine trees. On the other si

    24 Best Places to Travel After Christmas

    The week between Christmas and New Year’s is an ideal time to steal away. You’ve celebrated Christmas, the holiday season is winding down, and many businesses and schools remain closed, making it easier to plot an escape, and it’s a…

  • An AI-generated illustration of a cozy, warmly lit kitchen on a cold winter's evening. The scene features a wooden table covered in a festive red and green tablecloth and an assortment of vegan cookies.

    30 Easy Vegan Christmas Cookies To Make This Holiday Season

    Christmas cookies make a wonderful homemade gift during the holiday season, whether you’re giving them to family or carolers that drop by. But with food allergies and special diets, it can be difficult to make one-size-fits-all cookies. Vegan Christmas cookies…

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    The Season of Fibbing: 16 Holiday Lies We Tell the People We Love

    The holidays are a time of love and giving, but not necessarily of honesty. In fact, when home for the holidays, it’s often expected that we refrain from telling the whole truth for the sake of playing into seasonal fairy…

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    6 Holiday Ripoffs That Would Turn Clark Griswold into Scrooge

    Nothing gets us in the Christmas spirit quite like getting ripped off or scammed — said no one ever.  As disheartening as it may be, even something as pure and jolly as Christmas is outlined by ripoffs, scams, bad deals, and…