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    These Trending Budget Challenges Could Make Saving Money Fun in 2023

    Boring spreadsheets and tedious money-tracking apps are so last year. Instead, budget-conscious Generation Xers and millennials will turn to gamified “budget challenges and saving games” in 2023, according to a Pinterest analysis. The social media platform’s end-of-year predictions report seeks to offer users…

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    ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ and Other Truly Bizarre Weather Phenomena

    Boring weather isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the forecast doesn’t always oblige. Freaky weather isn’t only the stuff of dramatic headlines like the lightning strikes that killed three people and left one survivor in Washington, D.C., or the bomb…

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    Everyday Essentials You Can Buy With an FSA

    If your employer offers a flexible spending account, you can save money by setting aside pretax dollars for health-related expenses such as copays, deductibles, and dental care. You elect how much to contribute ($100 to $2,850 for the 2022 tax…

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    Teddy Roosevelt’s Revolver Just Sold for Nearly $1M

    Though some might consider owning a piece of history priceless, others are willing to put a price on objects that once belonged to historical figures to call them their own. Case in point: A Smith & Wesson New Model No.…

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    Visit Many National Parks for Free on These 5 Days in 2023

    From Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon to Yosemite and the Great Smoky Mountains, there are numerous must-see national parks among the hundreds sprinkled across the U.S. If visiting a handful (or maybe even all) of the nation’s finest parks is…

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    20 Movie Character Deaths That Were Devastating

    Why do we love to cry at movies? And how are some of our favorite films the ones that reached down our throats, yanked out our hearts, and stomped on them? Some of them provide a catharsis, the release of…