Money
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How to Protect Yourself From Financial Ruin in Retirement
Most of us work decades to create a sufficient nest egg to fund retirement. But after you bid farewell to the 9-to-5 grind, it’s important to manage that money carefully to avoid a crippling financial disaster during your golden years.…
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Ditch Fast Fashion: 9 Clothing Brands That Are Guaranteed to Last, According to Redditors
Before fast fashion took over the world with cheap, environmentally destructive clothes, you could wear the same T-shirt for years before it started falling apart. But now everyone shops at stores like H&M and Shein, where some garments don’t even…
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Is Temu a Scam or a Bargain Hunter’s Dream?
If there’s one thing that global capitalism does well, it’s churning out tons and tons of useless junk. Temu (pronounced TEE-moo) is emblematic of that excess. The e-commerce website — owned by parent company PDD Holdings — sells everything you…
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Learn From My Mistakes and Don’t Pay for These Items at Disney World
Disney World — it’s a love it or hate it experience. As a first timer taking my kids, I really didn’t know what to expect. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, it was hot as hell, the crowds were a…
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‘Leave Pity City:’ Watch This Rich CEO Lecture Employees in Disgusting Zoom Rant
No corporate gut punch knocks the wind out of employees the way raise robbing does. Like Clark Griswold receiving a subscription to the Jelly of the Month club in place of a monetary bonus in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” taking…
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Welcome to Frugal YouTube: These Influencers Will Guide You to the Cheap Side
If you’re a visual learner who’s tired of inauthentic or stuffy personal finance guides, then you should consider expanding your search to YouTube. Much of the advice there is genuine, from real penny pinchers who actually live below their means.…
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17 Smart Ways to Get Through a Recession
As the U.S. economy heads toward a possible recession, it’s always a good idea to have a game plan for surviving such a downturn whether that means developing a side…
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Yet Another Reason To Stop Using Checks: Check Washing Scams Are on the Rise
It’s an old criminal hack, but it’s back with a vengeance: check washing. It’s part of a larger trend in efforts to steal your money if you use checks. The…
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Is the Apple Card Worth It? Here’s Everything You Need To Know
It’s surprising that it took until 2019 for Apple to release its own rewards credit card, but they did it nonetheless. With its instantaneous signup process, the card has become…
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Broke as a Joke: 10 Funniest Tweets About Having No Money That We Saw This Week
Money can be stressful, but nothing quite matches the all-encompassing anxiety you get when there’s no money to be had. “More money, more problems” was clearly coined by a wealthy…
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Check Your Receipts: Customers Outraged, Claiming Walmart is Overcharging
Have you ever gone to Walmart or Target, strictly shopped the sales, and sworn your total amount due couldn’t possibly be as much as the cashier said it was? Well, you…
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TikTok’s Envelope Savings Challenge Is Infuriatingly Dumb
The “money-saving” envelope challenge is a trend that’s been swirling around on TikTok for the last two years, and although it presents itself as an easy way to save a…
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‘I’m Closing Down This Store’: Dollar General Worker Reaches Breaking Point as the Only Employee Who Showed Up for Work
Like that pair of pants you wore in high school that you’ve been refusing to get rid of because you know they’ll fit you again someday, the U.S. labor market…
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Screw Ticketmaster: Here’s How to Get Cheap Concert Tickets
With more people itching to see their favorite artists perform live in a post-pandemic world, the price of concert tickets has skyrocketed. But not all hope is lost: There are…
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Melted Cheese? Seared Beef? McDonald’s Spins Common Sense Burger Changes as Innovation
McDonald’s just announced that it’s going to change the way it cooks your burgers, but we’re saying right here and now that it’s not going to make them any tastier…
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Hoarders Rejoice! People Are Actually Selling (and Buying) Old McDonald’s Food Containers
Under the heading of “Crap You Seriously Thought Was Garbage But It Turns Out Some Idiot Will Pay Good Money for It,” we have this: There is a treasure trove…
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Got These Brands in Your Closet? Congrats — You’ve Hit the Resale Jackpot
If you often find yourself going through your closet to gather unwanted clothes to resell or donate, be proactive next time you go shopping for new outfits. The brands you…
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Don’t Be a Victim: 21 Cheap Ways to Protect Yourself From Thieves
With prices rising for everything from fast food to cars, it should be no surprise that thieves are looking for ways to take advantage — even stealing gasoline from cars.…
