Living on a Budget

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    Super Cheap Purchases That Vastly Improved People’s Lives

    Naturally, today’s aggressive marketing and advertising campaigns condition so many of us to carry the belief that the better, happier, even healthier life lies somewhere on the other side of the glare of the white picket-fenced, upper-class estate.  However, a…

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    Cheap And Easy Meal Hacks To Spite Inflation

    If you’re someone who’s plagued by regular bouts of heart-thumping anxiety delivered on the wings of ole cortisol to shock you to your core as you enter the air-conditioned, artificially-lit confines of your nearby grocery store to try to not…

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    Wholesome 5-Star Costco Customer Service Moments

    When many of us hear “Costco” our minds will leap to images of Costco’s infamous hot dogs, the aisles decorated with equally, madly enticing food and drink sample stations, and the overriding feeling of ease that can come from getting…

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    Little Things People Do That Save Serious Money

    It is remarkable and daunting when you allow yourself to slow down and take note of all the unconscious ways you’ve been spending unnecessary amounts of your money due to simply not knowing better and/or being raised to think that…

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    Things Poor People Have More Of Than The Rich

    This is one of those seemingly divided AskReddit threads where you might find yourself surprised by some of the answers. On the one hand, in an era of existence where the cost of living continues its steady climb thanks to…

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    Affordable Things From 20-30 Years Ago That Are Now Luxuries

    You’ve probably heard one person or another from an older generation rap off an overused sentiment about how they remember the olden golden days from their past. Like when movie tickets and an ice cream cone from their favorite ice…