Living on a Budget
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10 Free Online Resources You Shouldn’t Miss Out On
It’s common knowledge that the internet has a wealth of free resources and information. YouTube, Wikipedia, Reddit, and Khan Academy are obvious examples. But those are just four out of the 1.5 billion websites live on the World Wide Web.…
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Even More Expensive Things That Just Aren’t Worth It Anymore
There seems to be an entirely inevitable, escalating series of discussions from our friends over on Reddit about how the cost of living is rising at an aggressive pace, and specifically, how so many products and services many of us…
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Angry Shoppers Are Breaking Up With Amazon After It Quietly Raised Its Free Shipping Minimum
Back in August, eCommerceBytes broke the news that Amazon would be testing a new free shipping threshold, raising the minimum from $25 to $35. Although Amazon confirmed the change, it said that it was only testing the new minimum in…
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5 Cheapest Ways To See a Doctor Without Insurance
Healthcare is broken in the United States. The costs are exorbitant, millions remain uninsured, and tens of thousands of Americans die every year because they can’t afford medical attention. That said, there are ways to survive in the U.S. healthcare…
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How To Actually Save Money At Costco
There can be an ocean span of a difference between actually getting the most out of a grocery shopping haul at your nearest Costco, and then falling prey to doing something absolutely unhinged like shopping on an empty stomach, which…
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Iconic Brands and Products That Are Getting More Expensive
Another day, another price hike? It certainly seems that way, with price increases affecting everything from what we eat to how we relax. And though paying more for anything is frustrating, it’s particularly painful when the products that have become…
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12 Products That Don’t Work As They Should, Yet People Still Buy Them
Many of us are capable of carrying onward with profound levels of stubbornness when it comes to continuing to buy lousy products and/or stay signed on for seemingly purposeless subscriptions,…
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12 Home Maintenance Tasks You Should Be Doing
Making repairs around your home — as opposed to hopping on the phone and calling someone else up to come through your home to see to it that everything doesn’t…
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Genius Hack Shows How To Turn a Beer Can Into a Camping Stove
Camping aficionados and travel enthusiasts are always on the hunt for ingenious methods to simplify their outdoor experiences. Here at Cheapism, we love the art of re-purposing everyday items in…
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10 Cheap and Easy Hacks That Replace ‘Normally Expensive’ Items
In the good old days, five bucks felt like a small treasure (I swear my parents stay boasting about how they could buy “so many snacks” with just $5). But…
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10 Frugal Wins From Cheap Geniuses
We are all for anyone who takes the time and effort to cut down on the steadily rising costs of living through various ingenious acts of top-tier frugality. With outings…
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Lavish Purchases People Somehow Still Afford
While there are folks out there who have done well for themselves and ended up with the kinds of financial portfolios where they can afford the plastic surgery outings, the…
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People’s Go-To Fancy Frugal Meals
There’s nothing like carving out some time for yourself to put together an economically efficient meal that you’d otherwise have to dig a bit deep into your wallet for. It’s…
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People’s Best “Buy Once, Use For A Lifetime” Purchases
In an era where the cost of living is steadily on the rise and inflation simply won’t leave us all alone, the value of investing in various items that will…
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Wildly Useful Apps That Are Somehow Free
In an era that’s marked by a multitude of apps that are specifically designed to make navigating this whole existence thing a bit more effortless and less anxiety-inducing, it can…
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Everyday Items You Definitely Shouldn’t Cheap Out On
We are 100% here to support the ongoing dedication toward identifying all deals and methods to save as much money as possible in an era that seems bent on making…
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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…
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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…
