Living on a Budget
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Is Costco’s Thanksgiving Dinner Meal Kit Worth $200? Here’s Everything You Need To Know
As much as we might love cooking for our families during the holidays, let’s be honest. Shopping for and preparing an entire Thanksgiving meal is stressful, time-consuming, and expensive. I mean, a turkey brine alone takes at least 16 hours.…
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Here’s Why Dishwasher Tablets Are a ‘Scam,’ According to Redditors
Those convenient, pre-portioned dishwasher detergent packs might be hard on your pipes and your wallet, according to a recent Reddit thread on r/Frugal. Dishwasher tablets, the post explained, “contain too much powder” and can block pipes and leave residue. The…
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Lobster Ravioli From Costco Makes At-Home Date Night Easy
As someone whose grocery expenses are the second-highest bill behind only my mortgage, I’ve found myself paying more attention to what I’m spending as I’m filling my cart at the store. Part of that effort has been breaking down what…
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‘Charging More for Less’: Netflix Customers Outraged With Second Price Hike in a Year
In a world where inflation seems to be the new trend, Netflix, not to be outdone by the price of avocados, has decided to raise its prices for the second time this year. In a letter to shareholders, the streaming giant…
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‘I Really Want To Do This’: People Share Their Truly Brilliant Tips On Being Frugal
Frugality is its own kind of art form in this day and age. We wish it were far easier to save money, but the reality is that places like the grocery store are pretty much designed to make your job…
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8 Brilliant Go-To Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas
The holidays can creep up on us all out of nowhere. Especially when you find yourself absolutely buried in work, competing in the ever-demanding landscape of a world that the crushing weight of inflation has further pressured. It’s just harder…
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9 Mess-to-Masterpiece Furniture Makeovers That Are Truly Inspiring
Okay, so the whole r/furniturerestoration community of Reddit is handing out inspiration left and right to anyone who might otherwise settle for abandoning and thereafter tossing out a piece of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
