Living on a Budget
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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…
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‘Chipotle Is a Joke Now’: Fans Respond to Chain’s 4th Price Hike in 2 Years
After news broke that Chipotle is set to raise prices for the fourth time in two years, fans on Reddit are saying they’ll take their business elsewhere. “Bye. Was teetering on going back, but not now,” a Redditor wrote on…
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Laughably Overpriced Items That People Still Buy
Okay, it’s an AskReddit thread like the one we have here that can make you feel reassured in knowing that you’re not hopelessly alone when it comes to caving to financially impulsive purchases like grabbing that box of Kerrygold (genuine…
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You’ll Never Order From Whole Foods’ Hot Bar After You Learn This Hack
It’s a classic story. An unassuming shopper goes to the Whole Foods hot bar, fills their container with a modest amount of food, and then recoils in horror when they see the price tag. It turns out that paying $11.99…
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Hobbies That People Spend Unjustifiable Amounts Of Money On
There’s no denying the fact that some hobbies can be absolutely instrumental in instilling a deeper level of balance in your life. Without a hobby or two that you can sink some of your time and/or financial resources into, your…
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How To Make Money in One Hour: 25 Proven Ways To Boost Your Income
With more than half of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, most people could use a little extra cash. So whether your landlord is breathing down your neck or you’re interested in a temporary side hustle, we racked our brains, scoured…
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Rocket Money Review: App Offers Easy-To-Use Budgeting Tools but Isn’t Without Problems
Tech companies don’t have your best interests in mind. There’ve been enough privacy settlements, data breaches, and data mining scandals to prove that. It’s normal, then, to wonder if you…
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‘Rich Habits’ People Have Without Being Rich
If there’s one thing that this AskReddit thread has shown us right off the bat, it’s that you don’t need to be rich to “play rich.” In fact, you’re not…
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The Costco Food Court: Everything You Need To Know
In This Article: Costco Food Court 101 When Is the Costco Food Court Open? What Is on the Menu at the Costco Food Court? Costco Food Court Nutrition Frequently Asked…
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Redditors Commiserate On Climbing Costs Of Living
It’s all at once horrifyingly remarkable and daunting to assess as a whole the inflating state of, well, pretty much all of the things we purchase to get by in…
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Invaluable Budget Meal Hacks That People Live By
The cost of living certainly isn’t going down. And visits to grocery stores that once might have been welcome events in one’s day have caved in on themselves and are…
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Things That Aren’t Worth It Thanks To How Expensive They’ve Become
Climb, climb, climb, life — and all of its associated costs — goes. It is honestly a wild and overwhelming time to be alive. There were those jokes from older…
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“Lifetime Supply” Winners Reveal How Long The Supply Actually Lasted
It might not come as a shock that plenty of companies are more than ready to cast their capitalistic nets on unsuspecting customers who will buy their products and services…
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These Are the 7 Cheapest Fast-Food Joints To Try Right Now
With the economy on shaky footing and inflation sticking around, fast food has come out as a real winner in 2023. McDonald’s saw sales soar by 10.3% in the fourth…
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Costco’s Newest Perk? $29 Doctor’s Visits Through Sesame
Costco members can look forward to a new perk: affordable health care. In a Sept. 24 press release, the health tech company Sesame announced a partnership with Costco to bring…
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Costco Membership Prices: How Much Does a Costco Membership Cost?
Purchasing bulk goods saves shoppers 27% on average, according to a LendingTree study. The same analysis found that Costco had some of the lowest per-unit prices for common products, making it…
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Where To Get Birthday Freebies and Discounts for Completely Free
While an incredible number of freebies revolve around free birthday meals, there are plenty of companies out there that will give you discounts and gifts on practically everything else on…
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‘Stupidly Good’: 9 Expensive Foods Frugal Shoppers Could Never Give Up
As much as penny pinchers might want to live like cloistered monks, living off porridge and the fumes of self denial, everyone gives in to their desires eventually. Even Redditors…
