Living on a Budget

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    Medicaid Recipients Can Now Use Funds To Buy Groceries

    As pandemic-driven boosts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits dissipate, the Biden Administration is granting states permission to use Medicaid funds to pay for groceries and nutritional counseling, The Wall Street Journal reports. The effort supports “food as…

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    Here’s Why You Should Buy Dollar Store Pregnancy Tests

    It might sound counterintuitive, even risky, but you should almost always skimp on home pregnancy tests. That’s because whether you spend $30 or $1, all Food and Drug Administration-approved test strips check for pregnancies by measuring levels of hCG, a…

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    Is Visible Wireless Good? We Tried It for a Year To Find Out

    In the past few years, established wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T have seen growing competition from dirt-cheap carriers called mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). We know that sounds boring and technical, but the idea behind these low-cost providers is…

  • Misfits Market Produce Box

    I Tried Misfits Market and Imperfect Foods — Here’s How It Went

    It’s tough to measure up to conventional beauty standards — especially, it turns out, if you’re a potato. Or a mango. Or pretty much any fruit or vegetable. Because if you’re a runt-of-the-crop cabbage or celery root that looks a…

  • A restaurant adapts to the Covid-19 pandemic and stay at home orders by pivoting to take out and delivery.

    Should You Tip For Takeout? Here’s What Frugal Redditors Say

    Is tipping culture in America getting out of hand? Now that point-of-sale kiosks are standard at most establishments, it’s a question that everyone is asking, including budget-conscious Redditors. In a trending thread on r/Frugal, one of the subreddit’s members recently…

  • Sydney, Australia - 2021-12-03 Amazon prime boxes and envelopes delivered to a front door of residential building. Black Friday Cyber Monday Christmas Sale Prime Day. Amazon Flex delivery

    How To Save Money With Retailers That Price Match Amazon

    With inflation on the rise, many products and services have become more expensive. The rising cost of living can make it difficult to stick to a budget and save money. One way to stretch your dollars? Take advantage of retailers’…