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    21 Ways to Get Better Gas Mileage

    Gas prices are already high thanks to rampant inflation, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine is pushing them even higher.  The national average is now over $4.50 a gallon, and every single state is now averaging more than $4…

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    Ways You’re Ruining Your Car and Don’t Even Know It

    Everyone knows to get their oil changed, to pump the right kind of gas for their vehicle, and not to crash into things whenever it’s avoidable — but you might be killing your car in other, more subtle ways without…

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    Unbeatable Food Deals Near You: September’s Top Picks

    As much as we’d all like to cook wholesome, homemade meals every night, few people have the time, energy, or know-how to put together seven dinners a week. And so we eat out … and bleed money. But if you…

  • Fairfax, United States - December 3, 2016: Costco wholesale sign on store in Virginia with parked cars and customers walking

    Is Costco the Best Place To Buy a Car?

    Many U.S. consumers don’t like haggling over car prices. Nearly half (48%) of shoppers say negotiating the price of a new car is the worst part of going to a dealership, and 42% fear getting ripped off, according to Autolist.…

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    No One Tips 15% Anymore – and Which States Tip the Most (and Least)

    Leaving a 15% tip on your restaurant bill was the standard for years, but that seems to be changing — and, for servers, it’s a change for the better. Though a study by CreditCards.com, released last summer, found customers were…

  • Boat at the lake Taupo, volcanoes at the background. New Zealand

    The Biggest Volcanic Eruptions in Human History

    Volcanic eruptions can cause disaster on a shocking scale, as the 2022 eruption on the South Pacific island of Tonga showed. The underwater eruption was so intense that it propelled enough water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere to fill 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming…