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10 Best Ways To Spend $20 at Trader Joe’s — From Scandinavian Swimmers to Peanut Butter Cups
If you had just $20 to spend at Trader Joe’s (chump change these days, we know), what would you get? It’s a fun thought experiment, if only because it reveals what type of Trader Joe’s shopper you are. Wine snobs…
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Vintage Ikea Furniture Pieces That Resell for Serious Money
Ikea — with its flat-packed boxes, hex wrenches, and first-apartment furniture that seldom made it to the next place in the same condition — wasn’t always the brand of choice for singletons, college seniors, and divorcees. In the mid-20th century,…
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15 Affordable Fall Getaways for Empty Nesters
Waving goodbye to children leaving home can be highly emotional for parents. As difficult as it can be to get used to an empty nest, parents can look forward to having the freedom for a child-free getaway — at a…
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Most Annoying Issues Boomers Encounter When Looking for Work
Job hunting can be an ordeal no matter what your age. If you’re past 50, however, additional obstacles and annoying issues may lie in your career path — not the least of which is age discrimination. That doesn’t mean you…
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24 Job-Hunting Tips for Workers Over 50
Searching for a job after 50 can be daunting, particularly if you’re looking for the first time in years — even decades. But older job seekers who want to stay in the workforce but are unsure of how to navigate…
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20 Crazy-Expensive Cars Destroyed by Hollywood
There’s nothing quite like a car chase to get your heart racing at the movies, especially when it ends with a spectacular crash or explosion. From silent-era comedies to modern blockbusters, Hollywood has gleefully destroyed some of the most collectible…
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Secrets of People Who Lived Past 100
The oldest known person in the world died at 118, far exceeding the United Nation’s world life expectancy of 72.98 years. But living past 100 isn’t the rarity it once…
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The Price of Bacon the Year You Were Born
It’s safe to say America is obsessed with bacon. We’ve long enjoyed delicious strips of bacon with our eggs and on our burgers, but now we’re finding increasingly creative ways…
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10 Popular Buy-It-For-Life Products You Should Never Buy
With the rise of niche subreddits like r/FrugalMaleFashion and r/BuyItForLife, consumers are turning to Reddit for shopping advice, treating the forums like highly specialized review sites. The appeal is that…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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12 Groceries You Should Never Buy at the Last Minute
We get it — sometimes those last-minute grocery runs are inevitable. Especially if you’re whipping up dinner and find yourself missing a key ingredient. However, there are certain grocery items…
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Which State Has the Highest (and Lowest) Minimum Wage?
President Joe Biden and most Democrats have been calling for a drastic increase in the federal minimum wage, to $15 from $7.25. While a handful of states and many prominent…
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26 Celebrities Who Claim To Have Been Scammed
Senior citizens and online shoppers aren’t the only groups targeted by scam artists. For con artists and cheats, celebrities are walking bullseyes with hefty bank accounts. Celebrities of all stripes…
