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Cheapism / Bing Image Creator 19 Filling Dinner Salads You’ll Actually Want to Eat
Side salads are great, but dinner salads should not be slept on. You might have some preconceived notions that salad for dinner won’t fill you up, but if you make use of the right ingredients (especially proteins), there are plenty…
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DeSid/istockphoto The Next Big Buzz: 14 Things You Didn’t Know About Cicadas
More than 1 billion and possibly as many as trillions of cicadas will soon be emerging from their Rip Van Winkle-like slumber and pretty much take over more than a dozen U.S. states with wild, mating-centric abandon. The bugs’ numbers…
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Cheapism/andresr/kco10max/istockphoto 6 Unhinged Travel Hacks To Help You Save Money
Your next vacation or business trip doesn’t have to be cripplingly expensive. Just because you have your sights set on staying at an impressively classy hotel in a dreamlike destination with white sandy beaches and warm, piercing blue waters doesn’t…
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Cheapism / Bing Image Creator You Might Be Wasting Your Money on These ‘Fake’ Foods at the Grocery Store
Ever wonder why some olive oil is so cheap? Curious about why certain brands of maple syrup are so much more expensive than others? Chances are high that you’re not getting what you think you’re paying for. There are all…
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Cheapism/Bing Image Creator 10 Party Fouls That Will Ruin Your Super Bowl Shindig
Hosting a Super Bowl party can be nerve-wracking, especially if you don’t normally have people over. But you don’t have to worry about fumbling as much as the underdog team’s QB if you just follow a few common sense rules…
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Cheapism / DALL-E 3 12 Hidden Product Hacks You’re Probably Missing Out On
It happens to the best of us: We get a new cellphone or other gadget and don’t take the time to slow down and review all of the new product’s features. The result? We might be missing out on some…
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Cheapism / Bing Image Creator 12 Taco Bell Copycat Recipes for When You’d Rather Stay Home & Save Money
Once upon a time, you could hit up the Taco Bell drive-thru and fill the order screen with what looked like an essay. A la carte combinations of burritos, tacos,…
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Cheapism / DALL-E 3 10 Cheap and Delicious Recipes Using Cream of Potato Soup
In the realm of quick, budget-friendly meals, soups often come to mind. But you know what’s even better? Soups that don’t take hours to make. That’s where our favorite cooking…
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Wilder Shaw / Cheapism Every Cheeseburger at Sonic, Ranked
Sonic Drive-In’s menu covers just about everything under the sun, with options ranging from shakes and corn dogs to chicken nuggets and breakfast burritos. Burgers are a staple too, and…
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Cheapism/shaunl/istockphoto 10 Cars That People Will Never Buy Again (and Why)
Cars are investments. If you’re fortunate enough, at some point you may either be able to buy a car outright or lease one. With that being said, there are certain…
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OlgaMiltsova/istockphoto 24 Kitchen Accessories You Didn’t Know You Needed
While there are plenty of essential kitchen supplies you may already have in your cupboards and drawers, there is a wide range of other kitchen accessories that you may not realize…
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Cheapism / simonkr/ShyMan/defun/istockphoto 10 Unusual ‘Rich People’ Foods That Are a Waste of Money
Just because a colorful, meticulously labored over, yet also notably small “meal” is served at a hefty price point, in no way guarantees your tastebuds are in for an unforgettable…
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Cheapism/isil terzioglu/Bohdan Bevz/istockphoto Sleep Experts Dish On the Best Products To Help You Sleep
Clocking a restful night’s sleep is essential for giving yourself a winning chance to seize the day. Thankfully, there are plenty of products that can help optimize your sleep schedule…
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Cheapism Crime, Religion, and More Weirdness Tied to America’s Favorite Water Bottle
We kid, we kid. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last four years, you likely already know about the inexplicable phenomenon surrounding the Stanley cup (no, we’re…
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Cheapism / Bing Image Creator I Tried 11 Cheerios Flavors, and These Were the Best (and Worst)
It’s shocking just how many Cheerios flavors are on the shelves today. While I would have guessed there were maybe five varieties at most, the reality is that General Mills…
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Cheapism / DALL-E 3 What Is a Beater Car — and Is One Right for You?
The difference between buying a new or used vehicle used to be rooted in expensive versus affordable. These days, you can still expect to pay tens of thousands of dollars…
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Cheapism/DALLE-E 3 10 Gooey Dessert Recipes That Start With Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough
You’re desperate for dessert. You open the fridge and spot a glorious tube of ready-to-bake cookie dough that you impulse bought a month ago. Plain old chocolate chip cookies won’t do,…
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Sundry Photography/istockphoto Devastating Photos of Dying Sears and Kmart Stores
Not long ago, the slow-motion decay of Sears and Kmart would have been unthinkable. But the chains have been shuttering stores for years. Michael Lisicky, a retail historian, has been…