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slobo/istockphoto What Costco Samplers Wish Customers Knew
Love ’em or hate ’em, free samples are so central to Costco’s brand that their return in June 2021 after a pandemic hiatus was newsworthy. Some shoppers no doubt rejoiced. After all, who doesn’t love free food? But it turns…
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1955 Ford Thunderbird by JOHN LLOYD (CC BY) Coolest, Most Iconic Cars of the ’50s
The 1950s welcomed a slew of car models, contributing to a postwar boom of nearly 60 million vehicles. The decade’s drivers got lots of chrome, flashy taillights, wraparound windshields, and those beloved sharp tail fins, with the design of many…
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Lacey Muszynski / Cheapism How to Score Free Chicken Wings This Weekend at Chains Near You
Are chicken wings the quintessential American food? If not, they’re certainly near the top of the list. You can get them at practically every sports bar and chain restaurant because we can’t seem to get enough of that crispy fried…
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allgord/istockphoto How To Get Rid of Ants From Your Home With 4 Simple Tricks
I just experienced a major ant invasion, and I’m still recovering from the horror. After one rainy day, I came down to the kitchen to find ants all over the place — on the floor, the counter, the table, everywhere.…
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lucigerma/istockphoto 13 Sneaky Ways Grocery Stores Trick You Into Spending More
When you head to the grocery store planning to pick up a few essentials, it’s all too easy to arrive home with more items than you’d intended to buy. If you find yourself in that situation, chances are that your…
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Cher en 2019 by Raph_PH (CC BY-SA) Celebrities With Brands That Cater to the Common Folk
These days, it’s not enough to be an actor, musician, or reality TV star — you’ve got to have your own brand to go with it. Many celebrities have banked on their star status to bring in big bucks through…
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MurzikNata/istockphoto Best Tasting Protein Bars: We Taste-Tested 10 Top Brands
Whether you’re looking for a quick, muscle-building protein source following a tough gym workout or you’ve skipped lunch and need to calm a grumbling stomach and low blood sugar, a…
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igoriss/istockphoto 11 Easy DIY Seasoning Blends You Can Make at Home
Have you ever tried making dinner just to find yourself missing a key seasoning ingredient? I sure have — and it’s so annoying. But before paying an arm and a…
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Motortion/istockphoto Everyone Needs These 10 Cookbooks in Their Kitchen, According to Redditors
We talk a lot about recipes inspired by Redditors around here, but where do those Redditors get their recipes? One user recently asked for some cookbook recommendations, citing the increasing…
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Cheapism / Bing Image Creator I Tried 6 Ghost Energy Drink Flavors, and Here Are My Caffeine-Induced Thoughts
The energy drink realm is a weird one, and the ever-growing Ghost Energy brand is here to make it weirder. Armed with its own original flavors as well as partnerships…
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Juanmonino/istockphoto Cage-Free vs. Free-Range Eggs: Are Specialty Eggs Worth the Extra Cash?
When egg prices reached record highs at the beginning of the year, the country’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, saw a jump in specialty egg sales. Conventional eggs had become…
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Popeyes Popeyes Jumps In on the Viral ‘Girl Dinner’ Trend With a Menu Section That’s Just Sides
There are generally more TikTok trends happening at once than any human person can keep track of, so it’s possible that “girl dinner” has slipped underneath your radar. The concept…
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Cheapism / Maxwell Shukuya Thrive Market’s Promise To Deliver Low-Cost Organic Groceries Is Total BS
While we’d all like to erase the pandemic from our memories, those two or so years of worldwide social distancing led to some major changes. Digital services became a lifeline,…
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martiapunts/istockphoto How To Make Homemade Sriracha Sauce So You Never Run Out
Finding Sriracha on a store shelf feels like striking gold nowadays. For the lucky few who do manage to snag a bottle, the skyrocketing prices for Huy Fong Foods Sriracha have made…
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Yingko/istockphoto ‘Trash Browns’ and 6 Other Delicious Peasant Food Recipes, According to Frugal Redditors
Peasant food is “the cuisine of the necessary,” as the food journalist Mark Bittman once put it. Take ratatouille for example. In the 18th century, rural French farmers came up…
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eAlisa/istockphoto Best Guard Dogs for Keeping Your Home Safe
It’s not easy to know what makes a good guard dog. Great Danes? They’re big but way too friendly. Greyhounds? Too quiet. What you need is a protective, vigilant, and…
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10’000 Hours / DigitalVision / Getty Images CC 23 Recipes That Make the Most of Summer Produce
Gardeners who grow their own fruits and vegetables are likely to wind up with an overabundance of some items during the summer harvest months. From zucchini and tomatoes to corn…
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vchal/istockphoto How To Get Rid of Pantry Moths on a Tight Budget
A stray pantry moth may look harmless. But then you’ll notice that they’ve multiplied, and when you finally look in your pantry, you’ll discover something horrific: an army of airborne…
