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Kameleon007/istockphoto Can Student Loan Forgiveness Damage Your Credit Score? Here’s What You Need To Know
Ah, the sweet relief of having student loans forgiven. It feels like having the weight of the world lifted off your shoulders — that is, until you realize that it might come at a cost to your credit score. With…
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yaoinlove/istockphoto Shocker: These Companies Have the Widest CEO-to-Worker Pay Gap
The gap between rich and poor is widening, and nowhere is it more apparent than American CEO salaries. While inflation is hammering us little guys, CEOs have figured out how to make skyrocketing prices, labor shortages, and a global pandemic…
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Kimberly White / Stringer / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images North America TurboTax Tricked 4 Million into Buying Tax Software They Didn’t Need — Now They’re Paying Up
TurboTax has been lobbying to make taxes more difficult for years in order to make money off tax-paying Americans, and they’re finally going to pay for it thanks to a class action lawsuit which will put money back in the…
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Cheapism / blazekg, Stanislav_Moroz/istockphoto 32 Unforgettable Bucket-List Experiences in America’s National Parks
Often credited as “America’s best idea,” the U.S. National Park System preserves some of the world’s most scenic and ecologically unique areas for visitors’ enjoyment. The only problem is where to start. Drawing on popular consensus and personal experiences from veteran…
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YvanDube/istockphoto Love a Costco Bargain? Hate the Shopping Experience? A Costco Veteran Shares 7 Tips You Need to Know
Shopping at Costco can feel like a game of battle royale — you gotta have a few tricks up your sleeve to snag the best deals. Luckily, these seven insider tips from a Costco veteran employee of 17 years will set…
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The Crab Shack/Yelp Get Hooked: Try These Amazing Seafood Shacks Across America
It’s summertime and you need this: the freshest catch from the sea and an ice cold beer from a charming dockside seafood shack. There’s no shortage of low-key and friendly joints serving impossibly delicious and unapologetically indulgent eats — from…
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BING-JHEN HONG/istockphoto Costco Fail: TikToker Gets a Blank Cake and Learns About Bakery Policy the Hard Way
The next time the siren song of Costco’s half-sheet cake with the to-die-for (and drool-over) mousse filling calls out to you, remember: The wholesale club’s bakery does not do special…
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Edwin Tan/istockphoto 13 Ways to Get Out of the House and Be Entertained on the Cheap
Since the pandemic, getting out of the house seems harder than it used to be — and since inflation skyrocketed, getting out of the house is often pricier. Some activities,…
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Aslan Alphan/istockphoto 10 Stupid Ways You’re Wasting Money (And How to Stop)
Buying Everything New There’s a reason the expression “good as new” exists — the fresh-out-of-the-box feeling is nice, but it comes at quite the premium. You don’t always need it.…
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images ‘Not a Radical Idea’: Bernie Sanders Proposes $17 Federal Minimum Wage
Flanked by union leaders and workers, Bernie Sanders announced a bill on Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 over five years. If passed, that would be more…
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Ben Schumin / Flickr People Have Strong Opinions About Shopping Cart Design: Here’s Why
You may have seen them at your grocery store. You may have coveted them. Or worse, you know the store has them but they never seem to be available. I’m…
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Maria Korneeva/Getty Companies Are Taking Steps to Become Employees’ Overlords. Oops, We Meant Landlords
In another creepy sign that big corporations want to own our souls, more and more companies are creating housing to sell (but more often rent) to employees. Companies like Disney, Meta, meatpacker JBS, and local…
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Ziga Plahutar/istockphoto You’re Throwing Away Money If You Don’t Have a High-Yield Savings Account — Here’s Why
If you’ve stashed your cash in a traditional savings account, you’re losing money. The problem is that your account’s vanishingly low annual percentage yield (APY) is no match for inflation.…
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HP Instant Ink 12 Signs That a Printer Ink Subscription Is Right for You
Sponsored by HP Instant InkIf you print hundreds of pages from your home printer every month, a printer ink subscription is a pretty obvious opportunity to save time and money.…
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Cheapism / Modern Market / Luke’s Lobster / Bibibop Best Emerging Restaurant Chains the Rest of the Country Needs Right Now
Hankering to try something different? Despite tough times in the restaurant industry, entrepreneurs continue to innovate, thinking up exciting new chains — often with delicious results. Unsurprisingly, most are the…
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helen89/istockphoto 6 Things to Order Off the Wawa Secret Menu
Of all the restaurants with names that sound like a baby’s first words, Wawa is probably the most beloved. You may know that Wawa’s locations are only found in Pennsylvania,…
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YvanDube/istockphoto Report: ‘Delayed Gratification’ Is the Key To Saving Money. Um, What?
Do your parents and grandparents proudly boast of the days when they could buy an entire house for just $50,000? And then proceed to lecture you for not stashing away…
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Laser1987/istockphoto Is Frontier Airline’s Unlimited Summer Flight Pass Worth $499?
Frontier Airlines’ all-you-can-fly pass gives you unlimited flights this summer for $499 (a jump from its introductory $399 price tag), but like anything else that sounds too good to be true,…