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Avid Photographer. Travel the world to capture moments and beautiful photos. Sony Alpha User/istockphoto (Unethical) Life Pro Tip: How To Stream Unlimited Music for Less Than $3 a Month
Music is cheaper than ever. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for individual tracks or CDs, consumers can access tens of millions of songs for $10 a month from a company like Spotify. But it gets even cheaper than that…
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Lacey Muszynski / Cheapism This 4-Ingredient No-Bake Dessert Is Summer Magic
Last summer, I discovered a magical dessert recipe with a cult following: lime cracker pie. It’s made with only four ingredients, there’s no heating of any kind involved, and it packs a refreshing citrus punch that I can’t get enough…
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NicolasMcComber/istockphoto Trader Joe’s Sells Frozen Water Bottles for Dirt Cheap So You Can Keep Your Frozen Groceries Cold During the Drive Home
I recently gave in to the siren song of Trader Joe’s addictive orange chicken and trekked over an hour away to the nearest TJ’s with my best friend to get my fix. After loading our carts with frozen vegetables, dips,…
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Cheapism / Maxwell Shukuya Luxe Bidet W85 Review: Bidet Curious? Take the Plunge With This Easy-To-Install Attachment
Luxe Bidet W85 While Luxe’s W85 doesn’t come with fancy bells and whistles, it’s an easy-to-install attachment that’s ideal for bidet-curious consumers. Even after years of toilet paper supremacy, the rise of the bidet has been swift in the U.S.…
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Gulcin Ragiboglu/istockphoto Home Cooks Share Their Favorite Cheap and Delicious Meal Ideas for Entertaining Guests
Hosting friends and family is one of life’s great joys. It’s not just a great time to bond and catch up, it’s also the perfect opportunity to showcase your culinary skills and explore new cuisines. In my home, we have guests over…
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SolStock/istockphoto Pack Like a Pro and Dodge Baggage Fees With This TikToker’s Genius Travel Pillow Packing Hack
As if flying isn’t more annoying (and expensive) than ever these days, there’s always the constant worry of acruing baggage fees. It seems like if you want to save money, you have to come with the clothes on your back…
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SweetBabeeJay/istockphoto Buffalo Wild Wings Is Charging a Takeout Fee, and Annoyed Customers Aren’t Having It
Picking up your own takeout used to be a logical way to save money on food delivery. That is, until Buffalo Wild Wings added a takeout fee — and customers…
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Gulcin Ragiboglu/istockphoto Got Leftover Chicken Stock? Here Are 9 Recipes You Can Make That Aren’t Soup
Got a batch of leftover chicken stock? Whether it’s store-bought or homemade, don’t let it go to waste. With a little bit of creativity, you can whip up a handful…
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Vladimir Mironov/istockphoto Quick & Easy Ground Beef Recipes That Make Dinner a Breeze
Who hasn’t tossed a package of ground beef into the grocery cart, knowing it’s a go-to start of a quick-and-easy dinner? This supermarket staple, though, doesn’t have to be confined…
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Lacey Muszynski / Cheapism I Wanted Taco Bell’s Volcano Menu to Burn My Face Off, But Lava Sauce Didn’t Live Up to Its Name
Update: The Taco Bell Volcano Menu is no longer available. It was a limited edition offering from June 29th – July 5th (2023) through the Taco Bell App or Doordash. …
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Wirestock/istockphoto Does Mexican Coke Actually Taste Better Than American Coke? We Drank Our Way to an Answer
The debate of whether Mexican Coca-Cola is superior to American Coca-Cola is a longstanding one. It’s a subject that has sparked lively conversations around the dinner table and left many…
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Bill Oxford/istockphoto ‘Essentially Robbery’: 8 Products and Services That Are a Huge Rip-Off in the U.S.
While we all welcome the news that prices continue to cool after months of runaway inflation, the fact remains that this country is still too damn expensive. I mean, $7,500…
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fizkes/istockphoto The OfferUp 8: All the Nonsense I Saw for Sale This Week (6/27/23)
Another week, another dive into the deep end of the OfferUp pool. Curious about what people out there are selling? Here’s what’s going on in North Carolina, where I live.…
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jacoblund/istockphoto ‘Piles of Crap All Over’: Redditors Reveal What It’s Like To Work for the ‘Super Wealthy’
Whether we look on with envy or disgust, Americans love to gawk at the ultra-rich. Just think of HBO’s “White Lotus,” “Succession,” or even “The Idol.” All three shows give…
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Poike/istockphoto Influencers Are, Well, Influencing: More Consumers Use YouTube, TikTok To Shop Online
There was a time when fashion magazines and TV helped tell us what was cool and worth our money. We’d then go to the mall, find it, and buy it.…
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©TCF Co. Save the Spaghetti: 8 Leftover Pasta Recipes To Stretch Your Food Budget Even Further
Still freezing tons of leftover cooked pasta without knowing what to do with it? I get it; I have personally never actually cooked the correct amount of pasta in my…
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katleho Seisa/istockphoto Do You Pay for Unlimited Data? You’re Probably Wasting Your Money, According to a New Survey
If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably overpaying for your mobile plan, according to a new report from WhistleOut. The survey found that while the majority of Americans use 15GB…
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vm2002/istockphoto 10 Delicious Ways to Use Chili Crisp, According to Reddit’s Spicy Food Fans
If you jumped on the chili crisp bandwagon, chances are you’ve got a small stockpile of different brands collecting dust in the back of your pantry, just like us. It’s…
