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FilippoBacci/istockphoto 12 Signs It’s Time to Talk to a Therapist
Is your life about to get really complicated? Is a situation that was barely tolerable becoming completely unmanageable? Have you ever considered psychotherapy? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. Millions of people have found that therapy provides a supportive…
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Cheapism / Suriyawut Suriya/istockphoto Redditors Commiserate On Climbing Costs Of Living
It’s all at once horrifyingly remarkable and daunting to assess as a whole the inflating state of, well, pretty much all of the things we purchase to get by in this life. Across the board, costs seem adamant on continuing…
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Cheapism/GEOLEE/istockphoto Invaluable Budget Meal Hacks That People Live By
The cost of living certainly isn’t going down. And visits to grocery stores that once might have been welcome events in one’s day have caved in on themselves and are now sweaty palm panic attack-inducing outings where we cringe with…
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Cheapism / xijian/istockphoto Things That Aren’t Worth It Thanks To How Expensive They’ve Become
Climb, climb, climb, life — and all of its associated costs — goes. It is honestly a wild and overwhelming time to be alive. There were those jokes from older generations about how movie tickets used to cost a nickel…
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Cheapism / Taco Bell / Reddit “Lifetime Supply” Winners Reveal How Long The Supply Actually Lasted
It might not come as a shock that plenty of companies are more than ready to cast their capitalistic nets on unsuspecting customers who will buy their products and services with the promise of winning a lifetime supply of them.…
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damircudic/istockphoto 11 Signs You’re Getting Scammed While Shopping Online
It’s the holidays, and while legitimate retailers are eager to get you to spend, so are scammers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, scams cost consumers a whopping $8.8 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2021, and it only expects that…
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Cheapism The Top 10 Cheapest Rolex Watches You Can Buy (Psst: They’re Still Wildly Expensive)
Owning a Rolex is synonymous with wealth, luxury, and class. So who wouldn’t want a piece of that on their wrist, right? To start, anyone who is vehemently against spending…
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ablokhin/istockphoto Trader Joe’s Delivery: How To Get Around the Store’s No-Delivery Policy
Nowadays, it feels like just about anything can be delivered. Whipping up dinner and missing a key ingredient? No worries — just press a button on your phone and you’ll…
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kali9/istockphoto 10 Costco Seafood Items You Should Never Buy, According to Shoppers
Acclaimed for its sprawling aisles and unbeatable bulk deals, Costco has solidified its status as a go-to shopping destination for millions of shoppers. (We love Costco here at Cheapism, too,…
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moisseyev /istockphoto Dead Car Brands That American Drivers Miss (and a Few They Don’t)
America’s love affair with the automobile is a long, long road — one that’s littered with the wreckage of automakers. Some, such as DeLorean, produced just a few thousand vehicles…
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ALLEKO/istockphoto Cast-Iron Skillet Recipes for an Easy Fall Meal
Camping season is the perfect time to use your cast-iron skillet. Try these simple, hearty recipes made for the outdoors.
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jcamilobernal/istockphoto 16 Halloween Celebrations at Theme Parks Across America
Halloween is a special time when costume stores pop up, pumpkin patches open to the public, and haunted houses put on a show to scare customers. Many amusement parks open…
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Jorge Villalba/istockphoto What Not to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2023
This year, Amazon Prime Day happens twice and the next two-day bonanza of deals takes place October 10 and 11 (this time around its called Prime Big Deal Days). The…
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Hadrian/shutterstock I’ve Been Reporting on Prime Day for Years, and These Are Always the Best Items To Buy
If you ignored the last set of deals, yet another Amazon Prime Day is taking place on October 10 and 11 (now they’re calling it “Prime Big Deal Days”), offering…
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Wilder Shaw / Cheapism Not Quite Beer, Not Quite Seltzer: 13 Non-Alcoholic Hop Waters and Teas, Ranked
Sparkling water trends come and go these days, with everything from spiked, non-alcoholic, and cannabis-based seltzers blowing up in popularity. The latest craze? Hop water, a cross somewhere between sparkling…
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Oko_SwanOmurphy/istockphoto 30 Lies That Employees Tell Their Bosses
Is there ever a reason for a worker to lie to a boss? Sure, but they aren’t necessarily good. Ninety-three percent of workers lie “regularly and habitually” in the workplace,…
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somboon kaeoboonsong/istockphoto Best Apples for Baking, Eating, Making Applesauce, and More
Apples are one of those stalwart fruits that are so timeless and classic that they’re entangled with Adam and Eve and are to this day one of the calling cards…
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NoirChocolate/istockphoto Think Outside the Pie: 12 Delicious Blueberry Recipes
Everyone loves a nice slice of warm blueberry pie with a heaping scoop of French vanilla ice cream on top and a little mountain of whipped cream for good measure.…
