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Cheapism We Had No Idea You Didn’t Need a Membership To Eat at This Warehouse Club’s Food Court
Membership Not Necessary You can’t beat the delicious $1.50 Costco hot dog and soda deal, but you do have to be a member in order to visited the beloved food court. Thankfully, that’s not the case at every big-box retailer…
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Kobus Louw/istockphoto Lunchbox Laxatives, Petty Theft, and Brandishing a Knife: Redditors Share 10 Tragic and Comical Career-Ending Mistakes
Have you ever wanted to torch your life, blow up your career, and start over? Well, now you can! We’ve compiled some of the most tragic, comical, and weird career-ending mistakes from a popular 8,000-plus comment Reddit thread. So whether…
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EmirMemedovski/istockphoto Cooling Pads, Hammocks, and More: How To Keep Cool at Night Without Turning on Your AC
Do you run hot at night? Welcome to the miserable club. As temperatures continue to rise, trying to stay cool at night and get good sleep can feel like a challenging, if not impossible, ask. But by trying out simple strategies…
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Angelo G. / Yelp Domino’s Doesn’t Need Your Address to Deliver A Pizza Anymore
Domino’s just rolled out a new system for delivery, and for once you don’t even need an address to get a hot pizza delivered right into your hands. That’s a major win for pizza-loving beach goers and picnic-in-the-parkers. They’re calling…
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fizkes/istockphoto ‘I Can Never Unsee Purple Things in My Salad Now’: Servers Share the 10 Strangest Things Customers Have Ordered
If you work in the service industry, you’ll come away with a few stomach-churning war stories. Everyone in the biz encounters crooked bosses, crazed coworkers, and of course, plenty of wild and weird customers. To give you an idea of…
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Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images ‘Greedflation’: Why Inflation Is SO Good for Food Billionaires
While inflation rates seem to be cooling in the last few months, that doesn’t mean they aren’t enormously high.  Two years ago, white bread was 22% cheaper and butter was 31% cheaper than it is now. According to the United States…
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Wilder Shaw / Cheapism I Tried 8 Starbucks Bakery Items, and Now I Don’t Understand How People Like Cake Pops
Starbucks has always been better at food than they are at coffee, in my opinion. There’s a surprisingly large array of food on offer at the ‘Bucks, no matter what…
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Thapana Onphalai/istockphoto Are You Ignoring These Frugal Tips? You’re Basically Losing Money, Redditors Say
You’re probably heard plenty of financially savvy advice before. But actually following it? That’s a whole different story. Saying “no” to smart frugal advice — like not using credit cards…
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Michael Gordon/shutterstock Costco Shoppers Debate Whether You Should Be ‘That Person’ in the Self-Checkout Line
Checking out at Costco used to be a nightmare — and a major time commitment. Even if you just ran in to grab a (very large) box of croissants, actually…
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GoodLifeStudio/istockphoto This Absurd TikTok Hack Will Save You Money On Glasses — If You Can Handle It
Buying new glasses can be costly. How costly? The average price of a new pair is around $343, according to Zenni, an online eyeglass retailer. It can be especially difficult to…
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fzant/istockphoto This TikToker Hatched Chickens From a Carton of Trader Joe’s Eggs, and Now We Are Traumatized
Be careful which eggs you buy from the grocery store, or you may end up with your very own backyard chicken flock.We weren’t the only ones in shock when we…
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Costco Check out by Michael Lehet (CC BY-ND) Costco’s Self-Checkout Process Is ‘Awful,’ According to Customers
Have you found yourself getting increasingly annoyed with Costco’s self-checkout stations? You’re not alone. Some of the warehouse chain’s biggest fans on Reddit’s r/Costco community — not to mention we…
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Wilder Shaw / Cheapism Get Hooked on These 5 (Free!) Shows on Amazon Freevee
Sick of paying for Netflix, Hulu, and the other 15 streaming services you’re subscribed to? Amazon’s Freevee is here to fix that for you, featuring both original and licensed content…
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BasieB/istockphoto 13 Ways to Use Pulled Pork Leftovers When You’re Sick of BBQ Sandwiches
Forget giant zucchini and overflowing baskets of tomatoes — mountains of leftover pulled pork are the real bumper crop of summer. Pork shoulder is just about the perfect meat to…
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Crumbl Cookies “Like I Ate Sticky Cardboard”: Customers Say Crumbl Cookies’ Krispies Bar Is A Total Ripoff
Have you ever eaten something from a bakery or restaurant, and thought, “Man, I could have definitely made this myself for way less money”? Even if you’re one of the…
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aheflin/istockphoto Tired of Your Boring Desk Job? This Website Features Adventurous Jobs at National Parks and Other Beautiful Locations
No one should quit their job and blow up their life on a whim. But if you’re tired of plodding away at a desk job, CoolWorks may have an out.…
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Wilder Shaw / Cheapism The OfferUp 8: The Most Confusing Things for Sale I Saw This Week
The rush of firing up OfferUp in Asheville, North Carolina, where I live, will never get old. There’s just so much stuff for sale in the wastelands of OfferUp that…
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Wikimedia Commons Water Hazards: America’s Most Dangerous Beaches
Beach season has arrived and people everywhere are planning beach vacations. But before you grab your towel and umbrella and throw on your swimsuit, you might want to check in…
