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seb_ra/istockphoto What Would You Buy if You Only Had $20 To Spend on a Week’s Worth of Food? Redditors Weigh In
What would you eat for a week if you had a budget of just $20? That was the question posed on a r/AskReddit thread, which has since garnered over 450 comments. The ideas went beyond peanut butter, bread, and noodles, and…
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pinkomelet/istockphoto Redditors Predict What Retirement Will Look Like for Millennials, and Damn, It’s Bleak
Retirement is a long way away for millennials, but they’re already depressed about it. In a Reddit thread on the topic, over 800 commenters painted a morose picture on what their retirement may look like. “We’ll die in the climate wars long…
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Rachel Schneider / Cheapism Find a Farmer, Fill a Freezer: The Whole-Hog Guide to Buying Locally Sourced Meat
Cheapskate carnivores, listen up. If you’ve been spending your hard-earned money on grocery store meat with questionable origins (and quality, freshness, appropriate pricing, etc.), there’s an alternative approach you might be able to explore. If you’ve been curbing your cravings…
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Prostock-Studio/istockphoto ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ and Other Red Flags That SCREAM Toxic Workplace
Toxic workplaces are like haunted houses, but instead of ghosts and evil dolls, you’re being haunted by passive-aggressive emails, torturous micromanagement, and constant negativity. It’s the kind of place where the only thing that’s contagious is the bad attitude, and…
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The Container Store PSA: The Container Store Is Accepting Bed Bath & Beyond’s Defunct 20% Off Coupons — But Act Fast
After a years-long tailspin, Bed Bath & Beyond finally filed for bankruptcy this week, leaving a legacy of those big blue 20% off coupons behind. As of April 26, 2023, they’re all useless — unless you happen to live near a…
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fizkes/istockphoto From the ‘Seriously, You Do Not Need That’ Files: The Stupidest Products We Saw This Week
As anyone who has gone down the Amazon rabbit hole can tell you, there are many, many things you can buy that you probably don’t need. There are also products so useless, so silly, so downright stupid no one needs…
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Cheapism / TripAdvisor / Michael U./Yelp Sin City Dining: 17 Bucket List Restaurants in Las Vegas
No one goes to Las Vegas to restrain themselves, and meals are perfect for a little — or a lot — Sin City-style indulgence. From Rat Pack-era steakhouses to glittering…
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RapidEye/istockphoto Real Estate Rip-Off: Man Accused of Scamming His Way Into a $5M Mansion
Some people steal cars, some people steal identities, and some people just shoplift, but this story out of Pennsylvania is about a next-level (albeit failed) theft. Timothy Bierly is accused of…
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RiverNorthPhotography/istockphoto The McDonald’s Combo Meal Prices in This State Have Our Jaws on the Floor
Thanks to TikTok, we have learned many things. How to do our laundry, how to know if we are eating enough protein, how to buy scam MLM (that’s multi-level marketing…
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Blacqbook/istockphoto Budgeting for Rent: Here’s How Much You Can Really Afford
For the first time ever, Moody’s Analytics found that the average renter household is paying 30% of their income on rent in the U.S., meaning that the country is now…
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6th Annual Women’s Housing March by Caelie Frampton (CC BY) Putting the Brakes on High Rent: A Beginner’s Guide to Rent Control
If there’s one thing landlords hate more than tenants’ rights, it’s rent control. How else are they going to pay for their third home in the Hamptons and their daughter’s…
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libin jose/istockphoto Reddit’s Dumpster Divers Reveal Their Incredible Finds
The saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” couldn’t be more true for Redditors who save money by dumpster diving. If you thought there couldn’t possibly be anything worthwhile in…
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marchmeena29/istockphoto Are HOAs a Total Scam? Here’s What You Need To Know
Homeowners associations (HOAs) are a common feature of many neighborhoods in the United States. Though the purpose of an HOA is to maintain and improve the quality of life in…
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chocolate pasta by tednmiki (CC BY-SA) Pasta Is a Dessert Now, Because on TikTok, Nothing is Sacred
Sometimes we just want to do something different with that last box of pasta. Maybe you’re an artist looking for inspiration. Maybe you’re a chef and you’re sick of Bolognese.…
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MarsBars/istockphoto Real People, Real Solutions: Thrifty Redditors Share Their Tips for Conquering Credit Card Debt
Credit card debt is rampant in the U.S., affecting over a third of Americans, according to a recent Bankrate survey. But it’s not often that you hear from folks struggling…
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Valerii Apetroaiei/istockphoto Is Your Gym Membership Holding You Hostage? Here’s How To Bust Out
Canceling a gym membership can feel like trying to bench press a boulder — it’s a heavy lift. First, you have to locate the membership contract you signed and break…
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melmedia/istockphoto This Genius Starbucks Hack Gets You Two-for-One Cold Brews
Can’t function without a pick-me-up, but tired of spending a fortune buying coffee every day? This viral Starbucks hack might come in handy. Steven Sushi, @stevensushi, a well-known food blogger…
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Cheapism / Stan Shebs (CC BY-SA) / Wikimedia Commons Route 666: These Road Trip Destinations Are Rife With Conspiracy Theories
Love a good conspiracy theory? Then you’ll want to include these destinations on your next road trip. These sites across America are known for unexplained events, UFO sightings, mysterious disappearances,…
