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World Gourmet Summit 24 Food Festivals That Should Be On Your Bucket List
If you love food enough to travel for the best, we’ve tracked down the best food festivals around the world that should definitely be on your bucket list to attend. Whether it’s ingredient-specific celebrations for everything from garlic to chocolate,…
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Visionsi/shutterstock 34 Michelin Star Restaurants Where You Can Eat For Cheap
For over a century, chefs have hoped their restaurants would be awarded Michelin stars. Only the very top tier of restaurants around the world get them, however, so earning a star is a huge accomplishment. Restaurants in only four cities…
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kurhan/shutterstock 10 Jobs That Get You Discounts
Does your job entitle you to discounts on clothing, travel, computers, cars, or even a house? Aside from regular employee benefits, people in many professions enjoy employee discounts from the companies where they work. In some cases, other businesses offer…
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Jeff Wasserman/shutterstock How to Have a Budget-Friendly Passover Seder
Passover is the favorite holiday of many Jewish Americans. It begins with a seder (say’-dur), the ritual-filled meal that retells and metaphorically relives the experience of the biblical exodus of Israelite slaves from Egypt. The seder is held on the…
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Phototreat/istockphoto 12 Things You Should Know Before Buying a Condo
Buying a condo, which is a bit different than buying a house, can be intimidating. But if you’re armed with knowledge about the risks and rewards of purchasing one and what the market looks like right now, it doesn’t have…
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PeopleImages/istockphoto 15 Cheap and Free Fixes to Common Beauty Problems
Cosmetics and beauty items can cost thousands of dollars a year (even the ones you buy at a discount from Costco) if you’re not paying attention. We combed through some beauty industry experts’ swaps and hacks to streamline the glam…
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lithian/shutterstock 10 Diet Foods That Actually Make It Harder to Lose Weight
Sadly, many foods that are targeted at dieters actually work against losing weight. For most people, weight gain and health issues stem from an overconsumption of sugar, not dietary fat.…
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bowdenimages/istockphoto 12 Tips for Keeping Love Alive in Your Senior Years
Romance is hardly reserved for the young. Many lucky people enjoy fulfilling love lives well into their golden years. And while maintaining the spark in a relationship at any age…
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Stokkete/shutterstock 20 Tips for Saving Money on Groceries
Not everyone was born a coupon clipper. But there are numerous ways to net supermarket savings without going the coupon route. With these 20 tips, shoppers can save on grocery…
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franckreporter/istockphoto Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and 18 Other Streaming Sites Compared: Which Is Best for You?
Not so long ago, Netflix was just a DVD-by-mail delivery company with high hopes of eventually supplanting Blockbuster Video. Today, it’s the wildly successful forerunner and retail pioneer in an…
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SpeedKingz/Shutterstock This Spring Home Maintenance Checklist Could Save You Thousands
Spring brings more than just good weather. The end of winter’s deep freeze offers homeowners the chance to save potentially thousands of dollars by conducting a home inspection and making minor…
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anouchka/istockphoto 16 Superfoods to Help You Eat Healthy This Spring
As winter’s chill begins to thaw, consider jumpstarting a healthy spring by adding nutrient-packed superfoods to your diet. From foods that help improve your digestive health, energy and brain function,…
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Rawpixel.com/shutterstock 12 of the Most and Least Expensive After-School Activities for Kids
With schools across America underway for the school year, many parents are deciding on extracurricular activities for their kids. Though that can mean more money and more time spent shuttling…
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altanaka/shutterstock 11 Best Cruises for Families With Young Children—Besides Disney
Cruise lines once might have been known as floating bar-buffets that provided just a few activities for kids as an afterthought. But now almost all cruise lines — not just pricey…
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Songquan Deng/shutterstock 20 Prime Places to See Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
Cherry-blossom appreciation has been elevated to an art by the Japanese, who each spring hold everything from flower-appreciation picnics to poetry readings beneath the trees’ delicate pink blooms. But other…
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JackF/istockphoto 12 Personal Care Products to Use – and 12 to Skip
There are plenty of cosmetics, toiletries, and other personal-care products out there that claim to help us look and feel our best. But which ones are worth the money, and…
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simpson33/istockphoto 17 Ways to Benefit from Trump’s Tax Plan (Hint: Be Wealthy)
President Donald Trump’s tax plan was touted by his camp and the Republican Party as a series of cuts to individual and corporate tax rates that would boost investment and…
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Antonio Guillem/shutterstock 10 Things Self-Employed Taxpayers Can Write Off for Savings
Tax time is here, and if you work for yourself, you can lower your tax bill by writing off a bunch of business-related expenses. When it comes to saving money…
