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AdaCo/shutterstock 16 Best Small Cruises From Around the World
With their crowds, restaurants, shopping, nightclubs, and even skydiving, big cruises are like being on a floating city, and the ensuing lines and battles over poolside chairs can be a nightmare for people seeking a peaceful vacation. Small cruises carry…
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Iakov Filimonov/shutterstock 12 Cheap and Delicious Slow Cooker Recipes for Summer
Slow cookers offer busy people a simple way to enjoy a home-cooked meal. Being able to throw everything into one pot, press a button, and walk away saves time and labor. Slow cooking at low temperatures helps get the most…
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Monkey Business Images/shutterstock 14 Cheap and Easy Summer Meals
Warm weather calls for light, fresh meals that manage to be filling, tasty, and cheap at the same time. Cutting food costs will leave more funds for fun summer concerts. To keep the pennies piling up, try these 14 flavor-packed…
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Africa Studio/shutterstock 17 Essential Items That Your Pantry is Missing
A well-stocked pantry full of unique ingredients will help keep grocery lists short and make meal planning easier. Learn a few dishes using these pantry staples, and it’ll be easy to whip up family meals in no time. Fish Sauce…
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Monkey Business Images/shutterstock 14 Tips for Downsizing Your Parents’ Home on a Budget
As seniors move from a house to an apartment, a condo in a senior community, or to an assisted-living or long-term care facility, the downsizing demands divestment of a lifetime’s accumulation of stuff. While it may be a smart financial…
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Sean Locke Photography/shutterstock How to Furnish a Dorm Room on a Budget
After paying for books, not to mention school itself, there isn’t much left over for dorm room decor. But consider this a lesson in practicality: Once May rolls around, everything in the room must be cleared out, which is a…
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Pets.com Sock Puppet at the CHM by Don DeBold (CC BY) 25 Companies That Flopped After Going Public
If there’s one thing we can learn from watching the annual parade of initial public offerings (IPOs), it’s that a good opening day is no guarantee of success. After all…
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rene r./Yelp The 25 Best Tubing Destinations in America
Looking for an offbeat way to cool off this summer? Aside from the usual pools, waterparks, and swimming holes, give river tubing a try. It’s a relaxing way to enjoy…
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Photographee.eu/shutterstock 61 Must-Have Items to Spruce Up Your Patio for Under $300
Sunny summer weather means more outdoor entertaining, which also means your old weathered patio furniture could probably use a makeover. It’s surprisingly easy to furnish a big backyard or apartment…
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oneinchpunch/shutterstock 13 Ways to Live Like a Millionaire for a Day
There are plenty of ways average people can experience what it’s like to be among the planet’s millionaires and billionaires — thanks in large part to the sharing economy, ecommerce,…
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Roman Sigaev/shutterstock How to Tip When You’re Traveling Abroad
When jetting off to a foreign country, there are so many details to remember: your passport, your credit cards and their travel perks, and confirmation numbers for important reservations. But,…
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FamVeld/shutterstock 22 Splash Pads and Spray Parks That Kids Will Love
One way to cope with summer heat and a houseful of bored kids is to visit a local park with water features. Many splash pads and water-themed parks are free,…
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Alliance/shutterstock 25 Smoothies That Are Better Than Ice Cream
Sweet and cold treats are a must for summer, but that doesn’t mean you have to indulge in high-fat, high-sugar ice cream. Instead go for smoothies that have the same…
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Michael Tatman/shutterstock 15 Cheap and Easy DIY Projects for Your Backyard
With the sun shining, the grass green, and the flowers blooming, it’s an ideal time to tackle a few of those outside DIY projects you’ve had on the back burner.…
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Ariwasabi/shutterstock 10 Household Items You Should Clean More Often (and Three You Shouldn’t)
Cleaning your house is a must-do, and there are some spots in your home that definitely need attention at least weekly and some even daily. Other areas don’t need frequent…
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AVN Photo Lab/shutterstock 10 Tips for Hosting a Budget-Friendly Summer Party
Fire up the grill, dust off the cocktail pitcher, and pull back the pool tarp. Summer is here and that means time for chill backyard gatherings and pool parties. The…
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Monkey Business Images/shutterstock 11 Steps to Buying Your Dream Home
Home prices are rising across the country, and the real estate market is as competitive ever, even as home construction booms in many places. If you want to improve your…
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smallblackcat/shutterstock The 16 Best Playgrounds in America
Playgrounds haven’t changed much since they first entered the mainstream in the early 20th century, with slides, swings and seesaws still the dominating the landscape. But some playgrounds go above…
