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siims/istockphoto Quick Fixes: 50 Cheap and Easy Instant Pot Recipes
The Instant Pot craze is in full swing — and with good reason. These handy kitchen devices are a shortcut to making stews and sauces, tenderizing tough and inexpensive cuts of meat, and making most meals a snap to cook.…
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rez-art/istockphoto 29 Cheap, Delicious Ways to Fill Your Tacos
What makes a taco a taco is a small, round tortilla — made of either corn or flour — that is typically served fresh off the comal (griddle pan), reheated over an open flame from a gas stove, or in…
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Cheapism / Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / SolStock/istockphoto 9 Grocery Stores With the Best Frozen Food Sections, Ranked
From ice cream treats to frozen meals, grocery store frozen food sections offer shoppers plenty of convenient eats. But most grocery stores’ freezer aisles aren’t too discernable from one another — it’s the same old slew of frozen foods that we’ve…
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Lacey Muszynski / Cheapism Party Like It’s 1999: Arizona Hard Beverages, Ranked
It may have taken a few decades, but Arizona has finally ventured into the world of alcoholic beverages. The nostalgic brand, known for its iconic 99-cent cans of iced tea, now has 11 different flavors of hard lemonade, juice, and…
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Mark Makela/Getty Images 11 Overrated Cult Classic Movies That Don’t Deserve Their Praise
Conventional wisdom holds that there are two kinds of cult classic movies. The first is “the lost gem,” a great film that failed at the box office but found a dedicated audience through rentals and streaming services, such as 1999’s…
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Cheapism / Phillip Pessar/Flickr / Krispy Kreme / Sean Pavone/shutterstock End of an Era: 11 Fast-Food Chains That Are Disappearing
As of 2023, there are 200,859 fast-food restaurant businesses in the U.S. — a staggering number to compete with. However, financial upheaval in 2020 and 2021, along with the cutthroat nature of the industry, have put many fast-food favorites and powerhouses…
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Cheapism / kali9/ferrantraite/istockphoto Study: Americans Tip $500 More a Year Than They’d Like To
You’re not imagining it — tipping culture is totally getting out of hand. Going to the gas station? Expect to tip the employee just for spinning the iPad around. Heck,…
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Cheapism / Wilder Shaw This Is the Most Popular Pop-Tarts Flavor in Your State
There are two types of people in this world: Those who are loyal to one flavor of Pop-Tarts, and those who have never had Pop-Tarts. Opinions form hard and fast…
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Cheapism; Tripadvisor; tomofbluesprings/istockphoto Cool Off, America: Here’s Where to Swim in All 50 States
Escape the summer heat with a splash in one of the most inviting swimming spots in your state. Some of these top picks, based on online rankings and reviews from…
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Cheapism / milanfoto/istockphoto / Noah J./Yelp / bhofack2/istockphoto 11 Controversial Pizza Toppings — And Why They’re Actually Good
You can find just about anything on top of a pizza. And why not? Variety is the spice of life, after all, so as long as everyone partaking in your…
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Cheapism / Bettmann/Getty Images / NOVA SAFO/AFP via Getty Images The Price of Girl Scout Cookies, From 1917 to 2024
Would you believe us if we told you that Girl Scout cookies have been a household indulgence for over a hundred years? Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts in…
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Cheapism / DALL-E 3 11 Ways You’re Wasting Energy at Home (and How To Stop!)
With summer quickly approaching, it also means our energy bills are likely to rise as we crank up our AC systems to keep cool. But wasting electricity at home is an…
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Cheapism / Reddit 8 Hilarious Examples of Super Low-Budget DIY Ingenuity
We like to think that the concept of low-budget DIY ingenuity is like ‘Murica meets MacGyver. When you don’t have something you need and also don’t have the means to…
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Cheapism / Alyona-Kos/Jennifer Gauld/Sue Newman/istockphoto 11 Vintage Bake Sale Recipes That Will Take You Back to Childhood
Bake sales have going on in the United States since at least the 1800s. Women baked all kinds of treats and goodies and sold them to collect money for a…
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Cheapism/ Half-Keg Tavern, Marco K./Yelp 30+ Classic Hole-in-the-Wall Bars That Have Survived the Decades
It’s almost impossible to define what makes a bar great, but longevity is often an important indicator. To survive and retain a core group of regulars as a community changes…
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Cheapism / Burger King / KFC Copycat Recipes of Your Favorite Discontinued Fast-Food Menu Items
There have been so many letdowns in the fast-food realm by way of discontinuation. It’s almost as if these chains enjoy disappointing the masses. Often, these discontinued items end up…
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Cheapism / Rory M./Yelp / bhofack2/istockphoto / KoriKobayashi/istockphoto The South Has the Best Food in America. Here’s What You’re Missing
You think your region has the best food in America? It’s got nothing on the South. There’s so much delicious food in the Southeastern U.S. states that it would take…
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Cheapism/Iñigo Fdz de Pinedo/Cavan Images/Getty Images Kilimanjaro, Patagonia & 6 Other Epic Treks & Their Equally Epic Costs
Got an epic trek on your bucket list but don’t have a clue how much taking the journey will actually cost? Let’s look at some of the coolest hiking expeditions…