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Chicken Labeling at the Supermarket: Prepare to Be Surprised
If you’ve ever stood in the supermarket wondering if paying more for chicken that is free-range, antibiotic-free, no hormones added,…
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How to Win the Battle Over Temptation
If you’ve ever stopped by the store to pick up milk and walked out with a week’s worth of snacks…
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I Tried Dozens of Methods to Clean Kitchen Counters — This Is the One I’m Excited About
A kitchen counter is more than just a surface for cooking and meal preparation. In many homes, the kitchen counter…
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The Right Temperature for Your Refrigerator and Freezer
There are some things in life we can successfully manage by guesswork. How much cinnamon goes in the apple pie?…
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8 Surfaces You Should Never Clean With Vinegar
Vinegar is an amazing and versatile cleaner for all kinds of applications around the house. However, because it is acidic…
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5 Genius Ways to Use Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous earth, referred to simply as DE, is a natural sedimentary rock composed of fossilized remains of microscopic algae called…
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The Science of Shopping
Don’t look now, but that man who just walked into the store behind you is not here to shop. He’s…
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We’ve Come a Long Way, Huh?
If we sang it once, we sang it a thousand times. “Sixteen Tons” was No. 1 on the Lowell Elementary…
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Get Headed Down a Debt-End Course
Facing your debts can be depressing for several reasons. First, all the stuff that caused the debt is not so…
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More Creative Ways My Clever Readers Save Time and Money
Sometimes, I wonder how “Everyday Cheapskate” readers discover their handy ideas. I mean, who would have thought something that cleans…
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How to Make Fruits and Vegetables Last Longer
According to the World Resources Institute, the average U.S. household of four people throws out about $1,600 in rotten food…
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7 Surprising Uses for Chlorine Bleach Around the House
Chlorine bleach has been hanging around American laundry rooms for so long that we may have seriously underestimated it. Whiten…
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7 Ways to Use Borax
A recent letter from a reader who used borax to solve her dishwasher woes got me thinking about all the…
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When Not to File an Insurance Claim
Insurance is a funny thing. You pay a small fortune to get it and keep it. Then, if you have…
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7 Easy-to-Fix Reasons Your Dishwasher Is Not Cleaning Like It Should
Few things are more disappointing than opening the dishwasher to put away its clean contents, only to be greeted by…
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