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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Is Your Grocery Bill Gobbling Up Your Budget?
Is your monthly grocery spending eating up a big portion of your income? You’re not alone. Figures from the U.S.…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
How to Win the Balance Transfer Game
There’s nothing enjoyable about credit card debt. An outstanding balance of $5,000 at 29.99% interest means you’re paying about $1,500…
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
Whether “last minute” for you means any time after Thanksgiving or 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, it’s nice to have…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Will I Be Taxed on My Son’s Generosity?
Dear Cheapskate: I am retired and my son wants to give me money to buy a house as a gift.…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Epsom Salt: The Frugal Fix-All You Didn’t Know You Needed
Let’s talk about one of the most underrated items in your bathroom cabinet — Epsom salt. It’s cheap, it’s unassuming…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
A Clever Use for Useless Candle Stubs
One of the unfortunate side effects of embracing a frugal lifestyle is that gnawing tendency to never throw anything away.…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
What’s Your Grocery Shopping Personality?
Once upon a time, a big “SPECIAL” sign was enough to make us think we were getting a deal at…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
The Lowdown on Chair Yoga: Free Resources, Real Benefits, No Gimmicks
Chair yoga — it’s the latest exercise trend making waves on social media, popping up in feeds with promises of…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
How an Instant Pot Can Practically Pay for Itself
When the Instant Pot hit the scene back in 2010, it wasn’t just another kitchen gadget — it was like…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
The Joys of Raising Financially Confident Teens
Dear Cheapskate: As a teen, my daughter wanted name-brand jeans, clothing, shoes — whatever she thought all the “cool” kids…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Fresh Produce 101
Psssst! Could you use an extra $300? You might want to take a look in your garbage. Recent studies indicate…
Read More » ‘Plan’ is Not a Four-Letter Word
A friend — I’ll call her Sally — in her early 30s moved from Arizona to Florida in search of…
Read More »Boomerang Kids: Leaving the Nest on a Round-Trip Ticket
Ah, the blissful day when your young adult finally moves out. You revel in the newfound quiet, reclaim a closet…
Read More »Sandwiched Between Aging Parents and Adult Children
A lovely new assisted living complex is under construction close to where I live. As beautiful as this place is,…
Read More »A Nappy Solution for a Common Problem
I love to discover a second use for something most of us have around the house or can easily find.…
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