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Lost & Found: Brilliant Tips From My Anonymous Genius Readers
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23 Easy Ways to Save $5 a Day
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Clearing Up the Confusion Around Date Labels on Packaged Foods
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7 Reasons You Would Be Smart to Add Borax to Every Wash Load
Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its crude form,…
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An Efficient Way to Slash Home Heating Bills
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Please, Can’t Someone Make a Decent Steam Iron?!
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Money Is Not for Spending
It took me a long time to fully understand this profound truth: Money is not for spending. It is for…
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How to Get $1,000 Into Your Emergency Fund Painlessly
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella, an emergency…
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