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The Best Fun You Can Have Without Spending Much

Looking for hobbies that won’t eat up your paycheck? These frugal hobbies deliver big joy for little (or no) cost. From walking and gardening to puzzles and thrift-hunting, here are budget-friendly ways to enrich your life.

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Easy Homemade Impossible Pie Recipes Everyone Will Love

Impossible pies are just the best because they're easy to make and always turn out so well. They're family-friendly, too. Even your pickiest eaters are going to love them.

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Are Microplastics Hiding in Your Home? Easy Fixes Inside

Microplastics aren’t just floating in the ocean—they’re in our kitchens, closets, and dust bunnies. Here’s a simple, frugal guide to spotting the biggest culprits at home and swapping them for healthier, wallet-friendly alternatives.

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12 Laundry Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Years Ago

If you've ever suffered the heartbreak of stains, unbearable stink, or other kinds of annoying laundry issues—or just want to know the secrets to get laundry super clean and smelling fantastic—you're going to love this!

Whether it's latex paint (fresh or dried on for a long time), stinky towels, yellow armpit stains, here are the ways to deal with those challenges and more ...

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Life Insurance Basics: What Everyone Should Know

The first rule of buying life insurance: Never purchase insurance from the same person who advises you on the type and amount you should have. Educate yourself first, then contact an insurance company. To get you started, here is a list of things everyone—regardless of age—needs to know about life insurance.

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Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe: Cheaper and Healthier Snack

If your family loves beef jerky as much as mine, you definitely need to learn how to make this grocery item yourself—cheaper, better!

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Surprising Ways Rubbing Alcohol Saves the Day

Rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol is more than a medicinal cooling and soothing liquid for external application. Pour it into a good spray bottle and rubbing alcohol becomes an effective disinfectant and also a natural solvent to solve so many common but often annoying issues around a home and garage. Plus, it dries quickly and leaves no streaks.

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News You Can Use • September 2025

Hello, September! The days are getting shorter, the mornings a little crisper, and suddenly the pumpkin spice aisle feels… inevitable. As we ease out of summer, the headlines aren’t slowing down either. From changing perks on your favorite shopping sites to surprising science you didn’t know could inspire robots, this month’s roundup is packed with […]

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Italian Sausage Vegetable Soup Recipe for Cold Nights

You can plan on this to be your signature dish with your friends and family. Guests to beg for the recipe! It's that good, and fast, too! Keep this handy to see you through cold winter days.

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How to Save Money and Build Financial Confidence

For a good deal of my life, I lived under a dark cloud of fear that I would end up financially destitute—a bag lady. Studies reveal that I’m not the only one. Most of us have felt that way, not because we’re broke, but because we lack confidence. That makes us timid, worried and financially insecure. Look, we don’t have to accept financial insecurity as some kind of life sentence. And that constant and gnawing fear of becoming destitute? Forget it! We can do something about this.

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