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5 Best Homemade Cleaners That Actually Work

If there’s one place you can really cut household spending, it’s cleaning products. The cost of most home cleaning products is getting outrageous.

These 5 cleaning products you can make yourself (so easy!) are downright cheap and perform as well, maybe better, than their commercial cousins! Prepare to be amazed. See you there ... m ❣️

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6 Smart Ways to Pay Off Student Loans on Your Own

You graduated. Great. Good job. You ended up with a degree and a pile of ugly student debt. You say it's not your fault—you need forgiveness. Student debt relief has become your number one Google search. Painful isn't it. And now it's time to get real. Can we talk?

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28 Brilliant Uses for Coffee Filters Beyond Brewing

It was a dumb mistake. I grabbed the biggest package of coffee filters—a pack of 1,000—only to discover much later that I'd picked up the wrong size for my coffeemaker.

Coffee filters aren't expensive, which is probably the reason I didn't bother returning them to the store. I suppose I should have tried, but I'm glad didn't. I began finding all kinds of ways to use those filters for other things than making coffee ...

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Tastes Just Like Heinz: The Surprising Homemade Ketchup Recipe

Heinz Ketchup is about as common a product as any in the Hunt refrigerator. We love it. We've tried other brands, and nothing compares. So why on earth would I even think of making it myself? The cost! 

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Gratitude on a Budget: Cheap and Cheerful Ways to Give Back

Giving back doesn’t have to mean giving big. With a little creativity (and maybe a touch of duct tape), you can show your gratitude and kindness without emptying your wallet. These budget-friendly ideas are proof that generosity comes in all sizes—and some of the best gifts don’t come with a price tag.

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The Zucchini Pickles You’ll Wish You Made Sooner

If your garden is practically throwing zucchini at you, here’s a zucchini pickles recipe that will put it to delicious use. These sweet, tangy pickles are surprisingly easy to make and just might become your new favorite sandwich sidekick. Trust me. Once you try them, you’ll be wondering why cucumbers get all the pickle glory. […]

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How to Clean a Non-Slip Bathtub Bottom Like New

If you have a bathtub with a slip-resistant bottom that no matter what you use to clean, it still looks dingy, grungy, and downright disgusting, I have really great news—a solution that will bring even an older tub bottom back to clean, like new.

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The Potato Lover’s Guide: Mashed, Baked, and Beyond

Is there anything a potato can’t do? Whether mashed, baked, or blended into a soul-soothing soup, this humble tuber knows how to deliver comfort on a dime. In honor of National Potato Day (August 19), I’ve put together a potato recipes roundup that’s easy on your budget and big on flavor. These aren’t just side […]

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19 Brilliant Ways to Clean With Denture Tablets

Not many households keep a supply of denture tablets. But every household should because there are so many cleaning jobs that effervescent denture tablets can do from making coffee stains disappear to cleaning fine jewelry and clearing a clogged drain, too.

Denture cleaning tablets are great little workhorses for all kinds of jobs around the house, some you've never heard of...

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How to Keep Going When You Feel Like Quitting

I wouldn’t tell just anyone what I’m about to tell you—and only because we’re like family. At least several times a week I want to quit. Seriously. The thought crosses my mind, and not when things are going great. It’s when I face a challenge: a tough writing assignment, a book deadline, an early morning interview or snarky message in my inbox.

The temptation to quit is a recurring theme. And if the voices in my head don’t give me enough trouble, the voices in the culture finish the job. “Quit a...