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Smart Shopping | January 18, 2020

What You'll Find at a Dollar Tree Snack Zone

You are entering the Snack Zone! Dollar Tree is famous for its selection of snacks all for just $1.00. Any Dollar Tree you visit will have an aisle full of chips, cookies, and candy, including those great movie-size boxes of candy. But there are some Dollar Tree stores that have an even bigger selection of snacks — Snack Zones — with multiple aisles full of snacks that you can’t find at other Dollar Trees. It’s a snack lover’s par...

Smart Shopping

Smart Shopping | January 17, 2020

GW Boutique Stores by Goodwill

Have you seen a new store called “GW Boutique” pop up in your area? Goodwill Boutiques, or GW Boutiques for short, are a type of Goodwill thrift store that specializes in designer clothes and upscale home décor items. If you like consignment ...

Smart Shopping | January 16, 2020

Munch Rights Natural Cheese Puffs at Dollar Tree

When you think about foods you can find at Dollar Tree, you probably think about $1-size packages of conventional types of snacks and other grocery items. You may not think of Dollar Tree as a place where you can find more natural, higher-quality alt...

Smart Shopping | January 13, 2020

Walmart's New Mobile App Item Finder

Have you ever had trouble finding something in Walmart? With most stores comprising over 179,000 square feet and each one laid out slightly differently, it’s easy to waste a lot of time tracking down some obscure item on your list. We were once ...

Smart Shopping | December 31, 2019

Can You use Multiple Harbor Freight Coupons at Once?

We love shopping at Harbor Freight because of the coupons. Who doesn’t love the thrill of getting a useful free tool just for buying something small like a 99-cent pair of scissors or flashlight? The coupons we usually had were those we got from...

Healthy Living

Healthy Living | January 09, 2020

What's the Purpose of Banana Hangers?

Have you ever wondered why some people keep their bananas on little hangers? Is it just to make them look like they’re still hanging on a banana tree? Is there any scientific justification to the belief that keeping bananas bunched on hooks makes t...

Healthy Living | January 08, 2020

Why are Bell Peppers Different Colors?

Bell peppers come in a variety of colors – green, yellow, orange, and red. Many believe these colors of bell peppers are different types of peppers, like banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, and habanero peppers. They do, after all, have quite differe...

Saving Money

Saving Money | January 11, 2020

Benefits of Kakeibo Budgeting

With modern conveniences like auto-bill pay, direct deposit, monthly subscriptions, and credit cards, we as consumers are becoming increasingly decoupled from our finances. Whereas purchases used to involve physical interactions like exchanging cash ...

Saving Money | November 29, 2019

How to Plan for Retirement Based on a 3-Legged Model

The three-legged retirement stool! Many of us have heard about this term. Yes, just as minimum 3 legs are required for a stool to be stable, likewise a good retired life stands on 3 legs. It can be said the 3-legged stool of investing and retiremen...

Blogging & SEO

Blogging & SEO | January 15, 2020

Should You Republish Your Blog Posts on Medium?

If you’re starting a new blog, you may be looking for ways to gain exposure and drive traffic to your new website. One method that many bloggers use is publishing their content on Medium. Medium is a large online publishing platform that makes it v...

Blogging & SEO | December 11, 2019

How to Maximize Your Google AdSense Revenue

Ad networks are a popular way for bloggers to try to make money off their blogs. After all, that’s the dream – publish some articles, sit back, and let the ad revenue roll in. However, it can take some time before the money starts showing up, and...