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Odu / Shutterstock.com It was the mayonnaise trick that sold me. I have a grade-school daughter, and let’s just say she’s not always super careful about using coasters on our wooden coffee table. Let’s also say that we don’t have the money to run out and buy another coffee table …

Photo by Tinatin / Shutterstock.com Think there’s nothing you can do about life’s little annoyances? We’ve taken it upon ourselves to help change your mind! From adapters that magically transform one outlet into three — for around $ 5, we might add — to silicone lids that prevent liquids from …

Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com One day in 1859, a young chemist named Robert Chesebrough visited Titusville, Pennsylvania. He noticed that oilfield workers were using something they called “rod wax” to dress minor skin wounds. Rod wax was an oil-drilling byproduct. Chesebrough was intrigued enough to start refining the goop. When …

Photo by Robert Kneschke / Shutterstock.com Do you want great deals at the drugstore? No problem. If you have 60 seconds and a smartphone, you can find the best bargains at major chains like CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. For starters, you can rack up cash back by using the …

ALPA PROD / Shutterstock.com Everybody dreams of a dirt-cheap wedding, or getting a steal of a deal on a house, or having someone magically foot the bill for our child’s college education. But for most of us, those are just fantasies. The real way to save money is to spend …

Partner Offer The Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express is the perfect card for earning up to 3% cash back at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $ 6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%) without worrying about an annual fee (See Rates & Fees). When compared to other cash …

The narration begins customarily, with the play-by-play announcer enthusiastically welcoming his audience live to a competition unfolding on the screen. But this is no ordinary competition. “It’s the final of the two lonely blokes in a park contest,’’ the announcer, Nick Heath, begins, setting the scene of two men idly …