Photo by panitanphoto / Shutterstock.com Investing can be intimidating, and it’s easy to let excuses keep you from getting started. You might not think you have enough money, or know enough about it. Maybe you worry that you’re not good at saving or that you’ll have to meet with an …
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Lawrence Glass / Shutterstock.com Just because it’s called a “dollar store” doesn’t mean you have to pay that much for everything you buy there. Some of the same money-saving moves that help you avoid paying full price elsewhere also work at major dollar-store chains like Dollar Tree. They sometimes also …
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Photo by Maridav / Shutterstock.com The next time you need to unstick, soften, shine, depilate or de-squeak something, try baby oil. The lightly scented mineral oil is good for numerous applications that have nothing to do with babies. In fact, having baby oil on hand can spare you from needing …
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Yeah, yeah, we get it—chestnuts roasting on an open fire is a sure olfactory marker of the holiday season. That’s only if you happen to come across them, though. Does anyone roast chestnuts on an open fire these days? Certainly not in Manhattan, where those Nuts 4 Nuts guys and …
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According to EducationData.org, the average cost of a four-year college education in the United States is $ 32,889. This amount has grown at an average rate of 5.2% per year over the past two decades, meaning that in 10 years at the same growth rate, students will face a cost …
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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 …
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As a board games enthusiast, one of my favourites has to be We’re Not Really Strangers (WRNS). It’s a card game launched in 2017 that facilitates honest connections with the group you’re playing with. Most of the card games these days are just for laughs, while WRNS gives you the …
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Philip Franta and Fabien Rastouil first met each other during the Antler startup programme in 2019. The two immediately clicked as they realised that they shared an ambition to found a fast-growing sustainable company. They initially worked on an idea that revolved around corporate wellbeing, but soon realised that they …
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Collective Arcana / Shutterstock.com November kicks off a two-month spending spree that traditionally doesn’t end until the new year begins. As with just about everything else in 2020, the holidays will be different this year, with smaller, more-subdued celebrations and a holiday shopping season that could well take place mostly …
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