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3 Easy Ways to Get Free Meals for Kids While School’s Out

Millions of families struggle with food insecurity every summer when school is out. Income loss due to the pandemic has only exasperated the situation. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) up to 12 million children are currently living in households where they may not have enough to eat. If you’re worried about how […]

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How to Make a Retirement Budget So You Don’t Outlive Your Savings

You’ve spent decades in the workforce earning a living, your schedule dictated by the demands of the job. All the while, you’ve been steadily adding to your savings so that one day you could get to this point. Retirement. Now, there’s no alarm to wake you up in the mornings and no boss to answer […]

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Our Seasonal Guide to the Best Outdoor Gear Deals

Yes, you should buy skis and snowboards in April — that’s when many retailers are likely marking them down so they don’t have to store them all summer. Outdoor equipment can be pricey, but use these strategies to find the gear you want, for less. Then you can spend more of your money on the adventures themselves!

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Show Your Teachers Some Appreciation: 21 Teacher Gifts for Under $10

Teacher Appreciation Week, which is the first week of May, is kind of like National Ice Cream Month in July. We should show our gratitude for teachers — and love of ice cream — all year round, not just at a designated time on the calendar. In the year of virtual classrooms and so many […]

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Here’s How to Get a Free Smart Thermostat from OhmConnect

Live in California? Here’s an easy way to get a free smart thermostat — and earn $350 a year.

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Wondering What to Do With Overripe Avocados? Try These 11 Recipes

Avocados. Delicious, good for you, and oh-so-hard to time correctly. Here are 11 recipes to help you use up those overripe avocados.

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7 Tips on How to Take Pictures of Items to Sell

The axiom “photo, photo, photo” may be to online selling what “location, location, location” is to real estate. To put it simply: knowing how to take pictures of items to sell online has almost as much of an impact on your success as the actual object. It’s the presentation, the first way a shopper sees […]

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Dear Penny: Am I Wrong to Make My Unemployed Niece Pay Rent?

Dear Penny, Recently, we had to move our mom to a nursing home. Prior to the move, my niece had moved in with her. My mom has dementia and is not likely to return to living at home.  The niece was living rent-free when Mom was here. She is still staying here and still not […]

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