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  • 11 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip
    11 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip
    Faithful readers will recall I've written on this subject in the past. Today, with proof that "teaching teaches the teacher," we expand on things we should never plug into a ...
    August 8, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • I Tried Dozens of Methods to Clean Kitchen Counters—This Is the One I’m Excited About
    I Tried Dozens of Methods to Clean Kitchen Counters—This Is the One I’m Excited About
    A kitchen counter is more than just a surface for cooking and meal preparation. In many homes, the ...
    July 12, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • More Creative Ways My Clever Readers Save Time and Money
    More Creative Ways My Clever Readers Save Time and Money
    Sometimes, I wonder how Everyday Cheapskate readers discover their handy ideas. I mean, who would have thought that ...
    June 28, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • Ask Me Anything: Recycle Prescription Bottles, Help with Student Financial Aid
    Ask Me Anything: Recycle Prescription Bottles, Help with Student Financial Aid
    Dear Cheapskate: Do you know of any place where I can donate empty plastic prescription bottles? It seems ...
    June 14, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • Great Reader Tips: From Luxury Taxes to Quick Scissor-Sharpening
    Great Reader Tips: From Luxury Taxes to Quick Scissor-Sharpening
    Over the years, I've noticed something. People who live comfortably do not do so because they are particularly ...
    May 31, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • 5 Extreme Lawn, Patio and Garden Cost-Cutters
    5 Extreme Lawn, Patio and Garden Cost-Cutters
    For some of us, there are few spring joys that are as soul-satisfying as a healthy, lush green ...
    March 15, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • Are You Loading Your Dishwasher Wrong?
    Are You Loading Your Dishwasher Wrong?
    By Hunter Boyce From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution There are few things quite as frustrating about household chores as ...
    March 12, 2023BY Tribune News Service
  • How to Stop Leaving Items in Hotels and Other Tips
    How to Stop Leaving Items in Hotels and Other Tips
    I am embarrassed to admit how many personal items I've left behind in hotel rooms over the years. ...
    February 15, 2023BY Mary Hunt
  • Avocado Hand: When You Plan to Eat an Avocado and Stab Yourself Instead
    Avocado Hand: When You Plan to Eat an Avocado and Stab Yourself Instead
    Coinciding with the rise in consumption of the fruit, doctors are seeing more cases of the “avocado hand”—a ...
    January 26, 2023BY Jessie Zhang
  • Ask Me Anything: Cost of Ice, DIY Whipped Butter, Elderly Turkey, EC en Espanol
    Ask Me Anything: Cost of Ice, DIY Whipped Butter, Elderly Turkey, EC en Espanol
    Dear Mary: My husband says that it costs more to make ice in the freezer than to buy ...
    December 14, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • Readers Share Creative Solutions for Chains, Stains, Sprains, and More
    Readers Share Creative Solutions for Chains, Stains, Sprains, and More
    I call it my mailbag, but in truth, it's my email inbox—and lately, it's been loading up with ...
    December 1, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • Great Reader Tips for Around the House
    Great Reader Tips for Around the House
    Today's batch of great reader tips covers everything from cutting the cost of cat care to turning "goofs" ...
    November 28, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • A Stain Treatment Worth Its Salt and More Great Reader Tips
    A Stain Treatment Worth Its Salt and More Great Reader Tips
    It was a lovely meal. The conversation was engaging, the entrée delightful. A good time was had by ...
    November 21, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • Useful Tips From Readers
    Useful Tips From Readers
    Once again, my very clever readers have reminded me that it's the little ways we avoid spending money ...
    November 8, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • 7 Ways to Keep Brown Sugar Soft
    7 Ways to Keep Brown Sugar Soft
    How maddening to reach for the brown sugar, expecting it to be soft and fluffy, only to find ...
    October 25, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • Great Reader Tips
    Great Reader Tips
    Cheap Cold-Water Wash I wash my wool sweaters, skirts, and blankets in cold water (either by hand or ...
    October 17, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • The 10-Year Bar of Soap, Plus More Great Reader Tips
    The 10-Year Bar of Soap, Plus More Great Reader Tips
    In the cupboard right above my washing machine, there's a bar of Fels-Naptha laundry soap standing in a ...
    October 13, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • How to Trap Wasps and Other Great Reader Tips
    How to Trap Wasps and Other Great Reader Tips
    Are you aware that your health insurance provider may be willing to cover the cost of your gym ...
    September 1, 2022BY Mary Hunt
  • Beyond Wrinkles: Getting the Most Out of Your Iron
    Beyond Wrinkles: Getting the Most Out of Your Iron
    When it comes to tasks we’d rather avoid, ironing clothes ranks right up there with paying bills, searching ...
    July 14, 2022BY Sandy Lindsey
TOP NEWS
  • Trump on Iran Conflict: Troops Staying Until ‘We Have a Completion’
    2hr By T.J. Muscaro
    Trump on Iran Conflict: Troops Staying Until ‘We Have a Completion’
  • Iran Launches First Missiles at Israel Since Ceasefire Agreement
    3hr By Jacki Thrapp
    Iran Launches First Missiles at Israel Since Ceasefire Agreement
  • Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
    4hr By Jack Phillips
    Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
  • Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
    4hr By Savannah Hulsey Pointer
    Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
  • US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
    6hr By Jacki Thrapp
    US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
  • US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
    7hr By Jacki Thrapp
    US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
  • Fascia: The Living, Interconnected Web Behind Movement and Healing—How to Enhance Its Function
    7hr By Mercura Wang
    Fascia: The Living, Interconnected Web Behind Movement and Healing—How to Enhance Its Function
  • Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
    11hr By Lawrence Wilson
    Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
  • US Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7 Percent Yearly
    12hr By Naveen Athrappully
    US Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7 Percent Yearly
  • Treasury Department Seeks to Redirect Iranian Assets to Gulf Nations for War Damages
    18hr By Melanie Sun
    Treasury Department Seeks to Redirect Iranian Assets to Gulf Nations for War Damages
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