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8 Easy — but Often Forgotten — Ways to Save on Groceries

Stokkete / Shutterstock.comMany grocery items have soared in price as inflation has run rampant throughout the U.S. economy. That means folks on tight budgets are having a tougher time paying for the foods they need. Fortunately, there are things you can do to trim your grocery tab, even when prices…

5 Ways to Beat the High Cost of Beef

$6.90 a pound. For ground beef. That’s not rib eye or filet — that’s plain old hamburger. According to recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it’s a new American record. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, ground beef has crossed nearly $7 a pound for the first time in history. Steaks?…

7 Vacation Money Tricks the Travel Industry Hopes You Never Discover

Americans are getting fleeced on vacation. The typical American vacation now totals $7,249, per a 2025 survey from travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth. Hotels run hundreds nightly in most major cities. Domestic flights are getting more expensive. And those are just the headline numbers — they don’t include the dozens of…

17 Things Frugal People Never Buy

Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.comThose of us who are frugal know deep in our bones that there are things we would never, ever pay for. Ever. If you have the tightwad gene, you can probably feel your skin crawl at the mere thought of plunking down hard-earned cash on certain items. Following…

7 Steps to Keep Your Car Looking Like New

MilanMarkovic78 / Shutterstock.comNew cars are expensive and begin losing their value as soon as they’re driven off the showroom floor. That’s why we advocate buying used. But if you care for a car properly — whether it’s new or used — it can continue looking good into its second decade.…

Toyota’s Best-Selling Hybrid Is among Top Memorial Day Car and SUV Deals

Memorial Day car deals offer attractive leasing opportunities for drivers on the hunt for a new vehicle. These incentives attract potential lessees and are often value-packed for consumers waiting on the right car deal. Since gas prices are soaring, many American drivers are looking to hybrid and electric vehicles to…

Paxton Probes Meatpackers Over Soaring Beef Prices

As consumers face higher beef prices, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is partnering with the Department of Justice to investigate the nation’s largest meatpackers. Paxton announced that he is launching an “antitrust probe to protect the nation’s beef supply chain” in a news release on May 15. Paxton said that…