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A grill with an open lid.

Home

Homeowner baffled after receiving $3,975 quote to connect grill 6 feet from gas line

An Aldi storefront.

Food

Shopper says $95 Aldi haul tops $200 elsewhere, argues groceries are where most people overspend

A cyclist on the road.

Outdoors

Cyclist says buying a bike eased their fear of death, saved $300 a month

A pile of plastic knives and forks.

Home

House cleanout reveals a pound of plastic knives too dirty to use, donate, or recycle

A house with solar panels.

Home

New Jersey homeowner says first electric bill raised red flags about inherited solar lease

A bin full of seed packets.

Home

Dollar Tree's 1-cent seeds are a frugal gardening hit, with some reporting 80% germination

Sale signs outside of a store.

Business

'Limited-time' discounts aren't savings if you never needed the item, shoppers argue

A salesman knocking on a door.

Home

Door-to-door solar quote of $31,000 for 19 panels sparks warnings from homeowners

A lawn of crabgrass.

Home

A 1962 ad's 'yard full of crabgrass' line left modern gardeners baffled

Two people carrying shopping bags.

Business

After years of impulse buys, one shopper got a simple rule for buying less

A shopping cart with "COSTCO WHOLESALE" label in a busy retail store.

Business

Bulk buys can save money, but frugal shoppers warn one mistake turns deals into waste

Green maple leaves with clusters of seed pods among them.

Tech

Norway maples look like native trees, but experts say they're a serious ecological threat