Dude spends $18.75 on a cookie, blames the President for the price: ‘Before you became President, it was $3.75’

Living in New York City, I’m no stranger to absurd prices being thrust into my line of sight every time I go to the grocery store. The grocery store near my office recently started selling rotisserie chicken. Instead of selling it for $5 a bird, as any self-respecting grocery store would, they’re selling it for …
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‘This is what things cost at expensive hotels’: Billionaire tattles on 5 star hotel in NYC for serving $85 room service breakfast

I don’t think I’ve ever ordered room service in my entire life. My family is all about going down to the hotel lobby and eating as many runny eggs as we can before the complimentary hotel breakfast ends. Free breakfast is one of the joys of staying in a hotel chain! It’s fun, it’s social, …
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‘I hope this gets normalized’: Bride and groom request cash instead of gifts, sparks debate about wedding etiquette

If weddings are one thing, they’re not always romantic, inspiring, or even fun. They’re expensive. Even the cheapest weddings leave you with sticker shock. It’s no wonder that seemingly more and more couples are opting for nontraditional ceremonies, or skipping them altogether. If you don’t have thousands of dollars lying around (and most people don’t), …
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‘You should not pay more than $5 for a mocktail’: Non-drinkers ponder reasonably priced mocktail menu during Dry January

There is a world of benefits that come with choosing not to drink alcohol, a lifestyle that more and more people have taken to over recent years. However, it is increasingly common that saving money is not one of them. The drinks industry is forever coming up with fancy ways to make teetotalers swerve the …
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20+ Posts About Rampant Consumerism That Can’t Be Good for the Planet

Hobbies are more important than they are sometimes given credit for. Taking up a sport in your spare time could be one the best things you ever do for your personal fitness, and you can really expand your practical skills if you choose to indulge in a craft. Heck, even collecting old stamps allows you …
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‘She overtopped us with our own child’: Sister-in-law babysits mom’s baby for free, gets chewed out for buying a more expensive highchair

It can be so easy to compare your ability to provide for your family to others. It’s one thing to be saving your extra money and intentionally not buying your 3-month-old designer sneakers for frugality’s sake, but when you have to buy everything cheaply, it can be extremely disheartening. Even if you’re not able to …
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Kids Demand Parents Pay For Separate Hotel Rooms on Vacation Despite Cost

Back when I was a kid, my family didn’t really do vacations. It’s not that we didn’t want to, but rather, we couldn’t really afford the luxury of paying for a family of 5 to go abroad. My mom was a nurse, so she was working long hours at the hospital anyway, and my dad …
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Jealous Teenager Ruins Stepsister’s $3000 Quinceañera Dress, Protests When Told She Has to Pay It Back

The only thing more difficult than conventional family dynamics are those in families that are the product of a second marriage. Sibling rivalries are only heightened when they’re not your ‘real’ brother or sister. As a kid, it’s easy to become insecure that a newfound dynamic at home might leave you feeling like an afterthought. …
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Gen Z Postgrad Shares Struggle With Balancing Her Commute, 9-5, and Personal Life; Gets Criticized by Brainwashed Grindset Losers

I am going to be honest with you guys…the first couple years after college are super hard! Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that I’m gainfully employed and living in the greatest city in the world, but working full time at any job is not a walk in the park. In college, I went to …
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‘Flatbread. [It’s] just smaller, more expensive pizza’: 30+ Food Trends That People Are Totally Over

For me, it’s gotta be avocado toast. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. But I’m not out here Instagramming every slice and causing an avocado shortage. In this Reddit thread, the OP asked, «What’s a food trend you’re just waiting to see fade away?» Surprisingly, avocado toast didn’t top the list. Is it officially …
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