Americans love to eat out – so much so that there are 640,000 total private food service and drinking establishments in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That includes everything from local bars and fast-food restaurants to…
My wife and I carefully calculated the cost of cat ownership before we took in our first stray. Our calculation wasn’t perfect, though. We failed to account for at least one hidden cost of owning pets: cleaning bills. Now that we…
Online shopping is a popular American pastime. Since 2009, online sales have climbed steadily, as shown by a recent U.S. Department of Commerce report. In the second quarter of 2018 alone, Americans spent a whopping $127.3 billion online. We’ve all…
If you’re in the market for a new outfit, should you buy the polyester pants that cost $20 or shell out $150 for a wool pair? When you need a new couch, is it better to go to IKEA and…
No wedding day would be complete without fresh flowers. Professional arrangements add life, color, and beauty to your ceremony and reception. However, bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, altarpieces, and centerpieces can add thousands of dollars to the total wedding bill. If your budget…
It has been popping up on the Internet for years now. Known variously as a spending ban, shopping fast, or spending diet, it has countless bloggers singing its praises. They claim that drastically cutting back on purchases helped them get…
Some people make light of shopping, seeing it as either a vapid hobby or a mere necessity. It follows then that some people make light of shopping addiction, believing it not to be a true affliction but merely a term…
The average price of a wedding dress in the United States is just over $1,200, though the final cost depends heavily on the geographical areas. According to statistics published in Huffington Post, brides in Manhattan spend an average of $3,027 on…
In the children’s tale “Hansel and Gretel,” the two titular children leave a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way out of the forest and back home. And when you’re shopping in certain stores, you might be leaving your own little breadcrumbs…
Outside of tropical climates, every dwelling requires a reliable source of artificial heat. Depending on the type of dwelling, geographical location, and the property owner’s budget, heating systems take different forms: forced-air ducts connected to heat pumps or central furnaces, steam radiators…
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