Chicken soup is an old soup, maybe as old as since humans learned how to boil water. As a practical matter, cooking meat in water can stretch out the use of that meat, from a pound of poultry that might feed a few people to a vat of soup that…
This post contains affiliate links. Hot chocolate bombs have become a thing over the last couple of years. A hot chocolate bomb is a hollow chocolate shell filled with chocolate and mini marshmallows. You drop the bomb into a mug, pour warm milk over it, and watch it “explode” and…
Soup is often referred to as a comfort food. When winter sets in, going outdoors becomes less common, and people like to seek out things to make being inside more inviting. Hot foods, which are less common in the hot summer months, suddenly have their moment. Canned soups have been…
Today Dollar Tree issued a press release discussing its finances for the third quarter of the 2021 fiscal year (July through September). The company discussed several things, but the biggest news among them was the announcement of a new $1.25 price point on the “majority” of Dollar Tree’s products. The…
This post contains affiliate links. Any time I’m in any store, I inevitably make it over to the electronics section if there is one. Obviously a local craft store (probably) doesn’t have an electronics section, but I’m surprised at what stores do. Pharmacies usually carry a few pieces of tech….
As part of our efforts to cover dollar store products, we now have a page on YouTube. We’ll be sharing occasional videos on dollar store products, complementing what we write about on our site. You can find our YouTube page right here.
Greeting cards are something I don’t like to spend a lot of money on. Because let’s face it: most of us don’t keep every single card we’ve ever received. In many cases, if you purchase a card to give someone, the recipient is likely to enjoy it for a brief…
I work in a job (education) where having pencils on hand is a must. Even in a world where most things are done through technology, there are some things that are either best on paper or have to be done on paper. Unfortunately, the people I serve don’t always have…
Toilet paper is a necessity. It just is. (Yes, there are hypothetically alternatives. That doesn’t mean they’re remotely desirable.) For those who don’t have a lot of money, not overspending on toilet paper is very important. Fortunately, there are a lot of options out there, including budget options. If you…
It’s no secret that there are plenty of dollar stores — also sometimes called thrift stores — around the country. While most of them don’t sell as much for a dollar anymore, the name still hangs around on the outside of stores. Some people might wonder if any of these…
