This post contains affiliate links. My day job has me writing a lot. I’m regularly jotting down notes, making lists, or crossing critical items off my to-do list. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s the value of a good pen. Some pens are comfortable but they smear, a problem made worse by the fact…
This post contains affiliate links. When I moved into a new role recently, I discovered that my predecessor kept a cache of Post-it Notes. Some of them were your standard-sized square Post-its. Others were mini-sized versions that I’ve since found good use for. On the other end of the size spectrum, I discovered a pad…
This post contains affiliate links. Nuts are a snack of choice for many family members in my house. From the time when he was a kid, my husband’s favorite snack has been salted peanuts. The Planters brand is his favorite, but he also likes several of the peanut options at Aldi and at Trader Joe’s,…
When you think of dollar stores, you may think of cheap products that aren’t very good quality. While not everything at dollar stores is top notch, you might be surprised at how good some of their products are. After finding a lot of cute home accessories at stores like Dollar General over the years, at…
As an extreme discounter, Dollar Tree is home to some very inexpensive products. Some are better than others. Nowhere is this more true than in the Dollar Tree toy aisle. I’ve seen everything from cheap name-brand toy knockoffs that definitely leave something to be desired, and I’ve also seen some toy sets that are surprisingly…
This post contains affiliate links. Pickles have long been a favorite in my house. When I was growing up, I loved eating dill pickle spears straight from the jar as an after-school snack. They are also fantastic served on a relish tray — or what we might now call a charcuterie board — as part…
This post contains affiliate links. Ask people to name their favorite candy, and you’re likely to hear chocolate. You might hear Hershey’s bars, Snickers, M&M’s, or Twix. One item that is certain to be near the top of most people’s favorites list is peanut butter cups. While Reese’s are the gold standard of peanut butter…
For the longest time, Dollar Tree was all about one thing. Really cheap stuff. Dirt cheap stuff. Everything at Dollar Tree was a dollar. Everything. (Okay, almost everything: greeting cards were even cheaper.) You didn’t have to worry about price tags, because you knew exactly what you were paying each time. It was a radical approach, one…
This post contains affiliate links. Dollar stores can be great places to buy toiletries and personal care products. Not only can I find deals on certain name brand products, but I’ve also found some generic brands and private labels that can be decent, including: 3-in-1 shampoo, conditioner, and body wash Hand soap Shower gel Body…
This post contains affiliate links. A while back, I tried some laundry detergent from Dollar Tree. It was incredibly cheap — the cheapest detergent by ounce that I’ve ever seen — and came in 42-ounce bottles that are smaller than what you typically get with detergent. The laundry detergent worked fine and I was impressed…