There are discount stores like Aldi, Save-A-Lot, Five Below, Dollar General, and Family Dollar. Then there are really deep discount stores like Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree stands out from other bargain retailers because its prices are on the extreme low end. It doesn’t really get any cheaper than Dollar Tree….
When I think about store-bought Halloween costumes, a few retailers come to mind: big box stores such as Target or Walmart, pop-up stores such as Spirit Halloween, and, of course, thrift stores such as Goodwill or The Salvation Army. Even Aldi sells some costume pieces including masks and union suits….
When you don’t have the time or ability to wash your hair — say, you’re having a busy day, or you’re camping — there are options out there to help. Years ago, one of my college friends used to sprinkle a little baby powder in her hair when she needed…
Ice cream is my favorite dessert. I’ll often choose it over most other options, including cake, pie, or even cheesecake. Moose tracks is my favorite flavor, with its rich vanilla ice cream swirled with fudge and dotted with chocolate peanut butter cups. I’ll eat just about any flavor, though. Aldi…
This is a guest post by Jim. When it comes to outfitting your car, you don’t have to be an “Every Day Carry” sort of person to get utility out of having a multi-tool in the car or your bookbag. I love Victorinox, the now-merged company with Wenger that makes…
This post contains affiliate links. I love animals. I have about a thousand animal figures, and when I saw these animal figures in Dollar Tree, I thought they might be worth getting. I got two of the sets, one of them the 10-Pack Farm Animals, and one the 10-Pack Dogs/Cats….
This post contains affiliate links. I remember when LED bulbs first came out in the late 2000s. At the time, old school incandescent bulbs were being phased out by government regulations, and companies were looking for more efficient substitutes. The two big contenders at the time were compact fluorescent lights…
If you enjoy gardening, this is the time of year when you start dreaming of warmer days, drooling over seed packets, and plotting where to grow everything. You might soon begin keeping an eye on your local garden center to see when they put out the first seedlings of the…
Any tissue I buy doesn’t seem to last very long. I work in an education setting, and it’s astonishing how quickly a large box of tissue can end up empty. My tissue boxes see some use during the fall and spring months, thanks to allergy season, but winter is the…
