Shopping at the dollar store can be the best idea, or the worst idea. Some items are surprisingly more expensive there than at big-box retailers, while others are inarguably the best-priced.

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As spring cleaning gets under way, you may acquire new cleaning products or tools to help tackle deep cleaning jobs. Over time, all those products and tools turn into clutter, and instead of helping ...

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