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October 21, 2025
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The Admiral Staff
Cash-back apps allow you to earn rewards by scanning your grocery receipts. Apps like Upside offer cash back on gas, groceries, and dining, Fetch rewards points for scanning receipts (redeemable for gift cards), and Checkout 51 provides cash back on specific products from any retailer. To maximize rewards, consider using rewards credit cards, scanning receipts promptly, utilizing store loyalty programs, stacking deals, and using multiple apps.
September 24, 2025
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The Admiral Staff
To save money on candles, consider alternatives like essential oil diffusers, reed diffusers, wax melts, or simmer pots using household ingredients like cinnamon and citrus. You can also earn money through online tasks (surveys, app testing) to fund your candle habit. If you prefer buying candles, look for bulk discounts, check discount stores, buy off-season scents, or explore second-hand options. Making your own candles is another cost-effective solution.
September 17, 2025
By
The Admiral Staff
The article highlights brands offering lifetime warranties, encouraging readers to invest in quality products that save money in the long run. It lists 21 brands with “no strings attached” lifetime warranties (like Cutco knives and JanSport backpacks) and 32 covering manufacturer defects. Alongside these, it provides tips on earning extra cash to afford these items, suggesting platforms like InboxDollars and FreeCash. The article also includes a comprehensive list of other brands with varying warranty lengths, spanning apparel (Eddie Bauer,
September 9, 2025
By
The Admiral Staff
A Costco membership offers far more than just bulk groceries and prescriptions. Beyond the well-known deals, members can access discounts on surprising items like caskets, pianos, engagement rings, vacations, new cars, emergency food supplies, wedding flowers, DIY sheds, insurance, and even home saunas. The article highlights potential savings on these items compared to other retailers, and suggests ways to offset the membership cost through online tasks and surveys.
September 5, 2025
By
The Admiral Staff
The article outlines 11 ways to save money on hair care. Key tips include washing hair less frequently, using DIY dry shampoo or spot washing, distributing natural oils through brushing, making hair products from pantry staples, rinsing with apple cider vinegar, using less product, and cutting open shampoo/conditioner bottles to access remaining product. Other suggestions involve combining DIY products with expensive brands, extending the life of hair color, and learning to trim your own hair.
