Category Simplify

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Gift Cards Top 2026 Holiday…

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Before you buy a single gift this year, it helps to know…

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New 2026 Tax Deduction Lets…

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For years, people who take the standard deduction have heard the same…

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Only 46% Of Americans Have…

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It is one of those numbers that makes you stop and think…

A cozy living room with a freestanding heating stove, a sofa and a warm throw blanket

Costco-Sold DREO Space Heater Recalled…

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If a small space heater is keeping your toes warm this week,…

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Reseller Gives Himself 30 Minutes…

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A reseller sets an alarm for 30 minutes and says he has…

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Woman Stares At A $168…

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Last spring a woman stood in a checkout line and stared at…

Open refrigerator filled with food

Dollar Tree Shoppers Visit Store…

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A bare Dollar Tree shelf is not a dead end, says the…

Christmas tree decorated with warm lights

Decorator Who Has Styled 26…

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Think back to the night last December when the tree was finally…

Neatly folded shirts stacked together

Mom Sells 58 Things On…

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Savannah says she was sucked in by the commercials. They were everywhere,…

Corvette covered in soap suds during a car wash

Detailer Claims A 2¢ Dryer…

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Detail shops charge $45 to blast bug splatter off a front bumper…

About Me
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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Cardboard moving boxes sit in a room beside a window before a move.
A wooden box is filled with old keepsakes and saved treasures.
A tidy bookshelf holds neatly arranged books beside a green plant.
Brown cardboard boxes stacked on a wooden table, packed for a move.
An open refrigerator filled with food on several shelves.
Cleaning powder being added to a mop bucket.
A kitchen sink with dishes and cleaning supplies beside it.
Assorted cleaning supplies and tools arranged on a counter.
A kitchen sink with a faucet and a drain.