Category Simplify

A bowl of oatmeal topped with apple slices on a breakfast table.

Walmart Great Value Instant Oatmeal…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

Instant oatmeal is supposed to be the easy, budget-friendly part of breakfast.…

A bowl of crunchy tortilla chips on a patterned tablecloth.

Woman Notices Her Tostitos Hint…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

Sometimes the biggest snack-aisle scandal fits in the corner of a bag.…

Tables set for dining inside a restaurant, the kind of room where a manager doubted two matching licenses.

Applebee’s Manager Refuses To Serve…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

Ordering a margarita at a chain restaurant is usually the easiest part…

Chopsticks lifting glazed teriyaki chicken from a bowl of rice with sesame seeds.

Costco’s New Teriyaki Chicken Bowl…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

A new ready-to-eat bowl in the Costco deli has shoppers doing math…

An airplane wing above the clouds at sunset, seen from a passenger window.

Delta Flight Attendant Tells A…

Nov 9, 20266 min read

A Delta Air Lines regular says a routine goodbye at the aircraft…

A hot dog with mustard in a soft bun, the kind sold at food courts.

Costco Shoppers Say The Food…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

For decades, the $1.50 hot dog and soda at the Costco food…

A pharmacy shelf stocked with rows of medicine bottles, where a prescription sat unfound until insurance came up.

Walgreens Employee Tells Her To…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

Melissa Lomuscio called her Walgreens in the morning, was told to come…

A lace gown hanging on a rack, like the thrift find that turned out to be worth far more than its price.

Reseller Pulls What Looks Like…

Nov 9, 20265 min read

A vintage reseller was elbow-deep in a Goodwill Outlet bin in St.…

A kitchen drawer with vertical dividers holding baking pans and colorful cutting boards.

Discount-Store Cutting Boards Become Frying-Pan…

Nov 8, 20267 min read

A messy kitchen does not need a pricey organizing system. @Hometalk rounded…

Rows of blue and white airplane seats inside a cabin on a long flight.

Woman Reclines Her Seat On…

Nov 8, 20265 min read

Thirteen hours is a long time to sit in an airplane seat.…

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.

Gallery

Left, a woman talking about estate sale tips; right, antique paintings, candlesticks and a tiger figurine.
A black and gray stethoscope lying on a table, representing health care coverage.
A wooden spoon heaped with ground cinnamon resting on a wooden table.
A bedroom dresser topped with two glass jars, flowers and candles.
A hand holding a smartphone showing a calculator app over a paper folder.
A modern kitchen with a built-in oven and microwave above the counter.
Rows of cars parked in a lot during the daytime, like a dealership.
A white box mounted on a ceiling among cables and pipes, like a smoke alarm.
A white wooden framed glass window on the front of a rental home.