Whether you’re looking for the best deal on organic cotton sheets or all-natural skin care products, if you regularly shop online, you might wonder why the prices don’t often change. It’s not a coincidence; it’s your browsing history. Online retailers use information from your browsing cache and search history and will designate prices based on that information. Clearing your cache and then looking again will almost always generate the absolute best prices for what you need to buy.

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Scrap gold is a valuable material that can easily be traded in for cold hard cash. But if you think pure gold can only come from broken jewelry or coins, think again: You might have some scrap gold in unexpected places. One unusual place is old dentures! They contain scrap gold and silver inside that can easily be salvaged and recycled. It’s not a lot of precious metal -- about $25 worth, typically -- but it’s still worth taking old dentures to a store to turn into cash.

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Why buy it when you can DIY it? Packing peanuts are a common household item people save or receive during the holidays when getting shipments at home. Instead of stringing popcorn as garland, think packing peanuts instead. Use a needle and thread to string each packing peanut one by one, then decorate the tree or mantel with your lightweight (and free) garland. Have fun! Alternate white, green and pink Styrofoam packing peanuts to make interesting patterns.

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