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We are adding it to our easy cake recipes because it ended up being so moist and tasty. I know we will be making this over and over again anytime we are craving something sweet, need a dessert to make, or having guests over.  This pumpkin cake is perfect for fall, holidays like Halloween or Thanksgiving. Think office parties, birthdays… If you work, or are busy and are looking for an easy dessert to make, this is it.  Pumpkin Cake It looks so pretty when baked because you swirl the pumpkin spice right into the cake mix. You make this...

Since my kids are a little too old for trick or treating now I haven’t been buying much candy this year but then I realized I’d better stock up a little while its on sale, you know, for emergencies My dad has a mean sweet tooth so the eclairs are for him but I’m hoping to swipe a few if he’ll let me. Today at Publix I bought $102.89 worth of groceries for $37.95, or 63% off after coupons. Here are the deals: Smithfield Boneless Ham Steak, Maple Flavored, Honey Cured, or Hickory, Smoked, Fully Cooked, 8 oz, BOGO $3.99...

Since my kids are a little too old for trick or treating now I haven’t been buying much candy this year but then I realized I’d better stock up a little while its on sale, you know, for emergencies My dad has a mean sweet tooth so the eclairs are for him but I’m hoping to swipe a few if he’ll let me. Today at Publix I bought $102.89 worth of groceries for $37.95, or 63% off after coupons. Here are the deals: Smithfield Boneless Ham Steak, Maple Flavored, Honey Cured, or Hickory, Smoked, Fully Cooked, 8 oz, BOGO $3.99...

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. On the last Tuesday of July, Tres Biggs stepped into the courthouse in Coffeyville, Kansas, for medical debt collection day, a monthly ritual in this quiet city of 9,000, just over the Oklahoma border. He was one of 90 people who had been summoned, sued by the local hospital, or doctors, or an ambulance service over unpaid bills. Some wore eye patches and...

Rebates and cash-back offers sound great in theory — the customer purchases something they wanted anyway, and get a small incentive payment to reward them for making the buy. It is unsurprising, therefore, that they are so popular with consumers. One study found that 75.4 percent of consumers said they were more likely to make a purchase if a product offered a rebate, while other research found that 84 percent of consumers view rebates as a savings opportunity, and more than half actively search out products with rebates. In practice, however, the actual experience of accessing or cashing in a rebate often...