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Confession: I am an office supply junkie. The Container Store is the closest I’ve ever been to imagining what Heaven looks like. Back-to-School sales of sharpened #2 Ticonderoga pencils and never-opened glue bottles make me swoon. There’s a closet in my bathroom, presumably meant for neatly folded and organized sheets, linens, and towels. Within minutes of moving into my house, I had filled that closet with loose-leaf notebook paper (college ruled and wide-ruled), notebooks (spiral bound and composition), three-ring binders (1/2″ through 3″), construction paper, graph paper, folders (paper, plastic, pocket, pocket with prongs), protractors, rulers, glue sticks, and clipboards....

Travelers are heading to Hawaii in droves thanks to the state finally removing its remaining COVID-19 protocols at the end of March, making travel to the 50th state easier than it’s been throughout the pandemic. Those wishing to visit the Aloha State can take advantage of $89 one-way flights to Hawaii from various cities via Hawaiian Airlines and from West Coast cities via Southwest Airlines. In case you missed it, Alaska Airlines is also currently running a sale with flights to Hawaii from $177 round-trip through tomorrow. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for...

Amazon has the games kids love! Head on over to Amazon where they are offering this Fisher-Price Safari Sprint Kid’s Pre-School Game for just $5 (regularly $9.99)! Designed for pre-schoolers, this game helps educate and entertain as kids practice hand-eye coordination and take turns while also enjoying wild animal facts! It teaches critical thinking, animal identification, and helps with spatial awareness. To play, kids pick an Animal Helper Card to determine which Animal Helper Disks they’ll use. They can learn about the featured animal, then push the disc onto the track to help their hedgehog move ahead! This game makes...

By Maricor Bunal – Guest Author If you’re looking for budgeting tips, you’ve come to the right place. Budgeting isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. Many of us can’t seem to live within our means. But as with all things, sticking to a budget will get easier with practice and perseverance. Here are 7 simple steps you can take to improve your budgeting skills. 1.Set clear goals. What do you want to save up for? Do you have your eyes set on a new air conditioner? Are you still dreaming about that new computer you saw last month? Turn the...

You deserve a break today. Every spring cherry blossoms bloom for a preciously short time in Japan. It’s exactly that fleeting beauty that makes them so appreciated as symbols of the transience of life. However, in this current work-a-day world it can be hard to find the time to enjoy them properly with a full cherry-blossom viewing picnic, known as a “hanami” in Japan. As luck would have it, just as this cherry blossom season was starting to kick off, an interesting McDonald’s hack started trending on the Internet in Japan. It’s not a new one, and even got the...