Money
Laid Off but Eating Steak: How I Saved $56 at Ralphs
Being unemployed has one surprising advantage: shopping while everyone works. I found four Ralphs rib-eye steaks for $50.96 and saved $56.38.
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MoneyBread, Water, and $47-a-Pound Shrimp at 99 Ranch
A trip through 99 Ranch’s live seafood tanks reveals $47 prawns, $35 turbot and the strange luxury of grocery shopping during mass layoffs.
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