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The Ban Lasted Decades. Cookies and Cream Broke It.
I don't deviate — not from a flavor, not from a rule. On National Ice Cream Month, why permission works more like a switch than a moderation.
Jul 9
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Sade Strehlke
Facebook Marketplace scores, a $45K dining table and the danger of learning what you didn't know you wanted. The former POPSUGAR editor made me…
Jul 8
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Rani Monson
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Andrea Linett
On shopping your own closet, dad's shirts and the jeans drama nobody escapes.
Jul 1
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Rani Monson
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June 2026
I Spent 32 Cents Each on Business Cards I Hate. I Could Have Had Matches.
Custom matchbooks are having a resurgence. Collecting. Hoarding. Go custom in prices from 5 cents to $2. Its a perfect keepsake & Gen Z wants in.
Jun 30
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Rani Monson
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Dumb Money: I'm Done Buying New Luxury Handbags
The math stopped making sense. So did the bags. Brands have gotten greedy. A $2K bag became $3,180. It's price gouging when purses tripled in price.
Jun 25
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Rani Monson
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Cheryl Wischhover
A beauty journalist who left nursing at 40 to tell us what actually works — and what fifty years of diet culture still won't let her forget.
Jun 24
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Rani Monson
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100 Grams. Every Day. No Excuses. Good Luck With That.
We're So Obsessed With Protein, We Created a Shortage. We convinced ourselves it was a health decision. Then it took over. It's nearly impossible; a…
Jun 18
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Staci—Millennial AF
The things worth keeping -- and the sandals that are on notice. Staci of Millennial AF on the heated blanket situationship & a grandma's earrings.
Jun 17
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Rani Monson
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The Department Store Is Dying. I Have the Gift Card to Prove It.
What department store bankruptcy numbers don't tell you. What we lose when our stores close. Merger aftermath of Neiman Marcus Saks Fifth Ave.
Jun 16
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Rani Monson
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Red Is Having a Moment. My Feet Are Not.
Six sandals, zero answers, one more on the way. Wanted: a sandal that’s cute and walkable, yet minimal. The flip-flop of summer hurts. Can I get the…
Jun 11
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Rani Monson
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Sari Botton
Leaving New York, keeping everything. The things we hold onto, even when we know better. Sari Botton on Retail Therapy on Substack by Rani Monson.
Jun 10
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Rani Monson
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Is Buying a Hybrid Worth It? The Car Math Nobody Does
Don't Make a $40K Hybrid Car Decision on a $4 Gallon of Gas. Hybrid sales hit a high. Break-even is at least 3 years. Do the math — before you go…
Jun 9
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