After over 50 cruises, I no longer book sailings to the Bahamas or the rest of the Caribbean. Here's what I choose instead.

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I've been on a lot of cruises but some have been more enjoyable than others.

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We spent over $12,000 replacing our carpets with vinyl-plank flooring. It looks nice, but I regret it every day.

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Living room with green walls, light gray couches, and vinyl-plank flooring next to French doors
Our vinyl-plank floors look nice but they're not perfect.

Lauren Salles Gumpert

I've been riding trains across the US and UK for 26 years. I wish I'd known a few things before my first trip.

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I love traveling by train.

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I tried every item in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line. Here are 5 products that really impressed me — and 2 that didn't.

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I wanted to love the Stunna Lip Paints from Fenty Beauty but they fell short for me.

Jackie Longo

I'm a professional baker. I made 5 brands of boxed brownie mix to see which is the best.

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I used my expertise as a professional baker to rank brownie mixes from five different brands.

Alana Al-Hatlani

Loyal Costco shoppers shared their grocery lists with us. Here are their favorite things to buy.

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Different people have various Costco shopping lists.

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I ranked all of the jarred pasta sauces I found at Trader Joe's from worst to best, and I'd eat the winner by the spoonful

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I ranked every Trader Joe's pasta sauce I could find.

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11 little-known secrets about Rory Gilmore even die-hard 'Gilmore Girls' fans may not remember

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Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls."

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I own a collection of over 100 perfumes. Here are 3 red flags I look out for when shopping for fragrances.

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Eliza standing in front of a wall with shelves displaying her perfume collection.
I own over 100 perfumes and know what to look out for when buying a fragrance.

Eliza Partington

It's common for actors to get aroused while filming sex scenes, and it can put an entire production on hold

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A scene from "Sex Education."

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