12 grocery shopping habits that are busting your budget

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Woman looking at prices during inflation while doing shopping in supermarket.

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The golden age of working for Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery apps is over, workers say

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A woman wearing sunglasses and carrying a red DoorDash-branded insulated bag walks away from an SUV with its back hatch open in a neighborhood in Palo Alto, California at the start of the COVID pandemic. A hybrid car parked in a driveway is visible in the background.
Delivery gig work isn't as lucrative as it was in 2020, gig workers told Business Insider.

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This basic bean soup has been served every day in the Senate for over 100 years and symbolizes why we need more flavor in Congress

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A white soup bowl filled with white bean and smoked ham with broth.
Bean Soup with white beans and smoked ham served at the Members' Dining Room at US House of Representatives

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6 Costco slang terms that members and employees use, and what they mean

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Costco employees and loyal members use slang terms to describe certain aspects of the shopping experience.

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6 myths about Costco that aren't true, according to members who shop there weekly

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Costco Wholesale.
Costco Wholesale.

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I shopped at Trader Joe's in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

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Talia Lakritz outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin
The author outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin.

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A Vietnamese restaurant that drowned up to 300 cats a month has shut. Its owner apologized for slaughtering pets.

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Vu Quang Nguyen, Program Manager of Companion Animals for HSI Vietnam, carries cats out of the slaughterhouse. The cats were transported by truck to a cat shelter at the Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry.
Vu Quang Nguyen, Program Manager of Companion Animals for HSI Vietnam, carries cats out of the slaughterhouse.

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I'm a Trader Joe's fan who shopped at Costco for the first time. I get why members are so loyal, but I'm not convinced — yet.

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Costco and Trader Joe's provide very different shopping experiences.
Costco and Trader Joe's provide very different shopping experiences.

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Cockatoos dip their crackers in water like cookies in milk, according to a study that shows the parrots are surprisingly picky about texture

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Cockatoos might be picky about the texture of their food.

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In-N-Out adds new menu items as the competition heats up in fast-food beverages

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Look for lite pink lemonade and Cherry Coke at In-N-Out.

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