I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 7 of the best things I'm seeing on shelves right now.

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A composite image of Hunter backpacks in black and green color options on display at Costco, and boxes of BBQ Daddy scrubbers.
As a longtime employee, I think Hunter backpacks and the BBQ Daddy scrubber are two of the best things to get at Costco right now.

Veronica Thatcher

I've shopped at Dollar Tree for 20 years. Here are 12 products I swear by getting at the budget chain.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Author Terri Peters smiling in a Dollar Tree store
Dollar Tree has raised some of its prices over the years, but there are still several products I think are worth getting there.

Terri Peters

I'm an interior designer. Here are 6 things I'd buy at Ikea and 6 I'd probably skip.

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Selfie of the writer in front of Ikea
As an interior designer, I think Ikea has some great finds, but there are some things I wouldn't be likely to buy there.

Paynter Rhed

I got the 'perfect job' in my field after graduating. Two years later, I left it all behind and moved to Tokyo.

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Woman smiling with drink in front of park area
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Alessa Hickman

I work out with my 87-year-old mother. Training with her has made me rethink the way I want to age.

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janet osborne and her mother seated side by side
My mom and I have a 24-year age gap between us, but we still enjoy training together.

Janet Osborne

I moved from NYC to a seasonal beach town in Maryland. Here are 6 of the most surprising things about living here full-time.

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Haley stands in a coat with her arms stretched out, looking out at the ocean.
I've discovered lots of surprising things about living in a seasonal beach town all year.

Haley Paskalides

I tested 3 popular ways to batch cook eggs — there's just one method I'll use for all of my future meal prepping

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sheetpan eggs sideway view
Making eggs in advance can be tricky, but I found one method I'll use over and over.

Jennifer Messineo

I've traveled to Italy annually for the past 15 years. I always skip Capri for this neighboring island instead.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Mark Marino (author) taking selfie in Ischia, Italy with coast behind him
One of my favorite islands, Ischia is a 50-minute ferry from mainland Italy.

Mark Marino

As campus tours filled our weekends, we began turning prospective college visits with our teens into family vacations

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Three people smiling
We spent so much time touring schools with our kids that we started turning prospective college visits into mini family vacations.

Amy Barnes

I moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta 3 years ago. Here are 6 things that have surprised me most, so far.

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Woman in white shirt and jeans walking away from water on sand, smiling
Although it's taken us time to get used to it, Atlanta has become our home over the past four years.

Sahar Bishop

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