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When it comes to our kitchen cabinets, most of us are stuck with what we’ve got. Sure, if you own your place, you can do a full remodel — but even if you’re going the IKEA route, a renovation will easily cost you tens of thousands of dollars. And as anyone who’s ever done it knows, painting kitchen cabinets is an enormous pain.

But there is one thing you can do for your kitchen cabinets that will keep them clean, preserve them long-term, and make them look better, too. And it only costs about $30!

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Welcome to a column from The Financial Diet, one of our very favorite sites, dedicated to money and everything it touches. One of the best ways to take charge of your financial life is through food and cooking. This column from TFD founders Chelsea Fagan and Lauren Ver Hage will help you be better with money, thanks to the kitchen. A version of this post originally appeared on The Financial Diet.

A few months ago I took a good look at my overall spending for 2016 (via Mint) to figure out how much I’d spent on alcohol. I found that, when I divided the total number for the year by the number of weeks that had passed so far in the year, I spend an average of $35 a week on alcohol. (Of course, Mint is not a perfect science — at least not the way I use it. There’s no accounting for cash spending, splitting checks on Venmo, etc.)

Living in an expensive city like I do, where most people also don’t drive and therefore have the “excuse” to drink more, $35 a week seems pretty minimal. It’s interesting to me how people have different ideas of what constitutes “a lot” of drinking. Of course, I have to take into account the way I was raised. In my household, there was no taboo against drinking; I saw my mom drink a glass of red wine pretty much every night. I rarely saw my parents have more than one drink at a time, except on special occasions or during family get-togethers — it was simply a thing adults did.

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Macy’s didn’t launch the first wedding registry program (that honor goes to Marshall Field’s, a department store in Chicago, which was later acquired by Macy’s), but the historic chain has certainly become a classic go-to when it comes time for couples to build their wish lists.

And for good reason, too: Macy’s carries the big-name brands you’d expect, plus a few exclusive brands and products. And the department store has all the Martha Stewart gear (love her or hate her, the woman knows how to design some good-looking, totally functional kitchen stuff!).

Here are some things you should consider adding to your Macy’s registry.

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The bitter words of an internet troll can be tough to swallow, but a New York City baker is trying to change that.

Kat Thek, founder of bakery and detective agency Troll Cakes, has made a business of baking cakes featuring the words of an internet troll. Customers simply provide an address and the quote and leave the rest to Thek, who bakes a cake, writes the comment using frosting or fondant, and mails it to the intended verbal cyberbully. For $35 you can deliver sweet revenge.

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When summer is in full swing and the temperature is rising by the minute, it can be hard to even think about turning on the oven. While it’s tempting to subsist on salads and ice cream until after Labor Day, doing so would mean missing out on a few summer treats that do require some heat. Crank up that oven and I promise it will be worth it. You’ll be rewarded with nectarine upside-down cake, s’more brownies, blueberry pie, and more — all of which are just as an important part of the season as ice cream. Here are 20 of the best summer dessert recipes that make turning on the oven worth it.

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From the mundane ketchup and mustard to an array of salad dressings to the toppings that give your cooking regional flare, those jars and squeeze bottles on the shelves of your refrigerator door seem to multiply on their own. “Most people have at least 15 to 20 condiments in their fridge,” says Toni Hammersley, author of The Complete Book of Clean. To boot: Some of those things are duplicates!

And because you typically only use a bit at a time, they have a much longer “shelf life” (not the actual amount of time you should be eating them, but how long you hold on to them) than your average refrigerator food. “Most people keep condiments for about a year,” says Hammersley. The result: A fridge door packed with half-full containers of condiments at questionable food safety levels.

Here’s how to get a cluttered condiment area under control — and make it last.

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Walmart is experimenting with making grocery shopping more efficient than ever for the consumer. The budget retailer has rolled out self-service kiosks — or giant 20-foot-by-80-foot vending machines — for all your grocery needs.

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Grilled chicken breast is one of the essential summer recipes that makes everything from meal prep to summer cookouts more enjoyable. It’s a recipe that we think every home cook should master — along with asparagus, shrimp, corn, and pork tenderloin.

Grilling chicken breast isn’t hard, but to master juicy, flavorful chicken breast on the grill a few key mistakes must be avoided. Here are five of the most common missteps and how to avoid them.

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If you’ve never had the pleasure of drinking a frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity 3 in New York City, you might be wondering what the fuss is all about. Essentially a frozen shake that tastes like hot chocolate, it’s delicious, but it’s sure to leave you with a sugar hangover. This recipe from My New Roots puts a healthy spin on this sweet concoction, so you can drink it for breakfast and not worry about crashing a few hours later.

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