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What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions — even when you have a lot of responsibilities. Pandagolik/Getty Images hide caption

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Feeling scatterbrained? 5 ways to focus your attention

What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions — even when you have a lot of responsibilities.

Too many goals and too little time? How to focus your attention

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A high-angle, close-up photograph shows a person holding and reviewing a grocery store receipt in the parking lot, and their grocery cart full of purchased food sits in the background.

A practical tip from NPR reader Lisa Gluskin: check your receipt before you leave the parking lot of the grocery store. If you spot an error at home, you will be less likely to go back to the store to right the wrong. urbazon/Getty Images hide caption

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NPR listeners share their best money-saving grocery store tips

Check your receipt. Grow your own veggies. Ask about senior discounts. NPR readers share their top tips on cutting costs at the grocery store.

How to save big on groceries

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How to cut your grocery bill: Tweak your recipes and freeze leftovers

Food prices are still high, but your grocery bill doesn't have to be. Beth Moncel, founder of Budget Bytes, shares smart tips how to save money at the supermarket.

To save money on groceries, try these tips before going to the store

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Thursday

LISTEN: Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them
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LISTEN: Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them

Seeing a swarm of pesky fruit flies in the kitchen is frustrating. We talk with a fruit fly researcher about how fruit flies make their way into your home, how to ripen fruit without attracting them and how to trap them.

LISTEN: Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them

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Tuesday

Photograph of a woman wearing a yellow backpack and leaning backward in joy as she walks on a sidewalk against the backdrop of a concrete wall. The photograph is taken from a low angle and depicts excitement and joy.

Back-to-school season can still be an opportunity for a refresh, even if you're not headed back to the classroom. Maria Korneeva/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption

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6 ways grown-ups can recreate that fresh, buzzy feeling of a new school year

Refreshing ideas that harness the excitement of going back to school -- like learning new things, packing a school lunch and playing at recess -- updated for the adult version of you. 

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