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Greg Sullivan
July 29, 2025

"What's something positive happening that doesn't get enough attention?"

If one’s opinion of America were based solely on news coverage, they’d think that the country was on its last legs. The average news broadcast is filled with political scandals, crime, sex trafficking, environmental disruption, wars overseas, and health warnings about everyday household items.

However, that’s not just a 2025 problem. As the adage goes, “If it bleeds, it leads,” and humans have a negativity bias when it comes to the news. Stories centered around things we should worry about capture the most attention because humans are hard-wired to pay attention to possible dangers rather than the things that are going well in the world.

These 35 small investments really paid off.

Sometimes you have to spend money to save money, and people who live a budget-conscious, frugal lifestyle have perfectly mastered how to do it.

In a Reddit post, member jul_on_ice posed the question: "What’s one small upgrade (under $50) that saved you more money than you expected?"

They continued, "Talking about small wins that compounded over time over one thing that made a drastic difference. Frugality is often about not spending but sometimes investments can pay off. Maybe something that made work easier. Made life better. Made you more comfortable. Or something bought once that replaced lots of things you once had to spend on."

Fellow frugal people had lots of money saving hacks to share. These are 35 things that frugal people spent less than $50 on that have saved them lots of money.

Sometimes the smallest gestures leave the biggest impact.

What's happening to Las Vegas is a metaphor for how people are feeling about the economy.

The "Vegas is Dead" trend on social media has TikTokers sharing videos of an empty Strip and casinos, speculating about where all the tourists have gone. The online speculation is supported by numerous reports indicating that tourism to Sin City is down in 2025. A June report found that overall visitor numbers are down six percent for the first half of the year, with international visitor arrivals falling by over 13 percent in June compared to the same period in the previous year.

There has also been a sharp decline in Canadian visitors due to the White House’s push to make the country America’s 51st state. However, there’s also considerable speculation that Vegas has become too expensive for the average American, and even if they can afford the inflated prices, the price hikes make it a less enjoyable experience. Vegas was once a place where people went to get free drinks in casinos, cheap rooms during the week, and inexpensive buffets to entice them to gamble the rest of their money. These days, critics say the casinos want to price gouge and get you to gamble as well.

"A rising tide lifts all boats!"

There are some things in life that we just assume have always been there (or at least some version of it). A lot of things are taken for granted or thought to be an invention of convenience and not one of necessity or inclusion. But that's not actually true. Several of the things we consider part of daily convenience are actually a result of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts (though they weren't called that at the time).

The world is set up for able-bodied individuals and unless you're physically disabled in some capacity, it can be easy to think things exist for the ease of people just like you. But many things that make everyone's lives easier were created by or for people with disabilities to help them fully participate in the world around them. A woman who goes by the moniker "Chronically Jenni" online recently shared a brief history of how certain things we use daily came to be.