Beat the summer heat with this 5-speed folding mini-fan for just $8

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Happy Friday, everyone! A quickie issue for you with some crazy-cheap deals: Everything $10 or less!

By the way, if you’re really feeling the pinch right now (as so many are), let me recommend TikTok creator Chef Moe, who has a series on cooking complete and healthy meals for just $5. His videos show kindness and compassion for those who are struggling — a lovely antidote to so much of what we’re seeing elsewhere.

QUICK HITS

💊 CHEAP MEDS: Because I play pickleball, I pretty much live on Ibuprofen these days. (Worth it!) And here’s something insane: At CVS, a bottle of 100 Ibuprofen tablets (200mg) costs $9.69. At Aldi, a bottle of Welby Ibuprofen tablets (200mg) costs $1.99. So guess where I’m buying my Ibuprofen now!

🍕 CHEAP PIZZA: Remember when you could buy a large Little Caesars pepperoni pizza for just $5? Between now and June 26, Amazon Prime subscribers can get that deal again. The good news: You can redeem your code up to five times. The bad news: Only once per day.

💤 CHEAP SLEEP: Sure, lots of apps can play white noise to help you sleep, but there are plenty of reasons to own a dedicated white-noise machine. (Off the top of my head: Baby’s room. Babies don’t own phones.) So here you go: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the top-rated Dreamegg Portable Noise Machine drops to just $10 when you apply promo code NZPBV6XS at checkout. That’s 50% off!

This little gadget can play 21 different sounds and has an auto-off timer you can set for 30, 60, or 90 minutes. It earned a 4.6-star average rating from over 10,000 buyers. Night-night, sleep tight!

💿 AVOID CHEAP MICROSOFT OFFICE LICENSES: When I wrote about my rotten Groupon experience last month, reader James chimed in with a story of his own: He’d purchased a Microsoft Office license at a price he “knew was too good to be true” — and that’s just how it turned out. The software worked fine for a few months, then stopped, producing an “invalid license” message. And Groupon failed to provide any help.

Not surprising. These “gray market” Office licenses have been around forever, and this is often the outcome. If you want a cheap office suite, grab Libre Office (open-source, meaning free) or use something like Google Docs (also free).

Portable mini-fans are everywhere these days, and with good reason: They can help you stay cool, they’re super-versatile, and they’re cheap. Case in point: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Lerat Portable Mini Fan drops to just $8 when you apply promo code VL5B9G2V at checkout. It normally runs $16.

Amazon is home to zillions of these; they’re commodity items now. This one features five speeds, a folding design, and even a status screen that shows fan speed, battery life, etc.

The rechargeable battery is good for up to 16 hours, according to Lerat, and there’s an included neck strap in case you want to wear it around.

The 80+ user reviews here average out to 4.8 stars. Bottom line: No-brainer at this price. And it appears you can get the discount on more than one; I added three to my cart and saw $24 off at checkout.

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