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Real Simple Magazine May 2016 Issue: Discussion & Review

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This is one of the magazines that I used to subscribe.  I cancelled my subscription because I have no space for magazines that I don't really read.  This magazine always has  a very attractive cover photo which is what enticed me into subscribing. Among the stacks of the old issues, I had only recently read one article so far in the "Life Lessons" section.  It was simply a waste of my 10 minutes.  I read it because I felt curious while I was unboxing my moving box full of Real Simple Magazines.  I hear that the magazine pays $2.00 for every word.  But is "Life Lessons" a section that pays writers for the essay or it's a vanity section that lets writers  provide free essays in exchange for a by-line? Does anyone know?  I'm asking because I feel that I can write more interesting life lesson than the one that I just read. If you are interested in reading the essay that bored me, please click here . Why did the essay bore me?  I...