Personal Finance
Fans of snacks like Lay’s and Doritos may soon notice slightly higher prices at convenience stores and checkout aisles. PepsiCo confirmed it plans to raise prices on selected single-serve chip bags beginning in late June, according to NBC News and Bloomberg. The increases are expected to range from about 10…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. According to Monster’s Application Black Box Report, 60% of U.S. job seekers say not knowing whether a human ever viewed their resume is the most frustrating part of the application process. This lack of visibility is what turns many interested applicants into…
You found a $39-a-day rental car online. You’re feeling sharp. Then the agent at the counter slides a clipboard across, smiles, and starts asking questions. Forty minutes later, you’re driving off with a bill closer to $85 a day. That’s not bad luck. That’s the business model. According to a…
For the first time in maybe ever, being older at work might actually be an advantage. I’ve watched it for 40 years. Anytime a company starts trimming, gray hairs are first out the door. Higher salaries, “outdated” skills, closer to retirement — boom, severance package. That just changed. And the…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on MyPerfectResume.com. The American workforce is increasingly educated. In many entry-level roles, that can mean workers bring more schooling than the job formally requires, creating a mismatch between training and opportunity. MyPerfectResume’s Overeducated Workforce Report 2026 analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau and…
Beach vacations have gotten obscene. Airfares are crushing. Hotels run $400 a night for a glorified Holiday Inn. And parking at the best beaches now costs more than dinner. But here’s something useful. Dr. Beach — the country’s most-cited beach ranker — just dropped his 2026 top 10 list. Buried…
At a poker game recently, I heard one of the saddest things I’ve encountered in a while: “$10 million is not enough to retire early.” Mind you, we were all sitting in San Francisco, an expensive city, but also one of the cheapest international cities in the world. So I…
If your natural rhythm has you working until midnight and sleeping until 10, you already know that most career advice was not written for you. The 9-to-5 is treated as the default, but it is not the only option — and for many people, it is not even the best…
Vacation inflation isn’t a rumor anymore. It’s official. Airfares climbed 20.7% in the 12 months ending April 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lodging is up. Dining out is up. Pretty much every line item that goes into summer vacation costs more than it did a year ago.…
New Kroger CEO Greg Foran confirmed industry speculation that he is planning to cut the grocer’s prices on “thousands of products” in a bid to reignite sales growth, according to a news report. “I think about our business a bit like a Formula One race. There’s a lead group of…
