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Johnson / Money Talks NewsYou have a leaky roof, or your doctor has recommended a knee replacement to alleviate your pain. These scenarios are why you have insurance, but now the decision likely involves a machine’s determinations. Using artificial intelligence to do your taxes, answer your questions and eliminate all…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersBuffalo Wild Wings has a familiar deal returning to its menu this spring. The chain restaurant is bringing back its bottomless appetizer deal for a limited time. Buffalo Wild Wings added the bottomless appetizer deal to its menu for a limited time last summer, sticking around…

Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.comBrushed your teeth with Tom’s toothpaste over the past six years? If so, you may be entitled to a cash payout. According to a class action settlement website, people who purchased one or more Tom’s of Maine toothpaste products in the United States between Nov. 21, 2020,…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersWe’ve all turned to online calculators for one thing or another — estimating a mortgage payment, crunching out how inflation has cut into our purchasing power, figuring out the possible monthly payment for a car loan when we’re shopping for a car or truck. But wait,…

Nattakorn_Maneerat / Shutterstock.comWatching your balances shrink during a market downturn isn’t easy. But there’s a lesser-known upside: It creates a good opportunity to do a Roth conversion at a lower tax cost. This is one of the better planning moves a sliding market makes possible, and many investors miss it…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersThere are lots of factors to keep in mind when you’re making any upgrade to your living space. Most importantly: How much material do you need for your project? Thankfully, you don’t have to be a professional or a mathematician to figure that out. Home improvement…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersJust like hotels or restaurants on land, cruise ships are subject to health inspections – though they might look a bit different. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program conducts regular inspections of ships while they’re in U.S. ports. Cruise ships in its…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersOn Tuesday, American hoops fans can redeem a March Madness dunk for a free small fry and Frosty. Thanks to Michigan’s Roddy Gayle dunking during Monday night’s NCAA men’s national title game in Indianapolis, Wendy’s will give fans of any team a free small order of…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersDrivers are reeling from escalating gas prices that have skyrocketed since the beginning of the Iran war. The national average gas price rose to $4.12 per gallon on April 6, according to the AAA Auto Club. That figure is up from a national average of $3.32…

USA TODAY Network / ReutersIf you think your budget has been tight lately, you might look at your insurance bill. A 45.8% increase in regulator-approved home insurance rates is one that’s severely impacting housing affordability. A new report from LendingTree, a leading online loan marketplace, found that home insurance rates…