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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…
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…
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…
Deciding when to claim Social Security benefits might be one of the most complicated aspects of retirement, but it’s also one of the most important. When you start receiving benefits can have a profound effect on how much you receive over the remainder of your life. Waiting to claim can…
Your credit card is the most useful piece of plastic in your wallet — until it isn’t. In the right hands, it’s fraud protection, rewards, and a 21-day interest-free loan. In the wrong situation, it’s a debt trap, a scam funnel, and an instant 30% annual percentage rate (APR). I’ve…
While gas prices continue to rise amid the Iran war, Texas is among the states with the lowest prices for a gallon of regular fuel, according to AAA. The price for a gallon of gas in Texas is $4.092 as of Thursday, May 21, according to AAA, which is well…
Spring brings budding blooms, warm breezes and an endless line of tiny black ants who love to peter into your home and scrounge for all those crusty crumbs you didn’t even know were hiding behind your trash can. Awesome. But you don’t need to live surrounded by ants, roaches and…
Is your store spying on you in order to change the price of what you might buy? Surveillance pricing — or the practice of using shoppers’ personal data to alter prices — is a controversial topic. Opponents say surveillance pricing is unfair, and shoppers don’t want to pay different and…
Americans awaiting a three-day weekend and Memorial Day road trips will pay more for gas than they have in four years, but a record number still plan to travel domestically for the holiday. About 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between May 21 and May…
