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One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered recently fetched a staggering $50.1 million at Sotheby’s, setting a new record for the most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction. Nicknamed Gus, the fossil blew past its pre-sale estimate of $20 million to $30 million after a…
Have you ever heard of the car rental upsell scam? Neither had Steve Sphar when he rented a compact car in Granada, Spain, recently. His car rental company, Europcar, ran out of vehicles, so it offered him an SUV, which he could later exchange for the model he’d reserved. But…
Managing money as a couple isn’t always easy, especially when each partner has different spending habits, debt obligations or income. A budgeting app like Honeydue can make those conversations easier by giving both partners a shared view of their finances while letting each person control how much information they share.…
Krispy Kreme turns 89 years old this week and the popular doughnut chain is celebrating by offering customers a deal on its most iconic menu item. On Friday, July 17, customers can score a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for just 89 cents with the purchase of any dozen at regular…
You pay into Medicare with every paycheck for decades, so you might think that signing up at 65 will be a simple process. But just glancing at the nearly 130-page “Medicare & You” official guide is a clue that it’s more involved than that. There’s a range of options to…
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Drivers may not know it quite yet, but the Internal Revenue Service put new, higher mileage rates into place effective July 1. New Rates Take Effect July 1 Thanks to some painful moments at the pump in the first half of 2026, the IRS took the unusual step of initiating…
I was just reading a report in The Washington Post that asks a question that shouldn’t need to be asked: “Should you drink bottled water or tap?” Since I wrote my first book, “Life or Debt,” about 25 years ago, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that bottled water…
I have stood in line at the bank, written checks for everyday purchases, filled out deposit slips, and balanced an account against a paper statement once a month, by hand. I have waited days for a payment to clear. I do not miss any of it. Online banking, autopay, contactless…
Home Depot opened its first two stores in Atlanta in June 1979, and I’ve been fixing my own house and rental properties pretty much ever since. That’s over 40 years of leaky faucets, dead water heaters, warped decking and ceiling fans that wobble. I’ve bought a lot of stuff in…
