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Costco Dropping Special Shopping Hours for Seniors
If you’ve been taking advantage of pandemic-related special operating hours at Costco, your days of nearly empty stores and short lines are coming to an end. Related: 17 Insider Secrets for Saving Time and Money at Costco Costco has announced that…
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Heading Back to the Office? Be Prepared for ‘Lunchflation’
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and that’s never been as painfully true as it is now. Prices for midday meals like sandwiches and salads have outpaced price increases on most other foods since the start of the…
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Free At-Home COVID Tests Finally Available to Medicare Recipients
Millions of seniors on Medicare are now able to pick up free COVID tests at more than a dozen retail pharmacies. It’s a significant milestone because Medicare recipients were originally left out of the Biden administration’s mandate requiring private insurers cover…
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TurboTax Gets Sued for ‘Free’ Tax Filing Promises
It turns out those TurboTax ads promising “free free free free free” tax filing aren’t just annoying — they may also be intentionally misleading, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The consumer protection agency is suing TurboTax parent company Intuit…
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Getting Spam Texts From Your Own Number? Join the Club
If you’ve been getting spam texts from what appears to be your very own cell number recently, you’re not alone. Related: How to Recognize IRS Fraud, Vaccine Cons, and Other Big Phone Scams While spam texts aren’t new, getting one from…
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Applebee’s Distances Itself From Memo Advocating Lower Wages
Think twice before you type. It’s advice an Applebee’s executive probably wishes he’d followed now that a controversial memo has been leaked online. Wayne Pankratz, an executive with Apple Central, a Kansas City-based company that operates Applebee’s restaurants, has lost his job…
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Chicago Gas Giveaway Causes Major Traffic Headaches
A Chicago businessman is digging deep into his pockets to help relieve residents’ pain at the pump, but his gesture has been a controversial one — and as local news reports…
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Shoppers Threaten to Boycott ‘Woke’ Home Depot
In yet another Twitter dust-up, Home Depot is being lambasted for being overly “woke,” and some customers are even threatening to boycott the chain. Related: The Biggest Retail Boycotts of All…
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Airbnb Cracks Down on Ukrainian Bookings
When people began booking Airbnb rentals in Ukraine to get money into the hands of the embattled country’s citizens, it seemed like a good idea — even to Airbnb, which…
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What the Heck is a Pineberry? Here’s What the Latest Fruit Fad is All About
If you’ve seen white strawberries on store shelves or in your social media feeds and confused them for unripe fruit, you’re not alone. Related: Which Fruits and Veggies Go Bad the…
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How Much Is Your Age Group Affected by Online Fraud?
The pandemic has given rise to another plague: Online fraud. Internet scammers are flourishing as more of us conduct our day-to-day lives online, including shopping, banking, and communicating with friends…
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Burger King, Subway Among the Last Remaining Big Brands in Russia
Prominent companies have announced that they’re pulling out of Russia left and right thanks to its invasion of Ukraine, including big names such as Disney, Apple, and BP. But some…
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Home Values Have Skyrocketed in These Cities
We all know how rough it is out there for home buyers. But Zillow is shedding some new light on just how crazy the housing market has become during the…
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Vegan Burger Joint Looks to Ruffle McDonald’s Feathers
A new plant-based fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles is turning heads for its tongue-in-cheek branding that might seem a little, well, familiar. Related: 25 Weird and Wonderful McDonald’s International Menu Favorites…
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Drivers Flock to Costco, Sam’s to Save on Gas — Is It Worth It?
There’s no end in sight to rising gas prices. There’s also no end in sight to the line at your local Costco or Sam’s Club gas station. TikTok user @kamilah_michelle…
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Prime Crime? Amazon Accused of Lying to the Feds
Amazon is in hot water with the feds, who say the e-commerce giant should be investigated for criminal obstruction of Congress. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the Department…
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McDonald’s Sued For $900M Over Ice Cream Machines
McDonald’s is being McSued for $900 million. Over ice cream. A technology company that developed a way to fix the fast-food giant’s constantly broken ice-cream machines says McDonald’s tried to put…
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America’s Biggest Mansion Sells at an Equally Big Discount
The Bel-Air, California, mansion known as “The One” is probably out of your price range, but it’s still worth ogling. This 105,000-square-foot behemoth just sold for $141 million, making it the…
