The federal hotline for reporting disaster fraud shut down for good in March 2026, shortly before Florida headed into another hurricane season. That doesn’t mean disaster scams have stopped. These are the storm season scams that keep coming back to target Florida homeowners, and how to spot them before they cost you. Note: This is…
Michigan pays a juror as little as $25 for showing up to serve. That’s a far cry from livable pay for a day’s worth of work. These are the Michigan jury duty mistakes that catch residents off guard. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Jury duty rules, fees, and deadlines are subject to…
A storage unit in New York costs anywhere from about $58 a month upstate in Rochester to more than $850 a month in Manhattan. Size decides a lot of that gap. So does the zip code. A standard 10×10, the size many people picture, runs about $119 a month upstate and about $379 a month…
Federal law requires every funeral home to hand a family an itemized price list before any money changes hands. But that list doesn’t always cover everything they end up owing, and even if it does, it often contains charges they never imagined. These are the funeral charges that can blindside Ohio families. Note: This is…
New York is holding onto more than $20 billion that isn’t theirs to keep. Some of that could be yours. These are the ways New Yorkers can find out whether the state is holding money for them. Note: This is general information, not financial or legal advice. Unclaimed funds rules and dollar amounts are subject…
Duke Energy Carolinas customers started paying $4.58 more every month in January 2026 to retire bonds sold after Hurricane Helene, regardless of whether their lights went out. It’s not the only line like that. These are the fees folded into a South Carolina power bill that aren’t about your home’s energy consumption. Note: This is…
A pharmacist at a busy Kroger off the Perimeter is elbow-deep in a stack of new scripts when the drive-thru intercom crackles again. Another car, another “how much longer,” the fourth one this hour. A national workforce study found full-time pharmacists log an average of 8.1 poor mental health days a month, and Georgia’s chains…
Ohio homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flood water, sewer backup, earth movement, or a roof past its prime. Every one of those gaps carries its own price tag to close. A sewer backup endorsement runs about $75 to $150 a year in Ohio, covering claims that often top $10,000. But here’s the part that trips up…
Pennsylvania keeps a full-time chef whose job posting includes catering for up to 70 guests at a time. It’s a state job, salary and all. That’s just one line on a longer bill the commonwealth picks up to keep a governor housed and fed. These are the perks Pennsylvania governors get that taxpayers have to…
Fall armyworm pressure in Virginia peaks from mid-August into mid-September, right as tomato season, squash season, and the last mow of summer all collide. That’s one pest, on a two-week clock. It’s rarely the only one working overtime in a Virginia yard by late August. Here’s what’s already working through Virginia yards this deep into…
