Florida placed second in the nation for reverse mortgage lending volume in fiscal year 2023, trailing only California, according to the Federal Housing Administration’s count of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage loans. That volume means thousands of families sign a stack of federal paperwork every year. Many never read past the highlights. These are the reverse…
In February, Stop & Shop said its store-brand chicken drum value packs dropped from $1.89 a pound to $1.29. Eight months later, its chicken hasn’t skyrocketed in price like many other grocery stores. Stop & Shop promises that lower chicken prices are here to stay, as many Connecticut residents can attest to. February Announcement Stop…
A Maryland law that took effect this summer forces subscription companies to warn shoppers before a free trial turns into a bill. That’s one new protection for one particular situation. But a lot of the monthly charges for phone, laptop, and family photo storage fall outside anything the new rule touches. These are the cloud…
Under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, a tax levy can take an unlimited share of a Michigan paycheck, with no percentage cap at all. For everything else, Michigan spells out exactly how much a judge, a lender, or an employer can take from a paycheck once someone’s job ends. These are the things Michigan…
South Carolina taxes a personal vehicle at 6% of its value every year, according to the Department of Revenue, and that 6% rarely lands on the same dollar figure twice. What moves is the car’s worth, which the state re-checks each year on the vehicle’s renewal cycle. The local tax rates that the county, the…
What would you pay for an all-you-can-eat buffet in Las Vegas? The Associated Press says the first Las Vegas buffet opened about 80 years ago at $1. But now, only about a dozen buffets remain on the Strip, ranging from $80 to $175. Here’s why, and here are some of the options that remain. Counts…
North Carolina’s housing market has cooled into what NC REALTORS calls a “balanced market” this summer, with statewide home sales down 13.2% from a year earlier, according to the trade group’s July 2026 report. Buyers have room to be picky now. A lot of that pickiness starts with a flashlight pointed under the house. These…
Coffee prices were 6.1 percent higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many Bay Staters have felt the jump. Dunkin’s medium iced latte rose from $3.89 in 2019 to $4.39 in 2022 at one Boston store, the Boston Globe found. The trend isn’t looking promising for…
Nothing makes you rethink a grocery trip faster than hearing, “It doesn’t work that way,” at checkout. You thought you had everything figured out. Now you’re standing at a Big Y register, trying to understand a rule you didn’t know you needed to learn. These are the Big Y rules that catch Nutmeggers by surprise…
United Van Lines’ 2025 movers study ranked Oregon the top inbound state in the country, with 65% of its Oregon customers moving in rather than out. A move like that starts with an estimate. These are the moving estimate tricks that can cost Oregonians hundreds on loading day. Note: This is general information, not legal…
