Anybody can push a cart into Publix on a Sunday and pay whatever the shelf says. A shopper who’s watched the weekly ad flip every Wednesday for thirty years won’t. They’ve clocked which staples Publix brings back to buy-one-get-one on a rotation. Full price practically feels like a tax to them. These are the Publix…
Yes, Aldi takes EBT at its Florida stores, and your electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card works at checkout the same way a debit card does. Your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits cover the eligible food, right there at the register. The card won’t cover everything, though. SNAP pays for groceries, not for the wine…
H-E-B doesn’t have a senior discount, and it hasn’t for years. There’s no over-60 percentage off, no dedicated senior day, and nothing at the register that lowers your total just because of your age. None of it. What the San Antonio chain runs instead is a long list of everyday deals, and a shopper past…
Count the ways you saved on your last Kroger run. For a lot of shoppers from Marietta to Macon, that’s a short list. Kroger builds savings into its app, the pump, and at the register. Week after week, people claim a few and leave the rest. These are the Kroger traps Georgia shoppers fall into….
Think California’s wildfire bills only land on the people who lost homes? They land on you too. Insurers are allowed to split a billion-dollar shortfall from the January fires with their customers this year, and the fee shows up where almost nobody looks. These are the hidden costs of living in California that nobody warns…
A shopper in Ocala slides the Publix ad across a Walmart register and asks the cashier to match a BOGO deal. The cashier shakes their head. Walmart won’t honor a competitor’s ad, and that’s only one of the grocery myths Floridians pay for every week. This is where shoppers lose the most money at Publix,…
Turn 70 in California, and you might expect your insurer to charge you more for getting older. It can’t. The state won’t let a company treat your age as the main reason behind your insurance price. That puts California drivers in a spot people in Arizona and Texas envy, though a couple of other changes…
A family of four throws out about $2,913 worth of food a year without noticing. That’s money, straight into the trash. These are the kitchen habits draining money from households across Virginia every year. Note: This is general information, not financial advice. Prices, rates, and dollar figures are subject to change, so confirm the current…
Your Food Lion runs more deals in a week than one cart can carry home. Many of them never reach the front page of the weekly ad. These are the Food Lion tricks Virginians use to save money. Your Free MVP Card Almost every deal at Food Lion in Virginia runs through the MVP card,…
Do you still shop at Publix the way you did before its app existed? Many Floridians do, and they pay full price for deals they don’t have to. These are the Publix perks too many shoppers don’t take advantage of. 1. Never Joining Club Publix Club Publix is the free membership program that unlocks every…
