Think a cramped New York City apartment is the worst kind of sticker shock? Residents new to the area learn that’s not totally true. New York City finds new ways to out-charge the rest of the country in several categories, not just rent. Here’s where New York City costs more than anywhere else in the…
A homeowner near Myrtle Beach calls her agent the week after a summer storm and asks why the insurer just denied the wind damage claim. Her policy never covered wind in the first place. Nobody mentioned that part at closing. These are the money mistakes draining South Carolina homeowners’ bank accounts without a word of…
Grocery prices haven’t risen evenly across your cart this year. A few items have risen so much faster than the rest that shoppers are rethinking whether to buy them at all. Here are the grocery items that have crossed the line from routine buy to luxury for many Texas shoppers. 1. Ground Beef If you…
Renewing a Georgia driver’s license doesn’t require a single trip to a Customer Service Center anymore. It might only take a walk down a cereal aisle. Georgia’s Department of Driver Services has revamped its policies and procedures in recent years. These are the lesser-known things every driver needs to know. Note: This is general information,…
Ingles has grown from one Asheville store in 1963 to nearly 200 supermarkets across six states, all while staying publicly traded on the Nasdaq since 1987. But every grocery chain has its blind spots. In our opinion, Ingles carries a few worth knowing about before they cost you. These are the Ingles habits we think…
A Class E driver’s license renewal costs $48 in Florida, the flat fee the state sets no matter how long you’ve been driving. Almost nobody pays exactly that at the counter. Most drivers renew through a county tax collector’s office, where a service fee lands the total closer to $54. The price shifts again once…
Yes, Harris Teeter takes EBT, and every North Carolina store rings it up at the register the same way it rings up a debit card. That covers a cart of bread, milk, meat, and produce at any of the chain’s locations, from Matthews to Waxhaw to Wilmington. But here’s the part that trips up regular…
Florida Power & Light overcharged its customers for 2024’s hurricane damage, and the Florida Public Service Commission ordered an $80 million refund in July because of it. That storm charge is only one line on a Florida electric bill that has nothing to do with the power delivered to you. FPL, Duke Energy Florida, and…
Do you know which state agency runs Georgia’s property tax deadlines? It’s a trick question. None of them do. Every county handles its own notices, its own hearings, and its own bill, and the state only sets the outer rules everyone has to follow. These are the Georgia property tax deadlines homeowners can’t afford to…
Think every Thank You Card perk works the same in Shreveport as it does back at Brookshire’s headquarters in Tyler? It doesn’t. Louisiana shoppers run into rules the rest of the chain’s four-state footprint never sees. These are the Brookshire’s mistakes Louisiana shoppers make every week. 1. Letting Your Points Expire Every Brookshire’s trip in…
