Most New York homeowners no longer have to send in any documents for the Enhanced STAR exemption. The state now automatically upgrades most homeowners already on STAR, New York’s School Tax Relief program, once they turn 65 and their income clears the limit, which the state Tax Department sets at $110,750 for the 2026-2027 school…
South Carolina keeps getting older. The state’s 65-and-up population just crossed 21.1% of all residents, according to the Census Bureau’s latest count. Turning 65 unlocks familiar milestones like Medicare enrollment. It also flips a switch on something many new retirees never see coming: Their property tax bill. These are the things that change on a…
More than 90 percent of drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway pay with E-ZPass instead of cash, according to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The monthly statement rarely matches the number on the sign at the plaza. These are the reasons your New Jersey E-ZPass bill runs higher than the toll…
A Las Vegas woman paid $12,000 for a Hilton timeshare. When she wanted to hand it back in 2024, Hilton’s answer was to have her buy $15,000 more instead. She said no. So, she turned to two companies that promised an exit, and nearly two years later, she still didn’t have it. These are the…
Groceries are expensive enough without some innocent habits making your bill worse. If you shop at Stop & Shop, you might be doing one or two of them right now. These are 7 Stop & Shop habits that can cost Massachusetts shoppers more than they save. Note: This is general information, not tax or financial…
Remember when a can of tuna cost less than a dollar? A Publix ad in the Sarasota Journal on September 27, 1979, priced a can of Star-Kist chunk light tuna at 59 cents. Good luck finding a price like that now. But 59 cents then is not 59 cents now. Here is what that 59…
Food Lion has been based in Salisbury, North Carolina, since its founding in 1957, and its employees know the chain’s system from the inside out. Much of that inside knowledge lives in store policies and loyalty programs, not on the weekly flyer. Many shoppers never hear it. These are the Food Lion secrets employees wish…
You can remember everything on your Meijer grocery list and still remember one thing too late: You meant to check mPerks before your trip. By the time you’re unloading bags in your driveway, checking for savings feels like homework for next week. Then next week comes, and you follow the same routine. These are the…
By the time you reach the Publix register, you’ve already resisted the bakery, revised dinner, and bought a few things that weren’t on your list. You’re ready for the easy part. Then the cashier explains a rule you’ve never heard before. It would’ve been useful to know while you were still pushing the cart. These…
You buy groceries every week, so small gaps add up. A 16% price gap between stores is worth $2,496 a year to a family that spends $300 a week, per Delaware Valley Consumers’ Checkbook. Here’s how Pennsylvania shoppers could pay 35% less at one grocery chain, and how 10 Philly-area stores compare. Who Ran the…
