Some weeks the Publix ad lands with a deal so good you clear a shelf, and some weeks you flip right past the one that mattered. The difference shows up at the register, and it adds up fast over a Florida summer. These are the Publix BOGO deals Floridians end up wishing they’d grabbed. 1….
Somewhere around mile marker 40, a Texan starts a mental list: Jerky, fudge, a box for the cooler. None of it involves Beaver Nuggets. First-timers stick to the famous stuff, and that leaves the best shelves to everyone else. These are the Buc-ee’s snacks Texans stock up on while tourists line up for another bag…
Iowans are loyal to Hy-Vee the way other states are loyal to football teams. But loyalty and savvy aren’t the same thing. Shop anywhere on autopilot for twenty years, and a few expensive habits are bound to sneak into your routine. 1. Letting Fuel Saver Rewards Expire Hy-Vee’s costliest mistake is invisible: Fuel Saver rewards…
Does Aldi have a senior discount? No. Aldi has never run one, in Florida or anywhere else, and the chain doesn’t hide it. An Aldi spokesperson told AARP this year that the company typically doesn’t offer discounts, senior or otherwise. That sounds like bad news for Florida shoppers 60 and older. It isn’t. Aldi’s whole…
When did you last ask your agent what a wind mitigation inspection would knock off your premium? If the answer is never, your bill probably shows it. Here are the insurance discounts Florida homeowners walk past every renewal. Note: This is general information, not insurance advice. Check specifics with your insurer or agent. 1. Wind…
What does a Florida garage have that an Ohio garage doesn’t? A wall of bottled water, a bin of batteries, and a Costco receipt explaining both. The trick is knowing where Florida bulk-buying stops making sense. Here are the Costco purchases worth hauling home in Florida, and the ones that waste trunk space. 1. Bottled…
The Virginia car tax is an annual personal property tax that your city or county charges on the vehicles you own, based on what each one was worth on January 1. Virginia treats your car like taxable property, the same way your county treats your house. Every locality sets its own rate, values your car…
Grand Rapids gave the world a grocery store that doubles as a childhood memory. Michiganders grow up riding the penny pony at Meijer, then spend adulthood pushing a cart past it every Saturday. It takes a move to Tennessee or Florida to notice what the rest of the country shops without. Sandy the Pony Meijer…
The New York STAR program takes hundreds of dollars off the school-tax slice of your property tax bill every year, and homeowners 65 and older qualify for the biggest version of the break in 2026. STAR stands for School Tax Relief. New York pays out about $2 billion in STAR benefits to roughly 3 million…
Does Publix take EBT? Yes. Every Publix in Florida accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, at every store and every register. Publix takes SNAP online too, so delivery and curbside pickup can run on the same card. The question that trips up Florida shoppers isn’t whether Publix…
