You might want to pick up some stamps this week — if you still use them, that is. Come Sunday, stamps will be about 5% more expensive. The price of a first-class stamp — the postage needed to mail a 1-ounce letter — will jump from 60 cents to 63 cents. This price change is … Read more
bbernard / Shutterstock.com According to a report from CNN, the national average cost of one dozen eggs in the second week of January 2023 was $4.33. Last year around this time, 12 cackleberries cost only $1.33, on average. That ain’t chicken feed to consumers who are already being hammered by inflation or to restaurants, bakeries … Read more
Unless you were born into wealth or were lucky enough to get a high-paying job with a fabulous pension, your retirement won’t be a one-and-done situation. Building a comfortable retirement will be a series of strategies. For example, having a 401(k) is great, but you also need plenty of cash savings. A paid-off home is … Read more
Stokkete / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Medicare doesn’t cover all your health care costs. In fact, Medicare Part A and Part B — also known as Original Medicare — includes several coverage gaps. In general, Original Medicare doesn’t cover: Prescription drugs Hearing aids Most vision care, including eyeglasses … Read more
Getting vaccinated can protect you from a bad outcome if you become infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But there is another way to keep the virus at bay, and it offers many other benefits as well. Those who exercise regularly have lower rates of hospitalization or death following infection, according to new research … Read more
Dim-Dimich / Shutterstock.com Note: If you don’t want to read this entire article, start with the ending. Then I guarantee you’ll read the whole thing. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our daily lives in ways we may not even realize. From personal assistants on our smartphones to self-driving cars, AI is becoming an increasingly … Read more
baranq / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Self. Prior to the pandemic, self-employment was on the decline and had been falling since 2004. When the economic shutdown occurred in the spring of 2020, nearly 22 million workers lost their jobs and the self-employment rate rose to 10.5%. The following year, workers began … Read more
The Chase Freedom Flex℠ Card is one of the most popular no-annual-fee cash-back credit cards on the market. That’s due in part to its distinctive rewards program, which pays up to 5% cash back on select purchases. The centerpiece of that 5% cash-back tier is a set of quarterly rotating bonus spending categories. These categories … Read more
Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. It’s no secret that having a positive outlook on life can make everyday work tasks more enjoyable. But when it comes to your career, negative thinking and behavior can sabotage your dream job before it even gets off the ground. If you’re constantly putting … Read more
The Discover it® Cash Back card is one of the most popular no-annual-fee cash-back credit cards around. In large part, its popularity is due to a tiered rewards program that features a selection of rotating 5% cash-back categories. Spending eligible to earn 5% cash back is capped at $1,500 per quarter across all bonus categories … Read more