Tyler Foster
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Mortgage rates hit a one-year high near 6.7%, raising the cost of downsizing in retirement
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to about 6.66% in the week ending July 30, 2026, its highest level in a year....
$4.99 a month is Amazon’s new price for ad-free Prime Video, a 67% jump
The cost of watching Prime Video without commercials jumped to $4.99 a month in 2026, up from $2.99, a 67 percent increase that Prime members...
$159 a year could be Amazon Prime’s new price, its first increase since 2022
Amazon Prime could climb from $139 to about $159 a year under a projection from J.P. Morgan analysts, which would be the membership’s first base-price...
$19.99 a month is Netflix’s new standard-plan price after its 2026 hike
Netflix’s most-popular plan now costs $19.99 a month after the company’s 2026 price increase, the second hike in under two years and a fresh test...
A household with five streaming services now pays about $70 a month, before any live TV
A household juggling five streaming services now pays roughly $70 a month, or about $840 a year, before adding a single live-TV package. That total...
The economy grew just 1.5% last quarter while prices stayed high, squeezing fixed incomes
The U.S. economy expanded at just a 1.5% annual rate in the second quarter of 2026, a marked step down from the 2.1% pace recorded...
Grocery and food prices are set to rise about 3.1% this year, the USDA says
Grocery and restaurant prices together are expected to climb about 3.1 percent in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest food-price forecast. That...
82 cents is the new price of a Forever stamp after the latest postal increase
The price of a first-class Forever stamp climbed to 82 cents on July 12, 2026, the sixth increase in five years and one more reminder...
Imported pasta now faces tariffs near 107%, pushing up the price of a pantry staple
A plate of imported pasta is about to get considerably more expensive. Italian pasta shipped to the United States now faces combined tariffs approaching 107...
$1,060 in summer power bills will hit Arizona homes, the steepest in the nation
Arizona households are on course to pay roughly $1,060 to keep cool between June and September 2026, the steepest summer electricity burden of any state...
AI voice-cloning “grandchild in trouble” calls are rising, and a family code word can stop them
A phone rings, and on the line is the unmistakable voice of a grandchild, panicked and crying, saying they have been in an accident or...
A new Georgia law lets banks freeze a suspected scam transfer for up to 15 days to protect people over 65
When an older customer walks into a bank insisting on wiring their life savings to a stranger, a teller who senses a scam has long...
Paper Social Security checks are ending this year, with holdouts moved to direct deposit or a prepaid card
The mailed Social Security check, a fixture of American retirement for generations, is disappearing this year. The Social Security Administration is finishing a move to...
Social Security now lets you repay an overpayment online through Pay.gov
Social Security has added an online way to repay a benefit overpayment, letting affected recipients settle the balance electronically through the federal Pay.gov system instead...
Drugstore chains have closed nearly 3,000 stores in four years, creating pharmacy deserts
The corner drugstore is disappearing faster than most shoppers realize. The three largest U.S. pharmacy chains have closed close to 3,000 stores over the past...
Medicare warns of a “new card” scam and says it isn’t issuing new cards this year
The pitch sounds official and even helpful: a caller says Medicare is sending out a new card, and all the recipient needs to do is...