‘I thought I was getting somewhere’: New Jersey dad bought his daughter a $959 iPad — but when she unwrapped the gift, the box was empty. And that’s when his real headache started
Pete McCollum wanted to surprise his daughter with a top-of-the-line iPad Pro for Christmas. But when she unwrapped the $959 gift, she was shocked. “On December 23rd, I gave my daughter the gift, I gave her the box. She opened [the packing box] and opened the Apple iPad Pro box, but it was empty,” McCollum […]
‘Porch pirates have clear favorites’: Texas man designs ‘smart mailbox’ to protect packages from theft — what you need to know to keep your property safe from ‘a crime of opportunity’
Online shopping is here to stay — and it seems so are porch pirates. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don’t panic. Here are 6 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) Robert Kiyosaki warns of a ‘Greater Depression’ coming to […]
‘I’m within my rights’: This NYC business owner erected a 50-foot steel fence on his property, cutting off the sidewalk and 10 parking spots. Now it’s causing a neighborhood nightmare
In a move that’s angering local businesses and neighbors, a longtime business owner in Astoria Heights has put up a massive steel fence that cuts off a public sidewalk and roughly 10 parking spaces. Anthony Della Vecchia, who runs Michael Della Vecchia & Son General Contractor on Hazen Street, paid about $25,000 to install the […]
Retired at 67 with a $3 million portfolio and a paid-off house. Is it worth the cost to get a financial planner to ensure our nest egg will last?
A 2024 CPP Investments survey found that Canadians think it will take $900,000 to retire comfortably, a 29% increase from the year prior. But a 2024 Statistics Canada report revealed that the median nest egg that Canadians have saved for retirement is $573,040. So clearly, the typical retiree has a large gap to overcome. If […]
‘It looked like a legit business’: This Mississippi man is out nearly $100,000 after purchasing solar panels — only to find that they don’t work and now the company has seemingly vanished
Mississippi business owner Jim Dutton is feeling burned by Tren Solar, a Louisiana-based company that installed solar panels on his property, and Mosaic Solar, an affiliated company that loaned him $99,000 for the job. Now Dutton has 47 non-functional solar panels installed on top of his auto body shop, located on the same property as […]
UC Santa Cruz student families are fighting the school, saying they’re being forced to relocate — and pay 30% more in rent
Moving is hard enough, from dealing with the logistics of transporting household items all the way to unpacking. But what if you were essentially forced to move and pay more in rent? It’s a prospect students and their families say they face at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old […]
A Minnesota nonprofit linked to $250 million fraud scheme was just raided by the Feds — the FBI believes its records claiming it fed 1 million children ‘are phony.’ How the scam worked
A Minnesota nonprofit has been raided by the Feds in a new investigation more than a year after last year’s $250 million-meal program fraud scheme. In those allegations, Feeding Our Future is said to have had scammers steal hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded nutrition programs for hungry children during the early days of […]
‘I might never pay it off’: The new reality of retiring with debt in Canada
Retiring with debt was once the exception. Now, it’s edging toward the norm. A recent survey from Royal LePage, conducted by Leger, reveals a sobering trend: Nearly 30% of Canadians planning to retire in the next two years expect to carry mortgage payments into retirement. Even more striking, 47% say they have no plans to […]
Suze Orman warned that ‘no decision is bigger’ in retirement than this Social Security move — here are some crucial things she wants all Americans to consider before they retire
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Popular finance personality Suze Orman says perhaps “no decision is bigger” than deciding when to take your Social Security benefits. Soon-to-be retirees can start receiving their benefits as early […]
Trump’s benchmark payment rate increase for insurance companies? It comes at a cost, both for insurers and Americans — here’s the skinny for older adults in the Medicare Advantage plan
Insurance companies are cautiously optimistic about the Trump administration’s policies for their industry: insurers saw their stocks soar in early April when the federal government announced a record 5.06% benchmark increase to Medicare Advantage plans. That is more than double the rate (2.23%) proposed by the Biden administration in January 2025, which was seen as […]