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USA TODAY Network / ReutersThere are lots of factors to keep in mind when you’re making any upgrade to your living space. Most importantly: How much material do you need for your project? Thankfully, you don’t have to be a professional or a mathematician to figure that out. Home improvement calculators are designed to take the guesswork out of supply shopping so you can easily figure out how much you’ll need for nearly…
Nattakorn_Maneerat / Shutterstock.comWatching your balances shrink during a market downturn isn’t easy. But there’s a lesser-known upside: It creates a good opportunity to do a Roth conversion at a lower tax cost. This is one of the better planning moves a sliding market makes possible, and many investors miss it entirely. “When markets are down, it’s hard to avoid the noise, and people have a natural tendency to want to do…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersWe’ve all turned to online calculators for one thing or another — estimating a mortgage payment, crunching out how inflation has cut into our purchasing power, figuring out the possible monthly payment for a car loan when we’re shopping for a car or truck. But wait, the Internal Revenue Service now has a warning about some questionable online calculators that some are using for churning out the…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersJust like hotels or restaurants on land, cruise ships are subject to health inspections – though they might look a bit different. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program conducts regular inspections of ships while they’re in U.S. ports. Cruise ships in its jurisdiction are typically inspected twice a year. “If a ship sails outside of the United States for an…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersWe are told that Social Security is running out of money, facing bankruptcy, going broke. That language is figurative and imprecise, but many Americans take it literally. Nearly two-thirds of us believe that when the much-feared Social Security shortfall arrives, around 2032, benefit payments will cease. That finding comes from a paper by researchers at UCLA and Cornell University…
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USA TODAY Network / ReutersOn Tuesday, American hoops fans can redeem a March Madness dunk for a free small fry and Frosty. Thanks to Michigan’s Roddy Gayle dunking during Monday night’s NCAA men’s national title game in Indianapolis, Wendy’s will give fans of any team a free small order of fries and a free small Frosty. Read Next: 10 Things That Could Make You $10,000 Richer This Year All you need to do is go to your…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersDrivers are reeling from escalating gas prices that have skyrocketed since the beginning of the Iran war. The national average gas price rose to $4.12 per gallon on April 6, according to the AAA Auto Club. That figure is up from a national average of $3.32 one month ago on March 6. “Gasoline prices are poised for another jolt this week, with many inland states — including the Plains…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersIf you think your budget has been tight lately, you might look at your insurance bill. A 45.8% increase in regulator-approved home insurance rates is one that’s severely impacting housing affordability. A new report from LendingTree, a leading online loan marketplace, found that home insurance rates have been rising nearly twice as fast as inflation in recent years.