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Author: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY

Money

Shelling out more for your car payment than your mortgage? Car buyers are getting soaked

July 17, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Shelling out more for your car payment than your mortgage? Car buyers are getting soaked

Should a car payment cost more than your mortgage? Ideally, no. But high demand and rising interest rates have combined to make this a new reality.

Money

Need a new car? July 4 deals may fizzle, but here’s how to outwit high prices, shortages

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Need a new car? July 4 deals may fizzle, but here’s how to outwit high prices, shortages

Fourth of July car sales can be a tempting time to look for a car in a tough market and smart buyers can save thousands of dollars with a few tips.

Tech

Avoiding inflation: These high-tech must-have products have actually gotten cheaper

May 13, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Avoiding inflation: These high-tech must-have products have actually gotten cheaper

Some electronics have decreased in prices over the past year, the government’s CPI index shows. New smartphone, anyone?

Money

Will bird flu and inflation send diners flocking to plant-based meat alternatives?

May 11, 2022May 12, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Will bird flu and inflation send diners flocking to plant-based meat alternatives?

Inflation and avian flu have created a one-two punch that is hitting American consumers in their wallets. Can alternative-meats help fill the void?

Money

Fearing the Fed’s rate hike? 9.6% inflation-protected I Bonds could be a saving grace

May 4, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Fearing the Fed’s rate hike? 9.6% inflation-protected I Bonds could be a saving grace

You can only buy up to $10,000 in I Bonds a year, but the interest might help counter higher borrowing costs from the Fed’s rate hike

World

$6 a gallon for diesel fuel: Record prices zap truckers in Northeast and California

April 30, 2022May 3, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on $6 a gallon for diesel fuel: Record prices zap truckers in Northeast and California

Diesel prices were rising on world markets as countries look for alternatives if Russia cuts off natural gas exports in Europe.

News

Electric vehicle sales surge

April 30, 2022May 9, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Electric vehicle sales surge

Charging stations lag

Money

‘Extraordinarily frustrated’: Renters can find no place to plug in electric vehicles

April 30, 2022May 1, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Extraordinarily frustrated’: Renters can find no place to plug in electric vehicles

Many apartment complexes and condominiums don’t offer charging or have the ability to easily have stations installed.

Money

Had enough streaming? Netflix and CNN woes show viewers may be reaching their limits

April 23, 2022April 24, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Had enough streaming? Netflix and CNN woes show viewers may be reaching their limits

The streaming services are facing new competition — and viewers can only see so much content

Money

States’ ‘flat tax’ mania: Better for taxpayers or another gift to billionaires?

April 10, 2022April 16, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on States’ ‘flat tax’ mania: Better for taxpayers or another gift to billionaires?

What is a flat tax? The single-rate system is hailed for its fairness but given the income divide, critics say a progressive system makes more sense.

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