Posts by: Jackie Cohen

by Jackie Cohen

Can Your Aging Parents Afford to Live in Your State? At least in five Americans has to care for an older family member, but nearly two thirds of them don’t have a plan... read the story

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Is Amazon Prime Worth the 20% Price Increase? Amazon Prime will cost $119 a year, starting May 11 for new members and June 16 for renewals. That’s a 20% increas... read the story

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Who Delivers on the Weekend? What About Sundays? Have you seen a United Parcel Service delivery truck making the rounds on a Sunday and wondered whether that meant that ... read the story

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At Least Six Things You Shouldn’t Buy at Costco Although the warehouse giant usually beats the competition on the majority of products, sometimes other retailers have b... read the story

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What Should You Give as a Graduation Gift? ‘Tis the season to begin contemplating gifts for graduates. More people tend to give cash than presents –53%... read the story

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Consumer Confidence Index Rebounds in April The Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April to 128.7 — compared to 127.1 in March — and that combined w... read the story

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Will Student Loan Debt Keep You from Buying a Home? An entire generation has so much student loan debt that they don’t foresee being able to afford to retire — ... read the story

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The Best Ways To Get Garlic Breath from Amazon Garlic breath may keep both lovers and vampires at a distance but the spice can lower your cholesterol — and is so... read the story

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Soon You Can Open a PayPal Bank Account Coming soon: An official PayPal bank account. Although PayPal used to require that you already have a bank account or ca... read the story

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IRS.gov Buggy Amid Last Minute E-Filing Traffic Don’t say we didn’t warn you (yesterday). The IRS website is reportedly crashing from last-minute e-filing t... read the story