Return carrier costs When it comes to returns, do you care who the carrier is or is it about the cheapest rate? Assuming I offer free returns and not charging the customer. I’m hearing that more and more are charging for returns, what’s your take? submitted by /u/mysterious_shopper22

16-Inch M3 Max MacBook Pro Now Costs $7,200 With All Upgrades Apple’s top-of-the-line 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro costs $7,200 when you opt for all upgrades. Pricing used to top out at $6,499, but with support for 128GB Unified Memory, maximum memory now costs $1,000. The highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro has a base cost of $4,000 with 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 48GB Unified memory, and 1TB SSD. Fully upgradi…

LPT – Managing streaming costs by immediately canceling after enrolling This is based on my experience with Netflix. The cost of Netflix has basically doubled in last 3 years and there are many months where I do not use it and switch with other streaming services. So instead of having continuous membership, I basically subscribe it for a month and immediately cancel it within next few minutes. Since I have subscribe…

Hertz Tesla Rental Fleet Costs Company Big On Depreciation And Repairs Hertz stock value tumbled some fifteen percent Thursday morning, following the company’s third quarter reporting, showing missed earnings estimates largely due to Tesla’s recent price cuts. Hertz has invested in an electric car portfolio of rental cars, including 35,000 Tesla models. With Tesla cutting thousands off… Read more…

What’s the best way to save for funeral/burial costs? My aging parents (60s) asked if they should cash out their life insurance policies to pay for funeral/burial costs and I have no idea where to even look to find out what the best option is. Would they be throwing money away? Should they be putting that money into a savings account instead, or keep the policy? What would allow me to pay for bills…

LPT: Passport photos cost $8/each at Walmart. Taking your own photo and printing an entire sheet of them costs less than a dollar. submitted by /u/TldrDev

DeSantis Campaign Offloads Costs for Private Flights to Super PAC The Florida governor’s campaign, facing a cash crunch, has found a way to offload the steep costs of private air travel. Campaign finance experts say the arrangement could test the limits of the law.

NLCS Game 3 ticket costs plummet in Arizona With the host Diamondbacks in an 0-2 hole vs. the Phillies, StubHub has NLCS Game 3 tickets listed for $17, while TickPick prices are as low as $15.

Netflix Raising U.S. Prices Yet Again, Premium Plan Now Costs $23/Month Netflix today said that it is increasing the cost of some of its subscription plans in the United States, the UK, and France. Prices will be going up for the Basic and Premium plans in those three countries. In the United States, the price of the Basic plan will increase from $9.99 to $11.99 per month, while the price of the Premium plan will …

Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America For decades, spending on the future put the nation ahead of all others. What would it take to revive that spirit?

Rebalance savings vs retirement with two kids? Increased costs are throwing me off I live in the US and we had our second kid this year. My first entered pre-school and thanks to HCOL area her 3 day a week preschool is $6000/year. My youngest needs special formula (seriously I’m not some new age crackpot) that is around $400-500/month. Overall just costs that I hadn’t fully planned for but we can certainly absorb. I’ve been p…

Women Pay Billions More in Out-of-Pocket Health Costs a Year The report focused on working women, who analysts found pay as much as $15.4 billion more a year than men in out-of-pocket health care expenses. This spans age brackets, holding true for women 19 to 64.

Mahomes’ slide costs Chiefs bettors in KC victory Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes slid down at the New York Jets’ 2-yard line, securing a 23-20 victory over the Jets on Sunday night, a decision that shifted tens of millions of dollars at sportsbooks around the nation.

Apple Uses Tiny QR Codes to Track Display Manufacturing Failures and Cut Costs Apple etches iPhone displays with small QR codes that let it precisely track the number of defective screens that are thrown out by suppliers, according to a new report from The Information. One barcode is the size of a grain of sand and can be viewed only with special equipment, while the other is on the inside of the display along the bezel. …

High costs driving sports fans to pirated streaming, study reveals submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Note to budget travelers: Avoid Kiwi at all costs (scammed) I recently had to fly back to the United States from Europe to attend a funeral. I had a flight scheduled through Kiwi that would take me from Budapest to Frankfurt and then Frankfurt direct to the US. I’ve flown with Kiwi dozens of times since around 2017. I always knew they were cheap and tried to screw you over on fees and all that, but overa…

Realistic new born baby costs Realistically, how much are diapers, baby wipes, and diaper cream going to cost every month? Everyone i ask just gives me the sarcastic “A LOT” and “you can’t plan for the insane amount you will spend” but i want to lol. any realistic numbers you can ballpark me with? Got a baby boy coming this December and my wife and i are so excited, but also…

Meta’s VR technology is helping to train surgeons and treat patients, though costs remain a hurdle Virtual reality technology from Meta and other companies is finding its way into hospitals and medical schools even as it struggles to find consumer traction.

Rising Auto Insurance Costs Are Screwing Drivers Across The Country The auto insurance industry in the U.S. is in trouble. Insurance companies are complaining about the rising costs of doing business. Because of this, as The Washington Post reports, drivers across the country are facing increasing premiums. Read more…

These Are the Hidden Costs of Buying a House The housing market looks like hell for the foreseeable future. Your home is probably the most expensive thing you’ll ever own, and that expense goes beyond the closing price. For most of us, it’ll be the largest purchase we’ll ever make, and the biggest debt we’ll ever take on—and that’s before all the hidden,… Read more…