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From Our President: CR Is Saving You Money
With all the talk of tariffs, rising prices, and volatile markets, recent months have brought a great deal of economic uncertainty. But we can’t put our lives on hold while we wait for things to turn around. The bills keep coming. Necessary expenses keep piling up. Want to lower your monthly bills? CR can help. Go to CR.org/billnegotiator and enter…
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Got an iPhone? Apple Will Take More Money For It Right Now
Summary Apple will temporarily increase trade-in values for iPhones until June 18th. Some new trade-in values are higher than before, offering up to $50 more. Trade-in values will revert to normal after June 18th, so take advantage now. Trade-ins are a good option for saving money on a new iPhone. Sadly, though, Apple recently decided to decrease trade-in values towards…
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Are Kroger’s Secret Shopper Profiles Costing You Money?
Personalized discounts can exacerbate existing wealth inequalities, experts say. “The way this data is being used is very clearly widening the gap between upper, middle, and low-income households, and unless regulators take action, it will only get worse,” says David Friedman, a professor and dean at Willamette University in Oregon and a nationally recognized expert in consumer trade practices law.…
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My 12 Favorite Things to Cook in the Air Fryer When I Want to Save Time and Money
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you’ve finally purchased your first air fryer, let me start by saying how happy I am for you. I’ve been cooking and crisping with mine for a few years now, and during this time I’ve put a lot of things in that basket. Not everything has worked out (it’s…
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Acer FreeSense smart ring hands-on review: Giving Oura a run for its money
The Acer FreeSense smart ring is not something I’d expect from a company that specializes in laptops, monitors and even electric bikes, but there it was being showcased at Computex 2025 — and I got a chance to check it out. Acer’s first-ever smart ring comes with all the health monitoring features you’d expect from the best smart rings, including…
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How to Save Money on Diapers
Even diapers made domestically may go up in price, as some diaper manufacturers use global supply chains to source the raw materials used in diapers. Procter & Gamble, which manufactures Pampers, Luvs, and cloth-diapering brand Charlie Banana, and Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies, both announced recently that because tariffs may increase the costs of materials used to make diapers—including the filling…
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Tips for Buying Secondhand Products to Save You Money
The good news is, CR experts say many everyday products can be safely purchased secondhand. Shanika Whitehurst, CR’s associate director of product sustainability, says there are a few exceptions. “I’d probably stay away from smaller appliances like rice cookers, humidifiers, and more health-related products. Stuff you’re going to be cooking on—make sure you can clean every single part of it.”…
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Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon
The Trump administration has released a proposal to cut about a quarter of NASA’s 2026 budget, slashing both International Space Station crew sizes and the amount of research done there. At the same time, it sets up new funding that would likely benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX by prioritizing human missions to Mars, and refocuses on “beating China back to the…
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How to Save Money on Food and Maximize Your Meal Leftovers
11. Freeze Foods You Would Never Consider Freezing My mother recently told me she eats half an avocado every day for lunch and freezes the other half. “It thaws out beautifully,” she said. If brushed with lemon/lime juice, wrapped tightly, and frozen, browning is minimized, though texture softens. Her tip got me thinking about other foods we should freeze to…
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Lyft’s AI ‘Earnings Assistant’ offers ideas about how drivers can make more money
Lyft has launched “Earnings Assistant,” an AI chatbot tool for drivers seeking to “optimize their time on the road.” With it, drivers can create plans based on information about things like airport arrivals or local events, announced Jeremy Bird, EVP of driver experience at Lyft in an email to The Verge. The Earnings Assistant feature is in early access, and…
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