Week of February 26, 2024
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Nonstick cookware makers always want to try to make you believe that their nonstick coating is the best. Ninja has made various claims that their brand is fired to 30,000 degrees and has a lifetime warranty. We check these claims to find out the truth.
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
Depending where you live, if you own a home, your real estate tax bill could either be a nuisance or a real burden. Surprisingly, in Hawaii, a mid-priced home might cost you $2,000 a year in property taxes. In New Jersey, a $400,000 home would cost you over $9,000 a year in real estate taxes. Yikes! See the list of all states.
A money advice columnist for New York Magazine recently published a confession. She was scammed out of $50,000 cash. In that link, she tells her story of being duped. Then New York Times financial columnist Ron Lieber followed-up with Amazon and the FTC, the two entities that were being impersonated in the scam.
You can't exactly call these electric cars "bargains" given that they start at $27,000. But, if you want to spend less on an electric car, here are eight models according to AAA.
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