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Since 1967, Walt Disney Co. has been operating its Disney World theme park on self-governed land near Orlando known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID). Last week, the Florida Senate passed a bill that would abolish this taxing district which gives Disney special privileges and rights to collect taxes, adopt ordinances, and provide police, fire and emergency services for the district and its theme park. By David Nadelle See: Rising Gas Prices: The True Cost of Going ElectricFind: 20 Genius Things Mark Cuban Says To Do With Your Money...

Everyone knows about driving for Uber and Lyft, but the most lucrative side hustle could be starting your own local moving labor company. By Nicole Spector See: 16 Best Side Gigs To Do When You Don’t Have a Lot of Free TimeFind: Fired Before the Holidays? Do These 6 Things Even though the housing boom is dying down a bit as interest rates rise and inflation soars, there’s still ample demand for moving services, and the industry is rapidly growing....

Businesses are working extra hard to retain talent amid the ongoing Great Resignation. Some companies are piling on lavish perks in a bid to keep employees in addition to offering traditional benefits. By Heather Taylor Find Out: Amazing Perks These 10 Companies Offer EmployeesAnd More: Top Perks To Look for When Searching for a New Job However, many employees are being won over by down-to-earth work perks. Whether your company offers office or remote work or both, consider these quirky perks in a benefits package to retain workers across all generations....

There is good news for hearing-impaired seniors out there. Thanks to a partnership between UnitedHealthcare and AARP, AARP members can now benefit from AARP Hearing Solutions, a program that makes prescription and over-the-counter hearing aids more affordable. By Nicole Spector Discover: 10 Items That Are Always Cheaper at Sam’s ClubExplore: 7 Walmart Brand Items That Are Just as Good as Name Brands AARP members can buy custom-programmed prescription hearing aids starting at $699 per hearing aid — significantly less than the average retail cost, which, according to BetterHearing, runs between $1,000 and $4,000....

Approximately 20% of all Bitcoins are lost due to lost private keys, which represents a range of between 68,110 and 92,855 Bitcoin that are recoverable — or between $3.6 and $4.2 billion, a new study says. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Is Crypto Safe After Hackers Steal $600 Million? Find: Coinbase Customers Are Furious Over Response to Hacked Accounts and Stolen Funds Crypto Asset Recovery estimates that about 2.45% of lost Bitcoin is recoverable....

While everybody is familiar with Walmart — the company operates 10,500 retail units under 46 banners in 24 countries and e-commerce websites and is the largest U.S. private employer — some may be less familiar with its smaller, more targeted store: Walmart Neighborhood Market. However, with food prices soaring due to inflation, they are worth a look. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See Our List: 100 Most Influential Money ExpertsSmall Business Spotlight 2022: Nominate Your Favorite Small Biz by July 25...

In mid-June, I embarked on my first air travel since before the pandemic. I planned to just take an Uber to the airport, figuring it was worth it to spare my husband the stress of taking time off work to drive me. Then I saw the estimated cost for the ride: $89 — to drive 10 miles. I’m used to rolling my eyes at inflated fares during rush hour and late nights, but this was more than double the pre-tip amount I’d paid before the pandemic....

Americans are experiencing interest rate hikes on variable mortgages, revolving credit card debt, and new home loans. But — apart from the intended consequence of Fed interest rate hikes helping to stem inflation — there is another, small silver lining: Your money in the bank may collect more interest. By Dawn Allcot Discover: Best High-Yield Savings Accounts More: IRS Is Raising Interest Rates July 1 — What Does That Mean for You?...

Home prices rose by nearly 20% over the last year, an astonishing rate of growth that was faster and more intense than even the run-up to the housing crash of 2008, according to Fortune — and that one sunk the entire global economy. Volumes have been written about the lumber shortage, the remote-work office exodus and the record-low mortgage rates that turned the 2021 housing market into one giant bidding war, but will it finally all come crashing down in 2022?...

Amid a changing macroeconomic landscape, including record high inflation and extremely volatile markets, women’s attitudes toward financial wellness have changed as of late. In fact, a new survey has found that women are more invested than ever in their financial wellness. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: 22 Side Gigs That Can Make You Richer Than a Full-Time JobSocial Security: Women Get $354 Per Month Less Than Men – Here’s Why The Ellevest Financial Wellness Survey indicated that in 2022, women are three times as likely to see financial wellness as critical (when compared to 2021’s result)....

You’ll need your bank routing number to conduct many banking transactions. Find the number for your region’s TD Bank in the chart and use it to set up direct deposits, make automatic payments and wire money to friends and family. Use the chart below to instantly find your TD Bank routing number. Routing Numbers by State About Routing Numbers Wire Transfers Routing Number Basics Find Yours TD Bank Routing Numbers by State What Is a Routing Number?...

The neighborhood dollar store has some great values on everyday items, and it’s fun to fill up your basket on your must-haves and still have change from a $20 bill. By Jami Farkas Find Out: 9 Bills You Should Never Put on AutopayAlso: The Minimum Salary You Need To Be Happy in Every State But it shouldn’t be the go-to for everything on your shopping list. In some cases, the items might not be up to your standards; and in other cases, you can find many things for less at your local grocery store....

What do employees really want from their employers? Lavish perks, ranging from shorter workweeks to signing bonuses, are currently being used by various companies to attract workers. Companies recruiting employees, however, might want to look beyond using the carrot-and-stick approach to recruit and retain talent. By Heather Taylor Read: Nearly Half of Americans Quit Their Jobs Because They Feel Unappreciated by ManagementDiscover: Workers Seek Healthier Relationships with Jobs as Offices Reopen...

It’s back-to-school time again, and the unsung heroes of the classroom — teachers — are deep in the trenches with one goal on their minds: make this school year better than the last. By Cynthia Measom Discover: 10 Items That Are Always Cheaper at Sam’s ClubFind: 10 Biggest Deals at Walmart for August Between teaching classes, attending workshops, completing lesson planning, grading assignments and organizing and decorating their classrooms, a teacher’s work truly is never done....

Your kitchen is the central point of your home, and more likely than not, it needs some help. Whether you’d like to increase its functionality for your family or make the space more attractive before putting it on the market, you’re ready to give it a little update. By Jennifer Taylor See: 26 Home Makeover Ideas That Each Cost Less Than $500Prepare: Renovations To Make — and Skip — Before Selling Your Home...

You might soon need to bring home a lot more bacon in order to literally bring home the bacon, as a new animal welfare law in California set to go into effect early next year will likely push pork prices much higher than they already are. By Vance Cariaga The law, which California voters overwhelmingly approved three years ago, will require more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves....

Ruth Wakefield and her husband ran an inn together in Massachusetts in the late 1930s when she ran out of baker’s chocolate one day while making cookies for her guests. Wakefield experimented with semi-sweet chocolate chips, instead, and accidentally invented history’s greatest cookie. She named it after her inn, the Toll House. By Andrew Lisa 75 Birthday Freebies: Free Stuff for 2021See: Things You Can Get For Free in Every State...

President Joe Biden offered updates on the state of the economy yesterday after a very disappointing jobs report that brought in only 266,000 non-farm payroll jobs instead of the expected 1 million. By Georgina Tzanetos See: All Eyes On Inflation As Jobs Report DisappointsFind: What Economists and Financial Experts Are Expecting From the Second Half of 2021 He highlighted certain steps the White House was taking to boost job growth in the near future and of particular interest were his comments on the expansions of the employee retention tax credit....

Bitcoin and Ether are continuing to plunge in price, with Bitcoin having lost almost half of its all-time-high value and being down 4% this morning, hovering around $33,000. The U.S. economy remains under pressure related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and investors are seeing both risk and opportunity in the crypto market. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Bitcoin ATM Near Me: Find Bitcoin ATM Locations Nearby Find: Bitcoin Plunges After Shutdown in Kazakhstan — Is the Crypto Too Vulnerable to Political Forces?...

Credit card companies are continuously adding new features to their card offerings to entice new customers to apply and persuade current customers to stay. Citi, one of the biggest credit card companies in the U.S., is no different. Its Citi Flex Plan, which includes Citi Flex Pay and Citi Flex Loan, is a benefit that provides fixed terms and flexible payment options on purchases and loans for Citi cardholders. By Andrea Norris About Citi Flex Loans How It Works Eligibility Citi Flex Pay allows a cardholder to pay back qualifying purchases charged to the card at a fixed interest rate and a fixed monthly payment....