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☆ After Tornado’s Destruction, Mississippi Towns Look to Future While Coping With Grief
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | Ginger Adams Otis | Photographs Timothy Ivy For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
ROLLING FORK, Miss.—Several hard-hit Mississippi towns continued to dig out after a powerful tornado cut a path of destruction through parts of the state Friday night, as residents balanced grief with a hope that the disaster could eventually spur renewal in their rural communities. Driving down Highway 61 into the Delta town of Rolling Fork, population 1,800, on Sunday, the smell of barbecued meat and wood smoke was overpowering. Much of the town, located not far from the Mississippi River, was leveled by the storm, including its business district. The tornado claimed at least 25 lives in Mississippi, more than a dozen of them around Rolling Fork, as residents lost parents, cousins, lifelong friends and what some said were their dream homes.
☆ Home Renovations Were Always Tough. Now Many Are Giving Up Mid-Project.
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A surge of home renovations in recent years combined with a shortage of contractors is turning more repairs and remodels into never-ending nightmares. New homeowners and those renovating always expect projects to require more time and money than their contractor estimates. But for many, the costs have become so high and the waits so long that some are now abandoning projects midway, forcing them to live among half-finished renovations for months. Others are taking up the drywall themselves.
☆ Bank Failures, Like Earlier Shocks, Raise Odds of Recession
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Jon Hilsenrath | Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Banking-sector turmoil raises the odds that the U.S. economy, already widely seen as prone to recession, might actually tip into one. After a week of federal interventions to stabilize the banking system and market volatility driven by investor uncertainty, the economic outlook now hangs on two factors: private- sector confidence and Federal Reserve interest-rate policies.
☆ More Weddings, Baby Showers and Birthdays Are Going Gift-Free
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Not bringing a gift used to be like wearing white to a wedding: simply not done. These days, more people hosting weddings, birthdays and baby showers are telling their guests that their presence is present enough. Many feel guilty asking for more amid inflation, mounting job losses in some industries and the financial strain of keeping up with the boom of celebrations. Some also worry that, with so many expenses, fewer people will show up.
☆ The Best Wedding Gift Is No Gift at All
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Not bringing a gift used to be like wearing white to a wedding: simply not done. These days, more people hosting weddings, birthdays and baby showers are telling their guests that their presence is present enough. Many feel guilty asking for more amid inflation, mounting job losses in some industries and the financial strain of keeping up with the boom of celebrations. Some also worry that, with so many expenses, fewer people will show up.
☆ The 20-Somethings Fueling a Stick-Shift Renaissance
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Stick shift loyalists aren’t taking the electric-car revolution lying down. Following a decadeslong decline, three-pedaled vehicles are experiencing a modest but real resurgence. Manuals accounted for 1.7% of total new vehicle sales in 2023, according to data analytics company J.D. Power, up from 1.2% last year and a low of 0.9% in 2021. The Autotrader marketplace reports a 13% rise in page views for new manual cars in 2023 compared with this time last year.
☆ Automatic Litter Boxes: Do They Freak Cats Out? An Unscientific Test.
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
DOMO ARIGATO After your cat has done its business inside the Litter-Robot 4, the chamber spins in a way that sends clumped litter into a sealed underside drawer. Our tester only had to clean it out about once a week. CAT OWNERS love to crow over Shadow’s self-sufficiency and can’t wait to tell you how Tuna came pre-trained to use the litter box. A new breed of robotic litter boxes promises to change that, saving owners from hours of sifting, sorting and Febreze-spraying. The machines often include apps that track your cat’s litter box habits, and some even automatically flush waste out of sight (and smell) a few minutes after a cat hops out.
☆ People Raising Chickens to Save Money on Eggs May Not Break Even
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Chicks are now the most requested item at Double “M” Feed in Terrytown, La. Manager Shawn Robair estimates that sales are up 20% from this time last year, with birds selling at around $5 each. Out of the 70 day-old chicks available one recent Saturday morning, only seven were still looking for homes by noon. Emily Kask for The Wall Street Journal
☆ Dog Spas Are Out, Kibble Is In as Pet Owners Cut Back
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Not even the family cats and dogs are immune from inflation-driven cutbacks. With the cost of pet food up 15% year-over-year and pets and pet products up 12%, according to the January consumer-price index, owners are making changes. Pet toy purchases are down 16% year-over-year as of February, according to a Jefferies Group analysis of NielsenIQ data, and sales of pet housing are down 21%.
☆ Pets Don’t Get Inflation, but They Are Feeling Its Effects
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Not even the family cats and dogs are immune from inflation-driven cutbacks. With the cost of pet food up 15% year-over-year and pets and pet products up 12%, according to the January consumer-price index, owners are making changes. Pet toy purchases are down 16% year-over-year as of February, according to a Jefferies Group analysis of NielsenIQ data, and sales of pet housing are down 21%.
☆ Remember Speed Dating? It’s Back
  + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ A Novel Dating Idea: Meeting Lots of People in Person Quickly
  + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/speed-dating-online-apps-singles-nights-5b35552f
☆ Raising Chickens for Cheaper Eggs Gets Expensive Fast
  + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Grocery shoppers, frustrated by the record prices of a dozen eggs, are increasingly choosing to go right to the source by bringing chickens home. The price for a carton of eggs is up 60% year-over-year, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. Eggs are just one example out of hundreds of items that eat further into Americans’ budgets than they did a few years ago. Some shoppers hope a do-it-yourself approach to eggs will help stretch their budgets, and bring a little joy to their backyards.
☆ Consumers Tired of Inflation Scrimp—and Splurge
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Americans are cutting back on many everyday purchases amid inflation, while splurging on a few big-ticket items. Think shopping for staples at the dollar store dressed in Gucci sneakers. Welcome to the split-brain budget.
☆ Buy the Sofa, Skip the Food Delivery: Welcome to Split-Brain Inflation Budgeting
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Americans are cutting back on many everyday purchases amid inflation, while splurging on a few big-ticket items. Think shopping for staples at the dollar store dressed in Gucci sneakers. Welcome to the split-brain budget.
☆ Inflation Takes Biggest Bite From Middle-Income Households
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Jon Hilsenrath | Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Inflation is often called a tax on the poor, but this time it’s hit middle-income households the hardest. Many low-income households, benefiting from exceptionally low unemployment rates, have found jobs and experienced wage increases that lifted income more than the cost of living, according to studies by the Congressional Budget Office and others. Many were also bolstered by federal payments during the pandemic.
☆ Meddling Parents Hire Dating Coaches for Their Grown Children
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Parents who give their grown children a gym membership at Christmas risk a recriminatory, What are you saying, Mom? So does surprising them with offers to pay for dating coaches and matchmakers. Two years ago, Kelli Kaku’s mother bought her the $797 online course, “Fall in Love by Christmas.” Ms. Kaku, 34 years old, was blindsided.
☆ The $25 Gift Card Rules Christmas in a Year of Inflation
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Inflation may be driving up the price of presents this year, but one item costs exactly the same: a $25 gift card. Long viewed as impersonal by some, gift cards have taken on a new shine this season as a way to help givers maneuver around rising prices and let receivers buy what they actually need.
☆ It’s Not Just You: Businesses Are Making Their Phone Numbers Hard to Find
  + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | Allison Pohle | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
No matter how many times you yell “representative” into the phone, you won’t reach an employee at Frontier Airlines . The budget carrier dropped its phone service option last month, leaving customers to use chat functions or social media to resolve issues. The airline joins a growing group of companies—from Breeze Airways to Resy to Facebook —that eliminate or make phone numbers extra hard for customers to find. Instead, they rely on automated or text-based customer service. Others still have operators, but are pushing more customers to use online services rather than the phone.
☆ No More Dinner and a Movie. Cheapskate Daters Want Less.
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Nearly half of single Gen Zers and millennials have suggested or taken someone on a less expensive date due to inflation, according to a recent survey. Looking for love has always been emotionally draining. Now, it will also drain your bank account even more than it used to. That’s why many daters are increasingly pushing back and embracing frugality. It’s a necessity for some, with the price of restaurant meals up 17% and alcoholic beverages away from home up 12% since before the pandemic, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index.
☆ Being a Cheap Date Is Suddenly a Major Plus
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Nearly half of single Gen Zers and millennials have suggested or taken someone on a less expensive date due to inflation, according to a recent survey. Looking for love has always been emotionally draining. Now, it will also drain your bank account even more than it used to. That’s why many daters are increasingly pushing back and embracing frugality. It’s a necessity for some, with the price of restaurant meals up 17% and alcoholic beverages away from home up 12% since before the pandemic, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index.
☆ Stressed-Out Americans Plan to Buy Fewer Christmas Gifts, Donate Less to Charity
  + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | Jon Hilsenrath | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Households, retailers and charities nationwide, feeling the pinch of inflation, are bracing for a humbug holiday season. U.S. consumers and businesses have trimmed spending plans for gifts, charitable contributions and holiday events, data show. The penny-pinching threatens to spoil the year-end for many, especially firms and nonprofits that tally their largest share of sales and donations in November and December.
☆ From Gap to Zara, Returning Things You Don’t Want Gets Harder
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Shoppers became accustomed to using their homes as dressing rooms during the pandemic, as retailers let them buy several items online and then decide what to keep. Stores are now trying sharp measures to curb that habit. Retailers bent over backward to make returns easy so that people would keep shopping through Covid-19 shutdowns, says Erin Halka, a retail strategist at supply-chain consulting firm Blue Yonder. But that fed a pattern of buying and returning that grew costly for companies.
☆ Good Luck Returning Your Unwanted Clothes and Electronics
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Shoppers became accustomed to using their homes as dressing rooms during the pandemic, as retailers let them buy several items online and then decide what to keep. Stores are now trying sharp measures to curb that habit. Retailers bent over backward to make returns easy so that people would keep shopping through Covid-19 shutdowns, says Erin Halka, a retail strategist at supply-chain consulting firm Blue Yonder. But that fed a pattern of buying and returning that grew costly for companies.
☆ How to Know Whether a Heat Pump Makes Sense as a Home Upgrade
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Rachel Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This winter is set to be one of the most expensive in recent history to heat a home. For the roughly half of U.S. households that rely on gas furnaces, heating costs are estimated to rise 28% to an average of $931 this winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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