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Remember Woolworth's, Kresge, and TG&Y? Explore the beloved five-and-dime stores of the 1960s that Baby Boomers loved and younger shoppers missed.

They were everywhere. For millions of families, these discount stores were once fixtures of everyday life, until a changing retail economy turned some of America's most familiar names into memories.

Remember 1970s fast-food prices? Discover what Big Macs, Whoppers, Taco Bell favorites, and other classic menu items really cost back then.

Subscriptions get blamed for quietly wrecking budgets, and sometimes deservedly so. But not every recurring charge is money wasted.

Remember the retail chains that took teenagers' paychecks in the 1980s? Revisit Chess King, Sam Goody, Contempo Casuals, and other mall favorites.

Take a nostalgic trip through 25 classic restaurant chains that filled America’s roadsides, downtowns, and shopping centers during the 1960s. How many do you remember eating at?

A $100 purchase can become noticeably more expensive once service charges, delivery costs, optional extras, and other fees appear. Some additional charges pay for legitimate services, while others make comparing prices more difficult. Federal regulators have responded to some of these practices with new disclosure requirements. Knowing where fees tend to appear can help you compare the real cost before committing.

For decades, rolling spare change and taking it to the bank was completely normal. But now, some customers are arriving with neatly wrapped coins only to have the teller refuse them. The coins are still real money, so how can a bank turn them away? And what are people supposed to do with them now?