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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?

For decades, familiar national brands could count on recognition to keep shoppers coming back. That advantage weakened as food prices climbed and households became more willing to compare a famous label with a cheaper store brand. Grocery industry surveys in 2022 found widespread evidence of shoppers trading down, and that pressure has continued as retailers expand their own labels.

Millennials have been blamed for ruining practically everything. But behind the jokes, something strange really did happen: products older generations bought without thinking are declining—some at such a rate that they very well might disappear completely.

Explore 1970s shopping habits that seem strange today, from handwritten checks and paper coupons to trading stamps, catalogs, layaway, manual pricing, department stores, and early shopping malls.

A stressful week becomes a cart full of impulse purchases. We call it “retail therapy” because shopping can genuinely feel good in the moment.

A $3 package feels cheaper than a $6 package, but that tells you almost nothing about value when the quantities are different. With U.S. grocery prices still 2.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, small comparison mistakes can add up quickly.

A $25 entrée still sounds like a $25 entrée when you order it. Then the check arrives with service charges, gratuities, card fees, and little extras that were much easier to overlook.