Adam Auriemma, Editor-in-Chief at Money, joins Your Cheddar to talk about the December cover story: 101 ways to make $1,000. He specifically talks about how people can make a quick buck around the holiday season.
A lot of people use the end of the year to take a look back at what they spent, and try to create a budget for the new year. Auriemma says you should attempt to adjust your bills: cancel memberships you don't use, switch phone carriers, cut the cord, etc.
Plus, why you should never buy lotto tickets! Auriemma says Americans spend more than $70 billion a year on lottery tickets and your chances of winning....are well, slim to none.
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the biggest food companies on the planet. One of the companies will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese. The other will include brands like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables. When the company formed in 2015 it wanted to capitalize on its massive scale, but shifting tastes complicated those plans, with households seeking to introduce healthier options at the table. Kraft Heinz's net revenue has fallen every year since 2020.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie ahead of the board considering the largest railroad merger ever proposed.
Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that’s resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.
