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The devastating tornadoes that swept through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023 were a double whammy for Andrea Williams, who was looking forward to celebrating her birthday that day. |
Williams' home was destroyed, Andrea Riquier reports. She assumed all was lost. |
Check the setting on that iPhone gift |
If your child received an iPhone as a holiday gift, Felecia Wellington Radel reports, take some time to check the settings. |
The battle between parents and tech-savvy children over access to the Internet and apps might seem hopeless. Yet, apparently, there are still ways for parents to set guardrails before handing over the keys to the online kingdom. Here are some tips. |
'Forever' documents: When can you toss them? |
As you ransacked your basement in search of holiday decorations, perhaps you came upon boxes of documents from the last millennium. And then, you probably asked yourself: "Couldn't I just throw these out?" |
Companies and governments often have document retention policies. Most people do not. Common wisdom suggests we keep important papers for seven years, for reasons that, we vaguely recall, have something to do with taxes. For those of us with paper records dating to the Clinton Administration, that would seem to mean you can throw them away. |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | | | Mobile homes donated by FEMA in the wake of a devastating tornado have been purchased for survivors, turning poor renters into proud homeowners. | | | | Here is what experts recommend parents do when it comes to children and smartphones and the parental settings that are available. | | | | You may think the pre-millennial paper documents in your basement should go to the shredder. You might be wrong. | | | | At least two forms deal with student loans and tuition, financial obligations that can be costly and overwhelming. Here's how they work. | | | | If you wait to claim spousal benefits until your full retirement age, you can receive up to half the amount of your spouse's benefit. | | | | Here's a look at the average Social Security benefit for seniors based on age and gender | | | | Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Tuesday, with gains in growth stocks boosting benchmarks in a truncated Christmas Eve session. | | | | A "stressed" driver for Amazon admitted to ditching about 80 packages undelivered in the woods just days before Christmas, Massachusetts police said. | | | | Late last year, USA TODAY reached out to Americans who were struggling with credit card debt. Here's how they're doing at the end of 2024. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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