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Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money. |
When you head to the checkout area at the store, do you make a bee line for the self checkout or the traditional cashier lane? |
I usually go to the self checkout unless I have a huge cart full of items. For me, it's convenient and usually faster than standing in a traditional line. I'm probably weird, but there's also something satisfying about hearing that beeping sound when I've scanned something. |
But I know others who hate the self checkouts. They ask why they should do the job that someone is being paid to do or they say that they want to give job security to a cashier. Still others don't want anything to do with the technology and enjoy the cashier lanes. | Andy Poppert, of New Hope, scans his purchases at the self-checkout during a sneak peek of the Target in Doylestown Borough, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Michele C. Haddon / Bucks County Courier Times / USA TODAY NETWORK |
How will the US-UK trade deal affect your wallet? |
President Donald Trump scored his first trade deal on Thursday when he announced an agreement with the United Kingdom. But there are a lot more deals to make with much larger trading U.S. partners such as China, Mexico and Canada, and potentially tougher negotiations, reports Zac Anderson. |
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If you were dreaming of running to McDonalds to pick up a Krispy Kreme Doughnut in the morning, you're going to have to wait a little longer. The partnership between the two companies is on pause. The doughnuts were mostly available for now in Kentucky and Indiana but were set to expand nationwide by the end of 2026. |
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