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Fri Dec 12 2025

Betty Lin-Fisher | Consumer reporter

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Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money.

Could the information on your phone or what you've posted on social media deny you entry into the U.S. or get you deported?

Many people think the info on their phones is private, but that can be a different story at U.S. borders, reports Kathleen Wong.

CBP officer J. Jimenez photographs Luis Hubner, a traveler arriving from Germany, using facial recognition biometrics upon entering U.S. Customs and Border Protection at McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus on July 28, 2023.

Sarahbeth Maney /USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

More cities can get Amazon same-day groceries

Amazon Prime members in more cities can now get same-day grocery delivery. The online retailer is expanding its same-day grocery delivery service to more than 2,300 cities.

📰 Consumer stories you shouldn't miss 📰

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•	Video: Creative ways to re-use coffee grounds.
•	Have you ever wondered what the life of a cruise ship performer entails?
•	Upcoming health-care cost increases are particularly worrying the self-employed.
•	You'll soon be able to make your own AI videos with Mickey Mouse.

📰 A great read 📰

Finally, here's a popular story from earlier this year that you may have missed. Feel free to share it.

Do you know what "MKT" on a menu means? Not knowing meant the bill for this group of young women was a lot.

Betty Lin-Fisher is a consumer reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at blinfisher@USATODAY.com or follow her on X, Facebook or Instagram @blinfisher and @blinfisher.bsky.social on Bluesky. Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which breaks down complex consumer and financial news. Subscribe here.