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The Best Money Advice Of All Time Authored by Ellen Chang, Kerri Anne Renzulli, and Chris Taylor via Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Financial advice is everywhere these days. In the digital age, you can find insights and tips about how best to save, invest, and manage your money from adviser and financial services websites; YouTube, TikTok, and other social media platforms; podcasts, newsletters, and Substacks; and your 401(k) provider, among other outlets. The challenge is figuring out the very best advice you could get for your circumstances. Dreamstime/TCA Then there are all the traditional sources, such...

US Postal Service Plans 8% Fuel Surcharge As Iran War Raises Transport Costs By Eric Kulisch of FreightWaves, The U.S. Postal Service is seeking permission to impose a fuel surcharge on parcel products for the first time ever to cover soaring transportation costs for gasoline and diesel fuel, which have jumped more than 30% since the invasion of Iran by the United States and Israel nearly a month ago. Parcel shipments would be charged an 8% fee, on top of their regular transportation charge, if the fee is approved. The quasi-private agency on...

Brazil Proposes National Bitcoin Reserve, Targets 1 Million BTC Over Five Years Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Brazilian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to create a national Strategic Sovereign Bitcoin Reserve, known as RESBit, proposing the gradual acquisition of one million bitcoins over five years.  The bill, presented by Federal Deputy Luiz Gastão (PSD/CE), outlines a comprehensive framework to integrate Bitcoin into the country’s financial strategy and diversify national reserves. The proposed legislation establishes several guidelines for RESBit. First, the plan calls for a gradual accumulation of at least 1,000,000 BTC over five years. It prohibits the...