Cost-of-living crisis
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What is dynamic pricing, and how will its increasing adoption affect your wallet?
Speed Read The practice of adjusting prices based on demand is becoming more common
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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Safe parking lots grow as unhoused people increasingly find shelter in cars
In The Spotlight With rent on the rise and civic resources stretched thin, communities are turning to a quintessential urban asset as a temporary home for the unhoused
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The importance of discussing and dealing with debt
The Explainer Increasing numbers of people have 'problem debt' – but there are ways to tackle it
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Nan who charges family for Christmas dinner puts up price
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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School's out: are term-time holidays acceptable?
Talking Point Parents struggle to afford summer travel price hikes, but face threat of fines and disrupted education
By Harriet Marsden Last updated
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Cost-of-living crisis: is the UK over the worst of it?
Today's Big Question Inflation data showing sharp falls in price rises will bring ‘sighs of relief in government’, but food prices may not ever come back down
By Arion McNicoll Last updated
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The UK’s looming rental crisis
feature Focus on the UK’s mortgage ‘timebomb’ has left plight of private renters largely overlooked
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Pros and cons of microwaves
Pros and Cons The kitchen gadgets are convenient but one chef called them ‘world’s worst invention’
By The Week Staff Published
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Cost of living: is shoplifting on the rise?
feature Stores tighten security as thefts of goods soars by 22% amid financial turmoil
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Greedflation: the claim that businesses are making inflation worse
feature Supermarkets accused of profiteering as food prices outpace inflation, but falling profits tell a different story
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Turnips vs. tomatoes: should salad crisis force UK shoppers back to their roots?
Talking Point Britons should eat more seasonally amid national salad shortage, suggests environment secretary
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Price of pasta doubles: what food is getting more expensive in UK?
feature New data shows skyrocketing inflation in the cost of certain supermarket staples
By Asya Likhtman Published
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The pros and cons of van life and other unconventional housing
Pros and Cons Life on the road can be liberating but hygiene is only one of the challenges
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Why energy firms are sending in bailiffs during cost-of-living crisis
feature A Times investigation found that debt collectors had been force-fitting meters in people’s homes
By The Week Staff Published
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