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AT&T recently closed a class action suit. The company charged hidden administrative fees to customers. But according to the ruling, it was a price increase. Thus, the company's settlement amount with customers is $14 million. (source)

Costco is a popular retailer in America. But unlike many stores, this one has someone standing by the door. Shoppers always have their receipts checked before they leave. Costco opened its doors in 1983. Its business model allows customers to buy their favorite items in bulk. Cashiers are careful to ring up orders and pack bags. Even so, there is a receipt check as they leave. (source)

Self-checkout lines are here to stay. And the numbers present in stores are likely to grow with the passing years. But the experience is not yet perfect. According to a 2021 survey of 1,000 shoppers, 67% experienced errors. The transaction was not as smooth as when done by a cashier. (source)

Inflation is costing you more. There was record-high inflation of 8.5% in March. But this has dropped to 8.3% in April 2022. This high percentage stems from the rising cost of everyday items.

Netflix is having a rough year. It stopped offering its services in Russia, which meant the loss of subscribers. Next, the company cracked down on password sharing. This move caused 640,000 package holders in Canada and America to unsubscribe. To keep costs low, the company shut down its animation department.

University of Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. German colonialists’ genocide of two African tribes started in 1904, but North America started racial cleansing much earlier. The biologically based racial cleansing of Nazi policy started before WW1 in Germany’s African colonies. Two populations of the colonies rose against their oppressors. The Hereros and the Nama.

Every time we buy something, we line the world’s top asset management firms’ vaults with our hard-earned cash. Aren’t you tired of making rich people richer?. If you are curious to learn more, keep reading.

Make your daily decisions work for you in the macro movement of wealth. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn’t, pays it.” — Albert Einstein.

“We simply cannot continue to consume more and more and more, every single citizen on the planet. It just makes the challenges in terms of dealing with ecological crises just far too high.” — author J.B. MacKinnon.