Your Memorial Day cookout might cost a little more than last year. "Consumer Affairs" looked at how much seven barbecue staples cost now compared to 2023, and it's a 10% bump.  $27.39 a year ago, and $30.18 now. Most of that is because hamburger meat prices are up, but nothing on the list is cheaper than it was in 2023. They compared data from over 150,000 stores across the country and looked at what you'd need for a basic cookout with burgers and dogs.  Here are all seven items, and what they'll cost the average American this year. 1.  Eight burgers:  $8.07, up 15%. [...]

There's a NEW airline that's starting up, which provides a first-class experience . . . for DOGS. It's called Bark Air, and yes, this is a real thing.  And it isn't just an airline where dogs don't have to be in crates in the cargo hold.  (This BLOWS THE DOORS off that.  Sorry, that's a poor choice of words.) The dogs are pampered with plenty of space, along with treats, earmuffs, and beverages . . . including a dog-friendly champagne and even a dog coffee.  (???) This is a luxury charter airline so the prices are high.  It costs $8,000 for a one-way [...]

Have you ever wanted the thrill of opening PORCH PIRATE LOOT, without . . . you know . . . trespassing and stealing? A photo is making the rounds . . . showing a vending machine in Germany that sells unopened, mystery packages.  You don't know what's in them, they just look like random packages from Amazon.  And that's basically what they are. They contain returned or unclaimed merchandise from online retailers . . . stuff that no one wants.  The retailer doesn't think they're worth paying to have shipped back or restocked . . . especially if it's supposed to go back [...]

The chances of you actually needing to help while seated in an exit row of an airplane are basically nil.  So just say "yes" and get back to enjoying that extra five inches of legroom . . . Everyone on a Frontier flight out of Charlotte had to deplane after a woman in an exit row joked that she WOULDN'T help in an emergency. She said out loud, "I'm not going to save anybody.  If something happens, I'm going to save myself first." Normally if you said that, they'd just move you to a different row.  But she ended up being [...]

Do you share a car with someone?  If so, make sure you leave the radio tuned to THIS STATION when you get home.   Someone polled 2,000 married couples who share a car, and asked for the most annoying things about getting into the car after someone else used it.   Finding the radio set to a station you HATE made the Top 10.  So just play it safe and leave us on always.  They'll thank you for it.   Here are the most annoying things about getting into the car after someone else drove it . . .   1.  [...]