Like a good neighbor…State Farm pays its dividends. If you had State Farm car insurance last year, you might have a payday on the horizon. For qualifying customers, the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has begun distributing a one-time $5 billion dividend. The cash will be distributed across more than 49 million insured vehicles. … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Ask a pet owner what they’d do if the vet visit estimate came back at $6,000, and most already know the answer. Roughly 76% of pet owners say they would take on debt if … Read more
Californians already struggling to afford day-to-day necessities will be hit even harder next year when a hefty increase in health insurance rates goes into effect. Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, announced this month that its private health plans will see prices rise on average 9.9% in 2027 for the second straight year. This … Read more
California households shell out an average of $2,838 a month on recurring bills — a staggering $34,056 a year — making it the second-most expensive state in America for household expenses, according to a 2024 snapshot of bill-paying data. Only notoriously pricey Hawaii topped California, with households in the Aloha State coughing up an average … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Two days after Christmas, I was standing at a vet’s counter in rural Virginia, watching my mini schnauzer, Gloria, struggle to breathe in an emergency oxygen chamber. I had to ask the question every … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Here’s a question almost nobody wants to answer out loud: What’s the most you’d be willing to spend to save your dog’s life? A new study went ahead and asked, and the number is … Read more
California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California lawmakers inked a $356 billion state budget late Monday that will be negotiated and finalized with Gov. … Read more
Travel cancellations are looming amid jet fuel shortages from the ongoing Middle East conflict, potentially leaving some vacationers stranded without recourse — that is, if they overlooked the search for the right insurance policy. As the cost of fuel increased 78% from a year ago to an astonishing $6.5 billion in April, airline forecasters have … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you feel like you are spending significantly more on your dog today than you were just a few years ago, you aren’t imagining things. Veterinary inflation, supply chain shifts and the rising cost … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you are wondering exactly how much it costs to own a dog in 2026, the short answer is: a whole lot. Between the essentials, the medical care and the irresistible urge to spoil … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Gloria died on December 27, 2025. My partner flew in from New York the day before to be by her side. She’d been in an oxygen tent at a vet near my parents’ house for … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Bringing a new pet home is amazing, but let’s be honest, it’s also exhausting. When my husband and I brought our Mini Sheepadoodle, Lucy, home, our lives changed instantly. From … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. I’d be lying if I told you I could afford owning a dog by myself. My husband and I are what most people call DINKS: Double Income, No Kids. But honestly, if it weren’t … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. When we talk about the cost of a pet, it’s about more than the “price of admission.” Whether you pick up your dog from a specialized breeder or choose to adopt, both can cost … Read more
It didn’t matter that Eric Tennant’s oncologist had recommended the medication to shrink his tumors. The patient’s health insurance allegedly stood in the way — until it was too late. In early 2025, after more than two years of chemotherapy that hollowed him out from the inside, the frail 58-year-old was deemed a good candidate … Read more
You thought that medical procedure hurt? Just wait ’til you see the bill. The average cost of a one-day hospital stay in the US topped $3,200 in 2024, with California recording the highest costs ($4,700) and Mississippi the lowest ($1,400). It’s no wonder that about 36% of American households carry medical debt, with the average … Read more
Bad Bunny offered to pay Carlos Correa’s insurance for the World Baseball Classic. Major League Baseball, the Astros and his agent, Scott Boras, told the Astros infielder to think again. “They all told me it was a bad idea,” Correa told The Athletic. “They all told me the insurance company that was proposed to me … Read more
Your bank balance could look healthier thanks to this healthcare company. Anthem has agreed to a $12.875 million settlement in a class action lawsuit, with customers of the multi-billion dollar insurance company now set for a possible payday. Members who who had their claims for residential treatment of a mental health condition or substance use … Read more
How strange. “Stranger Things” star Jennifer Marshall has called out Netflix for not having her appear in the hit show’s fifth and final season – especially because her return would’ve helped secure union health insurance as she recovers from a startling battle with skin cancer. “I had cancer, I get it,” the actress, 44, wrote … Read more
It used to be “you snooze, you lose.” Now, Grubhub is looking to change that for college kids. From Oct. 18 through Nov. 1, the food delivery company is offering sleepy students “Snooze Insurance” should they pass out before their food arrives. On campuses across the country, students order post-party food orders in the wee … Read more