How Las Vegas is ‘nickel and diming’ travelers — and pushing them out with expensive makeover

How Las Vegas is ‘nickel and diming’ travelers — and pushing them out with expensive makeover

Las Vegas was once a playground for everyday travelers.  Now, many visitors are finding the price of admission harder to justify as the city leans harder into luxury hotels, celebrity-chef restaurants, stadium weekends and costly events, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. For budget-minded travelers, the new Vegas can feel like a city of upcharges. A … Read more

We survived the death of the penny — the nickel could be nixed next, experts say

We survived the death of the penny — the nickel could be nixed next, experts say

“If only I had a nickel” could take on a brand-new, more wistful meaning. The death of the penny — which President Donald Trump ordered late last year after the coin began to cost approximately four times more to make than it’s actually worth in US currency — has some wondering if the nickel, which … Read more

Check your wallet: Century-old nickel sells for millions

Check your wallet: Century-old nickel sells for millions

Check your pockets and behind the couch cushions — you could be sitting on millions! A century-old nickel — minted in 1913 — recently sold for a cool $4.2 million. It is one of only five known five-cent-denomination coins that are 1913-dated and have the Liberty Head design. Two of these extremely rare coins are … Read more