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13 fees you should never pay (2 21 25)
Anthony Hazzard
February 21, 2025
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šµ Todayās Top Stories
 | Paying unnecessary fees can be death by 1,000 paper cuts to your wallet. This list teaches you which ones to reject. Read more. |
 | Donāt let a slick car salesperson stick you with a long loan payoff by getting you to agree to an affordable monthly payment via the āFour Squareā method. Read more. |
 | The popular prepaid cell phone service removed its 40GB data cap. You may still get slightly slower speeds after 35GB with network congestion, but before, it was nearly unusable after 40GB. Read more. |
 | Chase will no longer allow Zelle payments that originate from contact through social media. Itās a symbolic strike against the scam-ridden Zelle and highlights how careful consumers need to be. Read more. |
š The Best Can't-Miss Deals Today
From credit cards to phone plans to streaming services and more, here are the top limited-time deals as of February 21, 2025.
Credit Cards
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Enjoy $250 to use on Capital One Travel in your first cardholder year, plus earn 75,000 bonus miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening ā thatās equal to $1,000 in travel. Learn more.
Phone Plans
Consumer Cellular: Get your second month free with promo code 2NDFREE (new customers only).
Ultra Mobile: For a limited time, new Ultra Mobile customers can get a cell phone plan with unlimited talk, text and 3GB of high-speed data for only $10 per month. Learn more.
Streaming
Philo: Get a free 7-day trial.
š Stat of the Day
š±$599: The price of the new iPhone 16e. It replaces the iPhone SE (at $429, formerly the lowest-priced iPhone), at least in price, as that product is now discontinued. Thereās some uncertainty that the product, which Apple just rolled out, will remain at that price due to potential tariffs. Appleās global market share has fallen to 23.2% due to competition from lower-cost options.
š°ļø Deal Alert: Todayās Top Deals
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