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247wallst. com > investing > 05/17/2026 > worried-about-a-recession-heres-what-appliance-makers-say-before-you-buy-big-ticket-items

Worried About a Recession? Here's What Appliance Makers Say Before You Buy Big-Ticket Items

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (321+ words) Big-ticket appliance buyers face double-digit price increases already in motion, making waiting for clearance events more attractive than purchasing ahead of Whirlpool's hikes. Here's the tariff irony: Whirlpool makes 80% of its products in the US and was supposed to be…...

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247wallst. com > personal-finance > 05/13/2026 > were-debt-free-with-1800-saved-and-want-to-spend-400-on-a-kitchen-appliance-should-we-wait

We're Debt-Free With $1, 800 Saved and Want to Spend $400 on a Kitchen Appliance: Should We Wait?

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (707+ words) Dave Ramsey advises against a $400 flour mill purchase for a household in Baby Step 3 (emergency fund building) with only $1, 800 of their $20, 000 goal saved, because small justified purchases set dangerous behavioral precedents that derail longer-term financial discipline. National savings rates have…...

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247wallst. com > investing > 03/20/2026 > clark-howard-says-ohio-homeowner-is-completely-trapped-as-solar-lease-payment-jumped-200-monthly

Clark Howard Says Ohio Homeowner Is Completely Trapped As Solar Lease Payment Jumped $200 Monthly

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (839+ words) ADT Solar locked homeowners into long-term contracts with escalator clauses that raised payments by $200+ monthly after 15 months, then exited the residential solar business in early 2024, leaving customers unable to renegotiate and potentially trapped in agreements that cost more than grid…...