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Why Tariffs Are Quietly Adding $700 to Your 2026 Bills (And How to Keep It Off the Card)
I found a $13 note at the kitchen table last month that we both ignored. The average U.S. tariff rate is now 10 to 13 percent, the highest since the 1940s, and the added cost is landing on our credit card, not our savings. Here's the math behind it and what we're doing about it.