Money
Laid Off but Eating Steak: How I Saved $56 at Ralphs
Being unemployed has one surprising advantage: shopping while everyone works. I found four Ralphs rib-eye steaks for $50.96 and saved $56.38.
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STORIES WITH TASTE
MoneyBread, Water, and $47-a-Pound Shrimp at 99 Ranch
A trip through 99 Ranch’s live seafood tanks reveals $47 prawns, $35 turbot and the strange luxury of grocery shopping during mass layoffs.
CarsA Mercedes for the Price of Two Orange County Incomes
At Mercedes-Benz of Foothill Ranch, a 2026 AMG E 53 reaches $102,275—nearly 1.9 times Orange County’s annual per-capita income. The technology dazzles; the window stickers deliver the real acceleration.