The Mason Minute

Apr 21, 2025 • E5143 • 00:01:00

Insurance rates are going up. I know that's nothing new. Let me clarify: Your auto insurance rates are about to jump. And it doesn't matter if you don't have any accidents or speeding tickets on your record.

Apr 20, 2025 • E5142 • 00:01:00

Today, many kids will get a visit from the Easter Bunny. Many will get candy, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow Peeps, and money. In my day, we dyed Easter Eggs. It was the same thing every year. My parents would buy a dozen eggs,

Apr 19, 2025 • E5141 • 00:01:00

Diet soda is a big business. It has been for decades. Today, everyone loves Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi. But they weren't the first, not even close. Coke first gave us Tab. Pepsi offered the short-lived Patio. However,

Apr 18, 2025 • E5140 • 00:01:00

I'm not sure if you'd consider this an acronym, but I see a slang term on social media almost every day: IYKYK. Often, it's written as a hashtag, but rarely do you see it written in full. It's short for the phrase, if you know, you know.

Apr 17, 2025 • E5139 • 00:01:00

I've never been a trendy dresser, but I always had my own style. Sometimes the choices were silly, but I don't have many regrets. Back in my high school days, there was talk about instituting a dress code at our public school.

Apr 16, 2025 • E5138 • 00:01:00

Most of us have the desire to live longer. And we all know that a sensible diet and moderate exercise will help us achieve those goals. But one doctor claims that he has an addition to the basics. Sunshine is one of those,

Apr 15, 2025 • E5137 • 00:01:00

If you have a 401k, IRA, or any other type of retirement account that relies on stocks and bonds, you're likely feeling nervous right now. With the potential for a recession near and the on-again, off-again tariffs from the White House looming,

Apr 14, 2025 • E5136 • 00:01:00

If you grew up as a baby boomer, anytime you see a giant ceremonial check, your mind likely drifts to the Publishers Clearing House and their prize patrol. Their contest forms have been found in our mailboxes for decades.

Apr 13, 2025 • E5135 • 00:01:00

Domino's is currently running a commercial for their new stuffed crust pizza. The premise of this ad is that people claim that Domino's Parmesan Stuffed Crust pizza is better than their old version. There's only one problem: they've never offered this ...

Apr 12, 2025 • E5134 • 00:01:00

I read something the other day that surprised me. A candy bar that's been around for over 80 years is no longer made in a full-size version. Hershey discontinued the regular full-size Krackel bar. Actually, it was first discontinued 28 years ago.