Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week

Our shipping challenge is back rosset reports, putting the US Postal service Ups and fedex to the test as you get ready to send your gifts for the holidays. Ok, here's what I'm doing. You see this toy right here, the magnets. It's *** great gift, by the way, side note, but I bought three of them and I have three of these boxes. Ok. I'm going to be shipping these at the exact same time to our hurst reporter Jason Marks from KCR *** in Sacramento our Hearst Powerhouse. So I am going to pack up each one of these toys. Same exact toy, same exact size box. One's going to UPS, one's going to fedex. One is going to the US Postal Service. We're gonna see what each one costs. We're gonna do the standard ground shipping and see how fast it gets there. Which one gets their fastest? Which one is cheapest? Let's go. I box everything up. Now, let's go ship our gifts. Ok, here at the post office, let's go. Ok. So she just gave me the standard for ground is $16.20 and it's going to get there in five days. So 1620 here at the U SPS. Ok. Here at UPS, let's check it out. Ok, just finished the address here. Ok. So here at UPS, uh, we're shipping it UPS $17.84 and it's getting there in four days. It's getting there on Friday they say. So, let's see. All right, I'm at Fedex. Let's check it out. We just got the price. It's $23.24 for delivery in seven days. So seven days, $23.24 here at Fedex right off the bat. The US Postal Service wins on price. It's the cheapest at 16 dollars, 20 cents ups coming in second at 1784 and fedex the most expensive at 2324. But how will they all do on speed? Will they keep their promises? Let's find out as our gifts cross the country to Sacramento. Jason Marks at our her station KCR *** picking up the story from here. Hey, Jeff, the packages have all arrived. Thanks so much. The boys are really excited. So how did they do? Well, Fedex, they told you it would come in seven days guys. It took only four United States postal service arrived next five days, just like they said, here's another one guys. And how about us? Well, they told you it would take four days. It actually took seven to get to me. So fedex was the fastest then the US Postal service and didn't last UPS. Ok. Go ahead and open it on. What do you say? Thank you. So, when should you send your gifts to get there for the holiday? So the deadlines for each of the three carriers are out, what they recommend if you want your gifts to arrive before Christmas using that standard ground shipping. The same we did for fedex. It's December 17th ship it by then for the US Postal Service, December 18th and for UPS, they want you to use their time and cost calculator on its own website. So I'll be sure to share that plus deadlines for expedited shipping options, all of it in my Ross and reports newsletter. I know there's *** lot there. Just scan the QR code on your screen right now to sign up. It's free. It comes right to your inbox. That's all for today. Back to you.

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.Surprise results in our holiday shipping challenge; FedEx vs UPS vs USPSNeed to ship gifts for the holidays?Rossen Reports shipped three identical gifts through each of the major U.S. mail carriers – the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx, to see which one delivered fastest and for what price. Watch the full report in the video player above.For the full story, click here.New IRS guidelines for Venmo and PayPal usersDo you have a freelance job or a side hustle where you get paid through an app like Venmo or PayPal?Rossen Reports has previously reported that the IRS is shaking up rules for third-party payment platforms. Under new guidelines released this November, these platforms will send you a 1099-K form for the 2024 tax year if you earned an income of more than $5000. For 2025, the threshold drops to $2500.For the full story, click here.Avoid these easily cracked passwordsCreating strong passwords is essential for protecting yourself from fraud, and some of the worst passwords can be cracked in under a second. NordPass and NordStellar, part of Nord Security, have released a list of the 200 most common passwords by analyzing 2.5 terabytes of publicly available data from 44 countries, including the U.S.To see the top five most common passwords, according to the list, click here.Top Bluetooth trackers for Android usersBluetooth tracking devices like Apple’s AirTag are helpful for keeping track of personal belongings, especially during travel.They work by connecting to a network of Bluetooth-enabled devices, allowing users to pinpoint the location of their belongings.Some of you have reached out to Rossen Reports asking – what are some Bluetooth tracking options for Android users? For a list of several non-Apple options on the market, click here.

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.

Surprise results in our holiday shipping challenge; FedEx vs UPS vs USPS

Need to ship gifts for the holidays?

Rossen Reports shipped three identical gifts through each of the major U.S. mail carriers – the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx, to see which one delivered fastest and for what price.

Watch the full report in the video player above.

For the full story, click here.

New IRS guidelines for Venmo and PayPal users

Do you have a freelance job or a side hustle where you get paid through an app like Venmo or PayPal?

Rossen Reports has previously reported that the IRS is shaking up rules for third-party payment platforms.

Under new guidelines released this November, these platforms will send you a 1099-K form for the 2024 tax year if you earned an income of more than $5000. For 2025, the threshold drops to $2500.

For the full story, click here.

Avoid these easily cracked passwords

Creating strong passwords is essential for protecting yourself from fraud, and some of the worst passwords can be cracked in under a second.

NordPass and NordStellar, part of Nord Security, have released a list of the 200 most common passwords by analyzing 2.5 terabytes of publicly available data from 44 countries, including the U.S.

To see the top five most common passwords, according to the list, click here.

Top Bluetooth trackers for Android users

Bluetooth tracking devices like Apple’s AirTag are helpful for keeping track of personal belongings, especially during travel.

They work by connecting to a network of Bluetooth-enabled devices, allowing users to pinpoint the location of their belongings.

Some of you have reached out to Rossen Reports asking – what are some Bluetooth tracking options for Android users?

For a list of several non-Apple options on the market, click here.

Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week

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