Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week

Ever notice that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps like Uber eats and doordash even before you factor in all the fees. Now, Rosson reports revealing just how much it costs you on your order. Ok. I'm gonna do *** little experiment here. I'm gonna go into *** restaurant and order something nice and easy right in person. Then I'm gonna come on the apps, Uber eats or doordash and order the exact same thing from the exact same restaurant and see if there's *** price difference. I'm not talking about delivery fees and tips I'm talking about. Is there *** price difference of the actual food product itself? Apples to apples comparison. Let's see. First I check out *** local Greek restaurant. How are you? Can I grab *** chicken Souki platter? How much is that? 1499? All right. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Now, I'm on Uber eats same exact restaurant as I promised you. Same exact chicken sou Floki platter and look what it is on. Uber eats 1799 for the exact same thing that's not including the delivery fees and all the tip and all that. These are the same guys, they're gonna make it here. And in person, I save $3 by coming in the store. It's 20% more, 20% more around on the app. Here's why Uber eats and doordash charge restaurants, commission fees to be on the platform anywhere from 15 to 30% on deliveries. The fees cover things like payment, processing, managing deliveries and customer support. The bigger the fee, the bigger exposure the restaurant gets on the app and what do the restaurants do? Well, they pass that cost along to you like at this mcdonald's in the restaurant, we see this big Mac meal selling for 859. But when we look on the delivery app at the same exact mcdonald's the same big Mac meal was suddenly 1029. But we found one of the biggest increases at Chick Fil ***, I'll take the Chick Fil *** sandwich meal. $9.45. Here. This is the mother lode as I pay him. Here you go, Jeff. All right. $9.45 ordering in the drive through. I am on Uber eats in the same exact restaurant. It's $12.29. Same thing. That is *** 30% difference in price. You're paying 30 percent more on the apps just for the food itself than just coming here in the drive through one. So, what can you do to save money? Always check *** restaurant's website to see if they have their own delivery locally. For example, my local pizza joint, the place I order from is about $9 cheaper to order *** large cheese pizza from their website with their delivery versus ordering on Uber eats or doordash. I'm doing that from now on for the same exact food. I'm gonna share more tips on my Rawson reports newsletter, plus bonus content and exclusive deals. Sign up for free at Rawson reports.com. Back to you.

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.Why is food more expensive on delivery apps?Have you noticed that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps, even before you factor in all the fees?Rossen Reports conducted an experiment – ordering food in person, and then looking up the exact same restaurant on a delivery app to compare the cost of the same menu item. The menu items we looked at were 20% - 30% more expensive on delivery apps.Watch the video above for more on this story.Read the full story here.These states have the highest student loan paymentsNew research from WalletHub reveals that New Hampshire residents face the highest median student loan payments in the country, with a monthly cost of $229.Massachusetts follows closely with a median payment of $226, while Vermont ranks third at $223.Arkansas and Mississippi tied for the lowest median payment at $142.To see the full report and where your state ranks on the list, click here.Read the full Rossen Reports story here.Save money on fast food with these app tricksOne of the easiest ways to save on fast food is to download the apps for your favorite restaurants.Many of them, like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's, have a Deals or Offers section in the app where you can find promotions you otherwise wouldn't find in-store.Read the full story here.Answering your questions about freezing creditFreezing your credit is a crucial step in protecting yourself from identity theft and fraud, especially with the increasing number of data breaches.Rossen Reports has previously shown you how to freeze your credit online, by phone, and by mail at the three credit agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.Many of you still have questions, which is why we wanted to answer some of the most frequently asked credit freeze questions that were sent to our inbox.Read the full story here.

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

Why is food more expensive on delivery apps?

Have you noticed that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps, even before you factor in all the fees?

Rossen Reports conducted an experiment – ordering food in person, and then looking up the exact same restaurant on a delivery app to compare the cost of the same menu item. The menu items we looked at were 20% - 30% more expensive on delivery apps.

Watch the video above for more on this story.

Read the full story here.

These states have the highest student loan payments

New research from WalletHub reveals that New Hampshire residents face the highest median student loan payments in the country, with a monthly cost of $229.

Massachusetts follows closely with a median payment of $226, while Vermont ranks third at $223.Arkansas and Mississippi tied for the lowest median payment at $142.

To see the full report and where your state ranks on the list, .

Read the full Rossen Reports story here.

Save money on fast food with these app tricks

One of the easiest ways to save on fast food is to download the apps for your favorite restaurants.

Many of them, like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's, have a Deals or Offers section in the app where you can find promotions you otherwise wouldn't find in-store.

Read the full story here.

Answering your questions about freezing credit

Freezing your credit is a crucial step in protecting yourself from identity theft and fraud, especially with the increasing number of data breaches.

has previously shown you how to freeze your credit online, by phone, and by mail at the three credit agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

Many of you still have questions, which is why we wanted to answer some of the most frequently asked credit freeze questions that were sent to our inbox.

Read the full story here.

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