Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week
Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.
Rossen Reports: TikTok made me buy it, but does it really work?
Have you ever bought something because you saw it on TikTok?
TikTok tells Rossen Reports it has 170 million active U.S. users, who spend the amount of time on the app that they’d spend watching a movie. Searching the phrase “TikTok Made Me Buy It” will show you hundreds of millions of videos on the platform.
We tested out some TikTok viral gadgets to see if they’re worth the hype.
Watch the video for this story in the player above.
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Three tricks you didn't know your iPhone could do
Your iPhone can do many tricks to make your life easier – some you may not even realize. Try these three tricks the next time you’re playing with your phone.
Identify plants and animals
Open your camera app and photograph whatever you want to identify. Then open that photo and click the Info button at the bottom of the screen. It looks like a lowercase “i” in a circle with some stars around it. Now click Look Up – and it will identify what you took a picture of.
For more tricks, read the full storyhere.
This summer BBQ deal only costs $6 per person
The average person will spend about $90 on food this year for the 4th of July, according to theNational Retail Federation.
Want to lower your food costs? Rossen Reports found a summer cookout deal that only costs about $6 per person.
The exact total will vary depending on your location, but it should not cost more than about $6 per person. The savings run now through July 12.
Read the full storyhere.
Lost money ready to be claimed? Here’s how
You've moved jobs – but did you remember to move over your old 401(k)?
That's why our viewer Lori reached out to Rossen Reports. She asked, "I had a 401(k) at a place of employment a few years back, but upon leaving there, I never received my 401(k) or information about it. Is there a way to see if you have an existing 401(k) out there somewhere that has not been claimed?"
There are a couple of different ways to do this, but the easiest way will be to go directly to the source. Contact that old employer and speak with Human Resources. They should have information about retirement accounts, whether or not you participated in the 401(k) plan, and where that 401(k) account is for you to access.
For the full story, clickhere.