Groceries
The weekly shop is where a price change shows up before a headline does. Eggs, bread, milk: small numbers that add up, and they are different in every town.
What groceries cost this month
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Money
Your money, in plain words
When Social Security can start, the day you could retire, today's exchange rates, and calculators that stay on this device.
This is information, not advice. Nothing here is a forecast, a recommendation, or the rate a bank or card company will give you. For a decision about borrowing, saving, or tax, talk with a qualified person.
Retirement date
When will I reach my retirement age?
Choose your date of birth and the age you would like to stop working. You will see the exact date and how long that is from today.
Reference rates
For one US dollar
How many units of each currency the European Central Bank's reference rate gives you for 1 USD on 2 October 2026. Updated on working days.
EUR Euro
0.8909
for 1 USD
GBP British pound
0.7575
for 1 USD
JPY Japanese yen
157.67
for 1 USD
CNY Chinese yuan
6.7046
for 1 USD
CAD Canadian dollar
1.424
for 1 USD
AUD Australian dollar
1.4411
for 1 USD
CHF Swiss franc
0.8266
for 1 USD
INR Indian rupee
96.32
for 1 USD
MXN Mexican peso
18.335
for 1 USD
Rates from the European Central Bank, via Frankfurter. A bank or card company adds its own margin. This is information, not advice.
Everyday prices
Prices people feel
These are not live shelf prices. A grocery aisle, a fuel pump, and a rent payment move on different clocks, and none of them is the same on every street.
Fuel
A full tank is a price you feel on an ordinary week. The number on the pump is local, and it moves with oil, tax, and the station on the corner.
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Rent
Rent, or the mortgage payment that stands in for it, is usually the largest bill in the month. A national average will not match your building or your street.
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On this device
Do the arithmetic
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Currency converter
Convert between 30 currencies at today's official reference rates.
Tip calculator
Work out the tip and split the bill.
Loan & mortgage calculator
See the monthly payment and total interest on a loan.
Savings calculator
See how savings grow with compound interest.
Discount calculator
What you really pay after a discount, even "an extra 20% off".
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When can my Social Security start?
Choose your date of birth. You will see your full retirement age, the earliest month you can start, what waiting to 70 adds, and your Medicare sign-up months. Nothing you choose leaves this device.
The rules by year of birth
Born on January 1: use the year before. Born on the 1st of any month: Social Security figures your age as if you were born the month before. You must be 62 for the whole month to be paid for it. Starting early lowers the benefit by 5/9 of 1% for each of the first 36 months and 5/12 of 1% for each month after that. Waiting past full retirement age adds 2/3 of 1% a month (8% a year) up to age 70, for people born in 1943 or later.
Source: Social Security Administration, Retirement age and benefit reduction and Delayed retirement credits; Medicare sign-up months from Medicare.gov. Your own dollar amounts are on your statement at ssa.gov/myaccount. Information, not advice.