If you think that's bad, then you probably don't want to hear which prices rose even more than that.

Yahoo compiled a list of items with the worst price hikes in the past decade. Here are some of them, along with the main reason for the jump:

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Baloney? No, balloony.

The company is testing the idea of putting a network of helium balloons in the sky to provide Internet service to far-flung regions that largely lack it, including parts of Africa and Southeast Asia, The Associated Press says.

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How? By making tickets available in even more places, Time says.

Tickets will be sold at select Missouri ATMs and gas pumps this fall. Customers will be asked if they want to add a ticket to their transactions. (Who ever expected upsell from an ATM?)

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You can now, thanks to crowd funding, one of the positive changes the Internet has brought to our world. With crowd funding, a new small business, inventor or artist starts a campaign to raise money for a project, then investors or donors pledge funds.

An industry report from Massolution says more than 1 million projects were crowd-funded with $2.7 billion in 2012. This year, it estimates an increase to $5.1 billion worldwide.

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Are you going to have remorse for the same reasons? We'd argue that avoiding these regrets is not only affordable but good for your personal finances.

Let's take a look at them.

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Media

• "Eating Well" magazine: One-year subscription for $5 at Amazon.com [expiration unknown]. That's six issues. This offer comes with auto-renewal, but you can cancel it if you don't want to automatically be charged for another year.
• "Field & Stream" magazine: One-year subscription for $5 at Amazon.com [expiration unknown]. That's 12 issues. This offer comes with auto-renewal, but you can cancel it if you don't want to automatically be charged for another year.

Office and school

• Free personalized desk calendar: At Walgreens Photo online (use code FORTHEDESK) [6/19].
• Staples: 20 percent off everything you can fit in their bag in stores (print first) [6/22].

Pets

• Cat litter: $2 off 8-pound or larger Fresh Step product or 34-pound Scoop Away at Target stores (print first) [expiration unknown].
• Cat litter: $2 off any size World's Best Cat Litter product (print first) [expiration unknown].

Tech

• Batteries: $2.75 off one Energizer Ultimate Lithium, Advanced Lithium or Recharge product (print first) [expiration unknown].
• Headphones: 71 percent off Pioneer's SE-MJ591 Audiophile Foldable On-Ear Headphones at Buy.com [expiration unknown]. Instead of $300, they're $85 - and shipping is free.

Clothing, shoes and accessories

• Message T-shirts: 40 percent off all T-shirts at BustedTees.com (use code FOURTEEOFF) [expiration unknown].
• Ann Taylor (women's): 50 percent off all tops in stores and online (use code TOPS50) [6/19].

Verizon is one of several toying with the idea, The Boston Globe says:

Cable and technology companies such as Verizon are trying to develop monitoring systems that would be built into cable TV subscribers’ set-top boxes or digital video recorders and use cameras and microphones to keep tabs on the movements and comments of viewers — even to the point of detecting their moods.

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Now, because of a new U.S. Supreme Court decision, the practice could cost drug makers in ways they hadn't expected. The justices ruled 5-3 that brand-name drug companies can be sued under antitrust laws if they make such agreements, the Los Angeles Times says.

The ruling will likely lead to lower prices, the newspaper says; the Federal Trade Commission has said these back-room deals cost consumers and health plans $3.5 billion a year.

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She quit three weeks later, when her first paycheck came in the form of a prepaid debit card, Philly.com says.

She asked about getting a check or direct deposit instead, but both her supervisor and the franchise holder told her the prepaid card was the only option, Philly.com says. She quit, got an attorney, and sued.

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I recently was looking online trying to find out more information about my credit score and report. I thought I was filling out information to get my report, but later got a call from a Lexington Law paralegal, who told me I had requested information about fixing my credit. They said they'd pull up my report free.

I'd read an article you'd written about getting free reports and that companies doing it are typically scams, so I was very hesitant to give out my information. After looking at their website and feeling more comfortable about them as a legitimate business, I gave my information.

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