## Your Mailbox Bill Is Growing: What USPS Price Increases Mean for You This Summer
Here's something that'll hit your wallet: the price of stamps going up again. The U.S. Postal Service is pushing for another rate hike on its Forever stamps, set to jump from 73 cents to 78 cents starting July 13 — that's roughly a 6.8% bump. If regulators approve it, this marks the first stamp price increase since July 2024.
The USPS has now raised Forever stamp prices 19 times since 2000, yet the agency continues to claim they remain competitive globally. The Postal Service justified the move by citing the ne