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Everyone packs too much. At the end of every trip, my husband and I go through everything we packed and keep score of which items were actually worth taking. We dock points for anything that never left the bag. It’s brutal, but it’s turned me into a ruthless packer. It’s also made me realize that…

Funto Omojola writes for NerdWallet. Email: fomojola@nerdwallet.com. The article Alaska Airlines’ Atmos Credit Cards Update Their Welcome Offers originally appeared on NerdWallet.

Mortgage rates are starting this week a bit higher, and unfortunately there may be room to grow. Today marks the end of the 60-day negotiation window set out in the memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran signed back in June. Any less-than-good news coming out of that conflict tends to push mortgage rates higher….

It might feel like a high-wire act at times, but it’s absolutely possible to buy a new home before you’ve sold your old one. Vickey Barron, a veteran real estate broker at Compass in New York, has a client who’s moving to Los Angeles. The client thought it’d take a year to find a home,…

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Consumer prices rose 3.5% over the past 12 months, as of June 2026. And while some inflation is normal for a growing economy, many Americans are feeling the squeeze. More than 4 in 5 Americans (83%) say the rising cost of living has contributed to them tracking their spending more closely in 2026, according to…