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		<title><![CDATA[Starter home prices have more than doubled in Las Vegas in 10 years, report says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starter home prices in the Las Vegas Valley have more than doubled in
the past decade, according to a new report from Zillow.

The latest numbers from the online real estate
marketplace paint a bleak picture for potential first-time homebuyers,
as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4285330</link>
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    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Under 'as-is' contract, is buyer responsible for water damage seller hid?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We bought our first house two months ago and signed an “as-is”
contract. After the first heavy rain, water poured in around a bedroom
window. When we pulled up the new laminate, we found the subfloor was
already rotted and had been painted ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4285328</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: In a Pinch, You Can Use This for That]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever discovered you're all out of a certain ingredient when
you're in the middle of preparing a recipe? I hate when that happens.
And I don't want to run to the store.

For me, an unscheduled trip like that could easily cost $40, maybe ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4281446</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Have More Money]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You need more money, and you need it now. What are your choices? You
have two: You can increase your income, or you can reduce your spending.

There are several ways you can increase your income:

INCREASE INCOME

Get a bigger paycheck. Ask for a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4280684</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Which Is Better: Fresh or Frozen?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frozen fruits and vegetables take a lot of heat because most people
assume that, if it's frozen, it must be of a lesser quality and
nutritional value than the same items fresh in the produce department.

Is it true? Is fresh really better than ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4279904</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California bill targets abandoned funds. When can state seize your forgotten stocks?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, California — Proposed legislation to streamline
California's ability to seize abandoned stocks and mutual funds is
drawing opposition from business groups and dividing Democratic
lawmakers.

State Controller Malia Cohen sponsored ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4283120</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want a lower credit card interest rate? Just ask]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a credit card, you have a relationship with your card
issuer. Your card issuer values that relationship and wants to keep it.
There are many types of offers your issuer can make to ensure you stay
(and don’t default on your debt), ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4283022</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's latest home purchase appears
fit for a billionaire who runs the world's largest social media
empire.

Zuckerberg, who is married to Dr. Priscilla Chan and has three
children, bought the Strancally Castle in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4282913</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Thrift Store Donation Etiquette]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dropping off a box of donations always feels good. You clean out a
closet, gather up things you no longer use, and drive away with that
wonderful sense of accomplishment. The house is less cluttered, someone
else may benefit from your generosity, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4279002</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US housing affordability gauge worsens for first time since 2023]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A key measure of U.S. housing affordability worsened for the first
time in almost three years, as higher borrowing costs soaked up a bigger
chunk of earnings for new homebuyers. 

Monthly payments on a median-priced $410,700 home accounted for 34%...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4280445</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should I consider getting a reverse mortgage?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am 71 and retired. My house is paid off, but money is tight
every month, and I keep seeing ads for reverse mortgages. My son says
they are a scam, and that the bank will end up owning my home. Is that
true, or is this something I should ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4280184</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle area doesn't have 'enough family-sized units to go around']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Seattle renter’s search is always a struggle — some alchemy of
budget constraints, need for space and tolerance for the grueling
process of scouring listings. For families with children, that search
can be even harder.

Fewer than half of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4279756</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to save $2,000 a month in Los Angeles: Rent]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some Los Angeles-area renters may feel a secret shame of not owning
their homes, but maybe they should be bragging. Right now, renting is a
much better deal.

People in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area
looking to get into a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4279751</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: When the Ship is Sinking, Get Everybody in the Lifeboat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mary: My wife and I made a terrible mistake and bought a house that
I don't think we can afford. We dumped all of our money from the sale of
our last home into it and now we have run out of money. It is not even
close to being done. My wife ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4276257</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: What to Do When You're Too Tired to Cook]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If money is leaking out of your household and you aren't quite sure
where it's going, I have an idea: fast food. Busy households mean tired
parents, and that can easily result in getting takeout two or three
times a week. Does anything here sound ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4275526</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rents dropping across Las Vegas Valley, report says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rents are dropping across the Las Vegas Valley, according to a new
report from Zumper.

One-bedroom apartment rents dropped 18.8% in July year over year, the
biggest drop in the valley, in Winchester, which includes the north end
of the Strip and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4278694</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: When Less Is Best]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dishwasher was crammed full of dirty dishes, company would be
arriving shortly and (wouldn't you know it) I had only enough detergent
to fill one of the two dispensers in my dishwasher. I decided to use
what I had and hope for the best.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4274711</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CD ladder: What it is and how to build one]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A CD ladder spreads your savings across multiple certificates of
deposit (CDs) with staggered maturity dates, so you capture the higher
rates of longer-term CDs while still getting access to part of your
money every six to 12 months. It’s a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4277790</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[College is still worth it, parents say. They just want more options]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For parents looking at the rising cost of college, there’s a
reality that keeps some of them up at night: 71% expect to take on debt
to help their children pay for higher education.

Nearly half — 46% — expect to use education loans. Another...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4277783</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With gas prices back on the rise, some Chicagoans are reconsidering how they get around]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Forty hours a week used to be enough for Christopher
Dever, 42, to make a living as a Lyft driver. But as the cost of a full
tank of gas crept up from $60 to $80, he found himself living in what he
calls “a cycle of scarcity,” ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4277755</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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