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Hi and welcome to Friday's The Daily Money. This is Betty Lin-Fisher. Each Friday, I will bring you a consumer-focused edition of this newsletter. |
If you're in the market to buy a house, you may need to consider renting instead. The median sales price of homes continues to rise and mortgage rates are twice as high as in 2022. |
In most of the nation's largest cities, renting is now far cheaper. Find out more about why you may want to consider renting in this story from my colleague, Daniel de Visé. | Now may be a better time to rent than buy a house, given high sale prices and mortgage rates. Steven Senne, AP |
What's up with seat selection fees on airplanes? |
Remember when you could buy an airline ticket and that included the option to pick your seat – without having to pay extra? |
Nowadays, there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason for whether you get to choose a "free seat" or have to pay for a specific spot when you book a ticket on a major airline. For some tickets I booked recently, I was given the chance to choose free seats on one leg of the trip, but not on another. |
You, of course, can take your chances and get assigned a seat – and sometimes you still get placed next to your travel companion. But other times, you may be stuck with that dreaded middle seat. |
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Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer news from USA TODAY. We break down financial news and provide the TLDR version: how decisions by the Federal Reserve, government and companies impact you. | | | | Generations of consumers have embraced homeownership as part of the American dream. Lately, though, it looks more like a pipe dream. | | | |  | Airplane seat selection fees are super common. Here's why and how to avoid them, even if it's not easy. | | | | What does it mean? Maybe nothing. Tax season started later this year. The IRS has only issued 2.6M refunds so far, versus 8M at this time last year. | | | | Liza Likins thought "Donald" was in love with her. Instead, he cheated her of more than $1 milllion in a romance scam. | | | | Data from Hopper, the online travel booking platform, shows that Sundays and the fall are the least popular days for kids to take to the skies. | | | | Target is internally considering a paid membership program, according to a Bloomberg report. See who they would be up against in the membership space. | | | | Passengers are finding new – and not necessarily ethical – ways of accessing their seats before everyone else. | | | | Anyone can turn off the chirping sound effect on the Facebook app by visiting the settings and toggling the In-App Sound to off with these steps. | | | | If you have booked a cruise to a destination with an active travel advisory, it may still be safe to go. | | | | Kim Komando help you skip the clickbait and hype with 15 tech tips you'll use every day. | | | | |  | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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