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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should I add my daughter's name to deed of my house to avoid probate costs?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a widow in my 70s, and I want to make things easier for my
daughter after I am gone. A friend told me I can simply add her name to
the deed of my house so it passes to her without probate. It sounds
simple and inexpensive. Is there any ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4275044</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle City Council bans 'junk' rental fees]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Seattle City Council voted to ban most types of rental fees this
week — a move welcomed by tenants' advocates, who argue that tacked-on
charges make housing more expensive and obscure its true costs to
renters.

The bill requires landlords ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4275042</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle's 'shaky tech market' hits home sales]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Housing markets across the country slowed this year as Americans
struggle with high costs and worry about the economy, but Seattle’s
market stands out as particularly muted.

Pending home sales took a steeper dive in the Seattle area in July
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4275040</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: 5 Reasons to Give Kids an Allowance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the foundation of your children's financial intelligence should be
this undeniable truth: It is not the amount of money you have but what
you do with it that matters.

This is true for a child managing a $5-a-week allowance or a corporate
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4271109</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Anaheim, California outpaced Silicon Valley in income growth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the economic angst and billionaire exodus, California has
been recording some of the highest income growth in the country.

Surprisingly, a recent survey of metropolitan areas showed that
Silicon Valley didn't lead the state, but Anaheim, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4274417</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home insurance rates in Nevada have shot up 22% since 2023, report says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home insurance rates in Nevada have risen close to a quarter since
2023 up until the end of last year, according to a new report.

Data from Insurify, an online insurance comparison platform, showed
that the average price for home insurance in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4274414</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: My Life as a Frog]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been told if you attempt to pop a frog into a pot of boiling
water, he'll jump out every time.

But if you put the little fellow into a pot of cold water, set it on a
low flame, and warm it slowly, he'll sit back, relax and let you cook
him...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4270419</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Reader Discovers It's Difficult to Pay the Balance to the Penny]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Cheapskate: This is petty perhaps, but how does one ever completely
pay off a credit card account?

We paid off a credit card recently (Hallelujah!) by sending a check for
the exact amount of the balance due taken from the monthly statement.
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4269589</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC exempts data-center bonds from key securitization rules]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission has made it easier for data
center owners to sell asset-backed securities, potentially opening the
door for more debt sales as tech firms scour Wall Street for ways to pay
for artificial intelligence. 

The ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272685</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Millions sign up for Trump Accounts, but are they wise investment?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karla Perez and her husband are supporters of President Donald Trump,
so when they learned this summer about new investment accounts his
administration designed for children, they quickly signed up their
one-year-old son.

“What we hope is that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272676</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A house, a car, a little breathing room: Why middle-class life feels increasingly out of reach]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a good time to be a middle-class American. And yet it’s
never felt worse.

By many traditional measures, the economy is strong. Unemployment
remains near historic lows, and middle-income Americans are making more
than they were 50 years ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272109</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272107</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 Tips for Getting Out of Your Rental and Into a Home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[No body<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272106</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 tips for reining in an out-of-control bill]]></title>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272105</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[5 things you'll love about LVP, and 2 that you might not]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[No body<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4272104</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Keep Ants Away Once You've Treated the Ant Hill]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You've finally done it.

After weeks of watching tiny armies march across the patio, tunnel
through the lawn, or pop up between steppingstones, you located the ant
hill and treated it. Victory at last.

Or so you thought.

A few days later, there ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4268735</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: All the ways San Diego homeownership is cheaper than other US cities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you take away the substantial purchase price of a San Diego home,
a new study claims that the rest of the cost associated with owning a
home here is less than many cities.

An index from the University of San Diego, which launched
in April, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4270038</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago high-rise powered by geothermal could set new standard for development]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of Chicago’s first all-electric, geothermal-powered residential
high-rises is taking shape in Fulton Market.

The 33-story apartment project at 410 N. Elizabeth St. could set a
new standard for Chicago development, perhaps proving that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4269866</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/06/2026</pubDate>
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