Plus, how to cut the cost of a Disney trip
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| May 6, 2026 |
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| Should You Add Friction to Your Finances? |
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By Dawn Papandrea
From one-click shopping to “set it and forget it” bill pay, automated financial tools have become go-to time-savers.
But a new movement emerging on social media challenges the notion that easier is always better. The idea behind “friction-maxxing” is that taking fewer shortcuts, slowing down, and making more intentional decisions can improve our lives, financial and otherwise. Think of it as strategic sabotage. |
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| How to Save Money on a Disney World Vacation |
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By Dan Miller
For many people, a Disney World vacation ranks high on the travel bucket list. But Orlando’s ultimate amusement park can be expensive, especially if you’re traveling with the whole family.
While it’s challenging to get discounts on tickets for the park itself, here are a few tricks you can use to cut your overall costs. |
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| 21% |
That’s how few U.S. home purchases were made by first-time buyers last year — the lowest percentage on record, according to the National Association of Realtors’ latest annual buyer survey.
Property values that shot up after COVID are still high, but mortgage rates that fell to record lows aren’t still low. The result: A prohibitively expensive market for many Americans who don’t own any real estate to trade up with.
“The housing market remains sharply divided between homeowners with equity and first-time buyers trying to break in — many of whom are younger Millennials,” NAR Deputy Chief Economist Jessica Lautz said in releasing the survey results.
If you’re among those trying to break in, here’s the bright side: Buyers are slowly regaining their leverage with sellers, and mortgage rates — while still twice their pandemic lows — have come down since peaking in 2023. |
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Informed investment decisions start with informed investors. Here's what's making headlines:
🛻 A shortage of aluminum is hitting the auto industry, particularly Ford’s (F) F-150 trucks — America’s top-selling vehicle. Automakers prefer aluminum over steel when they’re looking for fuel efficiency, but 50% tariffs and shortages from the Iran war have made it more expensive and harder to get. (The Wall Street Journal)
🙌 Long-time attendees of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting praised how CEO Greg Abel ran his first meeting since succeeding Warren Buffett. Abel also told the audience Berkshire intended to adopt AI only where it could demonstrate genuine value. (Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance)
🤖 As competition with OpenAI intensifies, Claude-maker Anthropic said it’s partnering with Goldman Sachs (GS), Blackstone (BX) and Hellman & Friedman to create a new firm. The new company will tackle a growing problem within the AI boom: Implementing the technology inside real-world operations. (CNBC) |
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| The TrumpIRA website will offer a $1,000 retirement match. Here’s who will be eligible. (USA Today) |
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