Good morning and Mooathon Wealth SocietyHappy Earth Day. This is Betty Lin-Fisher with today's The Daily Money.
When it comes to looking for a home to raise their families, parents and parents-to-be usually want a house in a good school district.
A new report says homes in those high-performing school districts come at a big premium – nearly $300,000 more on average – according to a story by my colleague Medora Lee.
Read the piece here and see what states have the steepest premiums.
Speaking of kids, a new report says parents are paying nearly one-fifth of their paycheck on child care – and the costs are rising.
The average household with child-care bills spends $325 a week, or 18.6% of its weekly income, according to an analysis by LendingTree, a personal finance site.
Read the story by my colleague Daniel de Visé and see what states have the highest child-care costs.
Finally, here's a popular story from earlier this year that you may have missed. Feel free to share it.
Costco and its low-cost health partner are now offering weight-loss management care. For $179 every three months, Costco members can get access to a medically-supervised program. That includes a prescription for medications like Ozempic, if the clinician thinks it is medically appropriate. Read the story here.
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.
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LONDON -- A car bomb in Moscow has killed a senior Russian military officer, Russian officials said.
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Four prominent former Michigan football players have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA a