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![Here’s how to figure out where your credit stands and what you can do to protect it over the next six months. Here’s how to figure out where your credit stands and what you can do to protect it over the next six months.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1161412603.jpg?w=132)
We’re halfway through 2024. It’s a good time to check your credit
Here’s how to figure out where your credit stands and what you can do to protect it over the next six months.
![Having attended four timeshare presentations over the last decade, I find that the discounted hotel stay and extra perks are worth my time. Having attended four timeshare presentations over the last decade, I find that the discounted hotel stay and extra perks are worth my time.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1253767031.jpg?w=132)
How timeshare presentations earn me cheap travel
Having attended four timeshare presentations over the last decade, I find that the discounted hotel stay and extra perks are worth my time.
![Body doubling is gaining popularity outside the ADHD community. Here are some guidelines to body double safely. Body doubling is gaining popularity outside the ADHD community. Here are some guidelines to body double safely.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1441252171.jpg?w=132)
Could a ‘body double’ help you complete money tasks?
Body doubling is gaining popularity outside the ADHD community. Here are some guidelines to body double safely.
![As the travel-heavy July Fourth weekend arrives, gas prices are expected to go down in Northeast states. As the travel-heavy July Fourth weekend arrives, gas prices are expected to go down in Northeast states.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2156709750.jpg?w=132)
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Aiming to lower gas prices, feds boost supply in time for the 4th
As the travel-heavy July Fourth weekend arrives, gas prices are expected to go down in Northeast states.
![Amazon Prime Day is July 16-17. It’s like Black Friday, but in July and with less burden to buy for others. Amazon Prime Day is July 16-17. It’s like Black Friday, but in July and with less burden to buy for others.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2115790075.jpg?w=132)
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What to buy (and skip) on Amazon Prime Day 2024
Amazon Prime Day is July 16-17. It’s like Black Friday, but in July and with less burden to buy for others.
![Local labor markets face a future shortage of workers who have middle-skills credentials. Local labor markets face a future shortage of workers who have middle-skills credentials.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2159382998.jpg?w=132)
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Half of local US labor markets won’t meet future workforce needs
Local labor markets face a future shortage of workers who have middle-skills credentials.
![The most efficient way to disembark an airplane tends to conflict with what most travelers consider to be most polite. The most efficient way to disembark an airplane tends to conflict with what most travelers consider to be most polite.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1355373174.jpg?w=132)
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Is there a right way to exit an airplane?
The most efficient way to disembark an airplane tends to conflict with what most travelers consider to be most polite.
![Maintaining solid credit can open doors to financial goals, but misunderstanding how credit works can make your efforts futile. Maintaining solid credit can open doors to financial goals, but misunderstanding how credit works can make your efforts futile.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1660888078.jpg?w=140)
Busting 5 common credit misconceptions
Maintaining solid credit can open doors to financial goals, but misunderstanding how credit works can make your efforts futile.
![Amazon’s sale on July 16-17 can be a chance to grab items off your list at a discount. Check your budget, learn how to make dynamic pricing work for you and avoid impulse purchases. Amazon’s sale on July 16-17 can be a chance to grab items off your list at a discount. Check your budget, learn how to make dynamic pricing work for you and avoid impulse purchases.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1241869035.jpg?w=132)
Prep now to find Amazon Prime Day deals in July
Amazon’s sale on July 16-17 can be a chance to grab items off your list at a discount. Check your budget, learn how to make dynamic pricing work for you...
![The Fed rate and banks’ competition for consumer deposits play key roles. The Fed rate and banks’ competition for consumer deposits play key roles.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1220701601.jpg?w=132)
What impacts bank account rates mid-2024?
The Fed rate and banks’ competition for consumer deposits play key roles.