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Your job
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$10K–$15K per cycle, more plans cover it
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Your employer might cover egg freezing. Most people never check.
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A growing number of employers are adding fertility preservation to their benefits packages, and if you haven't checked your plan recently, it's worth a look. Egg freezing costs $10,000 to $15,000 per cycle plus annual storage fees, but more companies — from tech giants to mid-size firms — now cover part or all of it. The shift has accelerated as more women delay starting families while building careers, and the benefit has become a recruiting tool in competitive hiring markets. If your company updated its benefits this year, fertility coverage may have been added without fanfare. Check your plan documents or call HR — the benefit exists at more workplaces than most employees realize.
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The other side: Fertility benefits are still concentrated at large employers, and most plans cap coverage well below the full cost of multiple cycles.
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Travel
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Senate out until Sep 14, DC prices dropping
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Congress just left town. DC is the cheapest travel window of the year.
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The Senate began its five-week recess Monday, and Congress won't return until September 14. That means Washington DC's hotel and restaurant scene just lost its biggest customer base — the staffers, lobbyists, and visiting delegations who fill the city during session. If you've been wanting to visit the capital, the next five weeks are the cheapest window of the year for rooms and dinner reservations. The monuments and museums are the same — the crowds and the prices aren't.
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The other side: August in DC means 95-degree heat and humidity — the savings come with a sweat tax.
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Your wallet
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10-yr yield 4.72%, highest since Fed meeting
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The bond market just told you mortgage rates aren't dropping
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The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.72% Tuesday — its highest since the July Fed meeting — as rising oil prices and stalled Iran talks pushed investors to demand more for lending money. Your mortgage rate, your auto loan rate, and your HELOC all track this number more directly than anything the Fed says at a podium. The move means the 30-year mortgage is heading further above 6.5%, not below it, even if this morning's CPI comes in soft. If you were waiting for rates to drop before buying or refinancing, the bond market just told you it's not happening yet.
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The other side: A Hormuz deal would tank oil and pull yields back fast — the 10-year moved this high largely on energy risk, not structural inflation.
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