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Date:2025-04-18 06:36:50
Hello! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused The Daily Money.
Let's start with a story that could give you some good fodder for a fun conversation with friends this weekend.
In a recent Hotels.com report, more than a third of hotels surveyed said guests leave stuff behind in their rooms on at least 25% of their stays.
The survey asked about some of the more "astonishing items" that housekeepers found.
Check out the story by my colleague, Kathleen Wong. There were too many good ones for a Top 10 list. It is actually a Top 11.
I'll give you one: a live chick!?
Should parents be able to see college student's grades?
Here's another one that might be a good talker: should parents be able to see their college student's grades? Does it matter whether the parent is footing the tuition bill? What if the student doesn't want to tell Mom and Dad? Do the parents have legal rights to access grades?
I tackle this in the next story in my Uncomfortable Conversations About Money series. Look for it online Sunday, on my author page and on USA TODAY's website.
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The value meal wars are continuing. McDonald's put a $5 Meal Deal on the summer menu as a limited-time offer, but it's staying on the menu through the fall. The $5 McDonald's meal gets you a McDouble or McChicken sandwich, a four-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink.
Several other fast-food chains also have their own meal deals and value meals, including Wendy's, Jack in the Box and White Castle.
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