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I never thought I’d find myself arguing about dryer sheets with my mother-in-law at midnight, but that’s my new reality.A few years ago, my husband and I moved in with his parents because the rent in Houston was eating into our savings. A “temporary stay” at my in-laws was supposed…

Buying a home this year? You’ll be spending an even bigger chunk of your paycheck.Data from Realtor.com shows that the median-priced home in May was $440,000. To afford a home at that price, the company found the typical American household would need to spend 44.6% of its income, far above…