The best Tuesday is a taco Tuesday. (Amirite?) Lucky for you, National Taco Day is coming up on Oct. 6, when a variety of restaurants celebrate with their own hard-shell and soft-shell deals and discounts.(In one case, there’s free food if you dress up like a taco.)Let’s taco 'bout it.7-Eleven: Celebrate with BOGO Potato and...

Mortgage rates have been climbing for five straight weeks. Compared to the start of the year, the weekly average rate is more than a full percentage point higher.The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 14 basis points to 7.26% APR in the week ending Oct. 1, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by...

Each month, NerdWallet suggests one wallet win to help you feel more confident about your money. This month’s topic is sale shopping with purpose. Fun, right? Notch a win in just 20 minutes, but act quickly because October sales are coming in hot. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is Oct. 6-7, and you can expect...

Recently, I was shopping online and bought a collagen mask, a puffer jacket and a pair of noise-canceling wireless earbuds. My total bill was $323.91, but nothing was ever delivered.That’s because I didn’t actually buy — or spend — anything. I was browsing dopamine-shop.com, one of several so-called “dopamine sites” that let you pretend to...

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