
Attending lots of weddings this year? Here's how to budget
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The cost of attending a wedding this year is expected to be even higher because soaring inflation has made everything from beauty services to air travel more expensive.
To lower expenses, she attended five of them, but since she was in the wedding party for two and travelled to her hometown of Winnipeg for four, the costs were still significant.
"Saying `no' to things is really hard in the face of someone expecting a `yes' both because you want the people you love to be happy and because we grow up thinking we need to have good reasons to miss these events," she said.
While you don't have to attend every celebration you are invited to, figuring out how to incorporate these events into your budget can make wedding season easier on your wallet.

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U.S. markets ticked slightly lower and oil prices rose early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East continued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had made progress in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days.











