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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Netflix revealed on Tuesday that "Love Is Blind" is officially returning for season six.</li><li>Season five of the popular dating show generated a lot of opinions amongst fans.</li></ul>Season five of Netflix's hit dating show "Love Is Blind" was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/love-is-blind-season-five-most-cringeworthy-moments-2023-9">the most controversial season to date</a>. With only a limited number of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/lydia-milton-love-is-blind-still-together-2023-9">engagements followed onscreen</a>, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/when-did-uche-and-lydia-date-timeline-love-is-blind-2023-9">drama</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/stacy-izzy-love-is-blind-still-together-2023-9">big personalities</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/jp-taylor-love-is-blind-relationship-red-flags-2023-10">red flags</a> somehow felt more noticeable than ever.But that's not to say that "Love Is Blind" season five wasn't enjoyable to watch. And just in time for the holidays, Netflix has given "Love Is Blind" fans a gift: On Tuesday, the streamer announced that season six of the dating show is coming next year.Here's what we know so far about "Love Is Blind" season six.<h2>When does 'Love Is Blind' season 6 premiere?</h2>According to the first teaser released by Netflix on Tuesday, season six of "Love Is Blind" will premiere on Valentine's Day in 2024. Notably, this is the first time the hit reality show has had a February premiere since season two, which was released on February 11, 2022. (Season one aired February 13, 2020.)Not much else was revealed about the structure of the new season, but presumably, the episodes will be <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/love-is-blind-season-five-release-date-new-episodes-schedule-2023-9">released in several batches at a time</a>, as they have been for previous seasons.<h2>Where was 'Love Is Blind' season 6 filmed?</h2>Each season of "Love Is Blind'" has been set in a different city. According to Netflix, season six features singles from Charlotte, North Carolina.Season one was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, season two followed contestants looking for love in Chicago, Illinois, season three was in Dallas, Texas, season four starred singles in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and season five was based in Houston, Texas.<h2>'Love Is Blind' season 6 will feature some 'improvements,' per the teaser</h2><div type="image" title="Nick and Vanessa Lachey in a first look at &quot;Love Is Blind&quot; season 6" height="2024" width="3600" msid="105942122" hostid="261"></div>In the short teaser, returning hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey are shown with power tools and paint swatches in the pods. When an unseen would-be contestant opens the door, the hosts act shocked and tell the participant that even though they're excited to find love, they need to wait a little longer, since the pods aren't ready yet.And at the beginning of the teaser, the phrase: "We're all ready for a fresh start at love" is shown onscreen.Of course, this could just be a cute way of announcing the season without revealing too much. But given that the series has faced <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/love-is-blind-engagements-renee-carter-scenes-cut-season-5-2023-10">harsh criticism</a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/love-is-blind-season-5-lawsuit-tran-dang-sexual-assault-response-2023-10">and legal action</a>) in recent years, the "under construction" theme could be Netflix's way of hinting that the new season will be a new and improved version of the beloved dating show.<h2>Will there be a 'Love Is Blind' season 7?</h2>Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that yes, there will a season seven of "Love Is Blind." There's no word yet on where or when it will be filmed, or even when the seventh season will premiere.In the past, however, Netflix has released multiple seasons of "Love Is Blind" in the same calendar year. Season two premiered in February 2022, while the third season came out in October of that year. And 2023 saw the release of two "Love Is Blind" seasons as well: season four in March, and season five in September.While nothing has been confirmed yet, it wouldn't be out of the question to have season seven premiere in the fall or winter of 2024."Love Is Blind" season six will premiere February 14 on Netflix.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Younger adults are embracing more frugal lifestyles to save money.</li><li>Loud budgeting is the latest financial trend to go viral on TikTok as people look to save money.</li></ul>As the calendar turned to 2024, there was a shift among some young adults embracing a new attitude toward finances called "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/loud-budgeting-trend-backlash-against-quiet-luxury-2024-1">loud budgeting</a>."The term appears to have originated from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8ps3ftd/">TikTok user Lukas Battle</a> in December and is when someone is vocal about their choice to live frugally. This comes on the heels of the popular 2023 trend of "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quiet-luxury-explained-which-brands-will-benefit-2023-4">quiet luxury,</a>" in which people tried to be opulent without appearing braggadocious.Paul Riley, a personal banking executive with NAB Bank in Australia, defined loud budgeting <a target="_blank" href="https://news.nab.com.au/news/the-new-2024-financial-trend-that-has-gen-z-aussies-loud-budgeting/">in a recent report</a>."'Loud budgeting' is all about unapologetically prioritizing your own financial goals, setting smart boundaries on spending, and feeling comfortable to talk about it openly and authentically," Riley wrote.There are many reasons young Americans are embracing loud budgeting and talking about it on TikTok, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/buy-now-pay-later-phantom-debt-hurt-consumers-us-economy-2024-1">eliminating debt</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-cant-millennials-buy-homes-first-time-buyers-mortgage-rates-2023-12">saving up to buy a home</a>. However, the common thread is that being smart about money should not be frowned upon and there is also a certain level of accountability and motivation that comes from putting it out there for the world to see."One thing I love about loud budgeting is that there is absolutely no shame to it," user <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itslisasun/video/7319997853873507585?_r=1&amp;_t=8jCEd5FXWqE">@itslisasun</a> said on TikTok. "There is no shame in wanting to save money and being frugal."<h2>Loud budgeting starts with a financial reset</h2>Natalie Fischer, who runs the TikTok account <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@investwithnat">@investwithnat</a>, decided to fully embrace loud budgeting after spending more than normal last year, thanks to her wedding."Our lifestyle crept up, and we could not save and invest as much," Fischer told Business Insider.<div type="image" title="Natalie Fischer and husband, Keldon Fischer." height="2251" width="3001" msid="107090556" hostid="261" sizebytes="110628"></div>She also recently quit a full-time job in the Seattle tech industry to concentrate on helping others become financially literate through her content creation on TikTok. To do that, she downgraded her lifestyle to make the transition smoother."I wanted to live below my means with the new reality that I was fully self-employed," Fischer said. "I embraced loud budgeting because I believe it will help me reach investing and savings goals faster."Fischer is cutting back on small purchases that add up, like eyebrow waxing, and more expensive extravagances like laser hair removal that can cost thousands of dollars each year. She and her husband also participated in the "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/advice-reduce-spending-purchases-no-spend-less-spend-january-challenge-2024-1">no-spend January</a>" trend to "detox" from holiday season spending," she said.She and her husband plan to use the extra savings to renovate their house and take a trip to her home country of Guam this year. <h2>Loud budgeters are fighting back against lifestyle creep</h2><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/lifestyle-creep">Lifestyle creep</a>, or when someone increases their spending as they earn more money, is another factor weighing on younger adults.TikTok user Mia Westrap, who uses the handle <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@miawestrap/video/7318347887623015713">@miawestrap</a>, is documenting her use of loud budgeting, noting that she is making a realistic financial plan, eating out less, and cutting back on things like hair colorings. She explained that this became a goal after realizing that lifestyle creep had ruined her finances."Even though I am earning double what I did about three years ago, I'm still in the same financial position of ending the month at zero," Westrap said on Tiktok. "Because now that I have more money, I spend more."<div type="image" title="woman sitting in kitchen table looks over finances and uses phone to track spending and budgeting" height="1414" width="2121" msid="107090557" hostid="261" sizebytes="119992"></div>In addition to more common saving practices like tracking your spending, making a budget, and reducing impulse spending, one new method many loud budgeters are embracing is saying "no" to social invitations that come with a price.TikToker <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@michelineamisi">@michelineamisi</a> warned her family and friends that she would not eat out or travel with them as much this year."I took a day to call all my family members and friends and tell them that in 2024, I am going to say 'no,' " she said on TikTok.<h2>Loud budgeting is working</h2>Loud budgeting is already having an impact on the finances of younger adults.NAB Bank surveyed around 2,000 <a target="_blank" href="https://news.nab.com.au/news/the-new-2024-financial-trend-that-has-gen-z-aussies-loud-budgeting/">Australians about loud budgeting</a> and released a report on January 22 that found Australians under the age of 30 are saving an average of 450 Australian dollars, or about $300, every month by embracing TikTok financial trends like loud budgeting and no-spend months.The biggest sources of savings are all food-related, including dining out at restaurants, food delivery services, and "micro treats," which include coffee, snacks, and lunches away from home, the survey found.Participating less in default group and family activities, like eating out or going to a bar, are common examples when loud budgeters talk about their 2024 goals.For example, TikTok user <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itslisasun/video/7319997853873507585?_r=1&amp;_t=8jCEd5FXWqE">@itslisasun</a> noted that she embraced loud budgeting when she realized the good money values she grew up on had drifted away when she started earning more. In addition to doing more meal planning and prepping to save on food and alcohol spending, she also wants her friends to embrace the changes."I want my entire friend group to start doing things that are low cost, like we all go to someone's house and we all bring a plate of food, or we go to the park, or we play doubles tennis," she said on TikTok.<div type="image" title="Loud Budgeting" height="2000" width="2500" msid="107090558" hostid="261" sizebytes="96546"></div>In addition to helping some reach their financial goals, it can spark conversations about how to limit the amount of money spent when trying to be social."By sharing my financial goals with my friends, they also opened up about their goals," Fischer told Business Insider. "We all decided to limit hangouts that involve spending money and instead opt for hangouts where we watch movies, have potlucks, and game nights, all in the comfort of our homes."Are you participating in the loud budgeting trend and willing to share details about how you're saving money? If so, contact this reporter at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:cgaines@businessinsider.com">cgaines@businessinsider.com</a>.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>My family of four recently spent nearly $10,000 on our eight-night <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-family-spent-thousands-disney-world-trip-tips-2023">trip to Disney World</a>. </li><li>Since we spent more than a day in each of our favorite parks, we didn't splurge on Genie+. </li></ul>When it comes to making magical memories at Disney World, my family of four has been there, done that, and gotten the T-shirt — and the collectible popcorn buckets.We travel from Rhode Island to the Orlando parks once, sometimes twice, a year and love it.Still, each trip teaches us something new — especially in terms of how much value we're getting for our money.Here's what we spent on our most recent eight-night trip in November:<ul><li>Disney resort and park tickets: $5,746 for eight nights at Disney's Port Orleans Resort, plus seven park days for a family of four.</li><li>Food: An estimated $2,000 for full-service restaurants for six of the eight days, plus snacks in the parks (it was probably a bit more).</li><li>Add-ons: $677 for four tickets to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-world-christmas-party-is-it-worth-it-2022-12">Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party</a>.</li><li>Transportation: $1,462 for flights from Providence, Rhode Island.</li><li>Total: $9,885.</li></ul>We used money-saving tips from previous Disney vacations during the trip and learned some lessons. Here's what was worth our time and money and what we'd do differently next time.<h2>Staying at a resort we know and love is the way to go</h2>After years of staying at different on-site properties, from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-and-worst-places-to-stay-disney-world-for-adults-2022-6">Disney's budget hotels</a> to its dollar-busting deluxe resorts, we've learned we really like Port Orleans Resort — Riverside.The midtier resort's Louisiana-bayou style is comforting and immersive.My 11-year-old son likes the standard room's "Princess and the Frog" pull-down bed, and my 14-year-old daughter loves the Mickey-shaped beignets from the French Quarter side of the resort.<div type="image" title="Bowl of Mickey-shaped beignets" height="850" width="1133" msid="106967469" hostid="261"></div>Port Orleans also comes with free transportation to the parks and a water taxi to the nearby Disney Springs.Best of all, we love capping a long day at the hotel's River Roost Lounge, where Disney World's best-kept-secret — the performer Yehaa Bob Jackson — puts on a rousing, family-friendly show four nights a week.Because we stayed at a hotel we already loved, we knew exactly what we'd get for our money and could focus on finding the best deal.Sorting through Disney's dozens of resorts for the best offer can be daunting, so concentrating on a single resort — and the promotions tied to it — removed a headache from our planning.<h2>I think spending more days at the parks saved us money</h2><div type="image" title="View of Monorail at Disney at Epcot during sunset " height="960" width="1280" msid="106967470" hostid="261"></div>We spent two days each at our three favorite parks — the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios — and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-do-during-full-day-at-animal-kingdom-travel-planner">one day at the Animal Kingdom</a>.Seven full park days might seem excessive, but tickets in a resort package get progressively cheaper as you add more days to your itinerary.More than that, though, having two full days at our favorite parks meant much less rushing around to fit everything in and experience our favorite attractions.With ample time, we didn't feel pressured to spend extra on the park-hopping upgrade or Genie+ line-jumping service, two costly add-ons we'd paid for in the past.Genie+ alone can cost over $160 a day for a family of four.<h2>We'd definitely do dining differently next time</h2>We were confident while planning our resort stay and park days, but our history of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-to-eat-disney-world-restaurants-reviews-sorted-by-category-park">dining at Disney World</a> messed up our budget.In the past, we took advantage of some version of a <a target="_blank" href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/01/disneyplus-subscribers-enjoy-a-free-dining-plan-at-walt-disney-world/">free dining promotion</a>, which allowed Disney hotel guests to essentially eat for free during their stay.It wasn't available when we booked our November trip.Spoiled by the free eats of the past, we booked many of our favorite restaurants without giving much thought to the cost.We knew full-service meals for four would be pricey, but we were still consistently surprised when the $200 to $300 bills hit the table.<div type="image" title="Tortilla chips, cocktail, and empanadas at Disney World " height="919" width="1225" msid="106967471" hostid="261"></div>Our biggest takeaway, though, is that we want to cut back on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-world-vs-universal-character-dining-which-is-better-2023-10">character dining</a> on future trips.My kids now fall into the adult pricing tier — and their enthusiasm for meeting Mickey isn't what it was when they were toddlers.Paying $300 for a buffet with characters walking around wasn't especially magical. We had a much nicer, more affordable dinner at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/steakhouse-71-disney-world-review-worth-it-photos-2022-4">Steakhouse 71</a>.<div type="image" title="Plated food with potatoes, meat, and eggs " height="919" width="1225" msid="106967472" hostid="261"></div>Of course, the best dining deal is still <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/epcot-food-and-wine-festival-best-things-to-get-photos-2023-8">Epcot's International Food &amp; Wine Festival</a>, a family-favorite event we almost always plan our trips around.We spent our Epcot days sampling smaller bites around the World Showcase, which served as budget-friendly breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.<h2>A Christmas trip is fun if it's planned carefully enough to dodge pricey airfare</h2>We hadn't been to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secrets-about-walt-disney-worlds-holiday-decorations-2019-11">Disney during the holidays</a> in nearly a decade, so we wanted our kids to see the parks decked out for Christmas.As such, our November visit had to land late enough on the calendar that we'd catch the seasonal festivities but early enough that we could still enjoy our beloved Epcot festival.Fortunately, this sweet spot wasn't the worst time to book a flight.While it wasn't quite a bargain, our family's nearly $1,500 airfare to Orlando was far less than what we'd dish out closer to Thanksgiving or in December.Of course, what we saved on flights was reinvested into tickets to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, the Magic Kingdom's special holiday event.<div type="image" title="Disney World holiday parade " height="960" width="1280" msid="106967473" hostid="261"></div>The party was worth it, but we had to plan carefully to get our money's worth for the five-hour, sold-out celebration.Fortunately, visiting the less-busy second parade and getting to the parks before the party began helped us get the most holiday magic for our money.Still, we could've managed our evening a bit better.Next time, we'd spend less time waiting for attractions marginally made over for Christmas — such as the Mad Tea Party and Tomorrowland Speedway — and focus more on meeting event-specific characters, such as Jack and Sally from "The Nightmare Before Christmas."<h2>Overall, if we return to Disney this year, we're going to rethink our dining budget</h2>We haven't decided whether we'll make it back to Disney World in 2024.Then again, we say that at the start of every year and always end up planning a trip as soon as that tax return arrives.But when we do decide, we'll have even more money-saving knowledge — especially when it comes to our dining budget.Heck, if we just cut out the character meals, we may even make it back to Main Street, USA, more than once this year.

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Moscow, Apr 13 (AP) Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned it.A nationwide vote on April 22 was supposed to finalize sweeping constitutional reforms that would allow him to stay in power until 2036, if he wished. But after the coronavirus spread in Russia, that plebiscite had to be postponed – an action so abrupt that billboards promoting it already had been erected in Moscow and other big cities.Now under threat is a pomp-filled celebration of Victory Day on May 9, marking the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The holiday has become the most important on Russia's calendar, and this year is the 75th anniversary, with world leaders invited to a celebration highlighting the country's exceptional role in history. Every year, thousands gather in Moscow, including many elderly veterans proudly wearing their medals.Military units have already rehearsed the traditional Red Square parade, drilling outside Moscow, and leaders such as France's Emmanuel Macron and India's Narendra Modi had promised to attend.It would seem impossible to have such a gala now, with much of Russia and the world locked down to stop the spread of the virus.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week no decision has been made on whether to postpone it but authorities are considering "options," one of which is to hold it without the veterans, a group especially vulnerable to the virus. Peskov added the Kremlin would understand if foreign leaders decided not to come due to the pandemic and added the celebration would take place even if it doesn't happen on May 9.Initially underestimated by Russian authorities, the pandemic has posed an unexpected challenge for Putin, whose political standing now depends on whether he can contain the damage from it.On March 24, Putin was shown donning a yellow hazmat suit to visit a hospital for infected patients.Officials then indefinitely postponed the vote on the constitutional reforms that would have allowed Putin to serve two more six-year terms after 2024. The amendments already have been approved by lawmakers but the government wanted nationwide balloting to give the changes a democratic veneer. Campaigns promoting the vote had already kicked off in dozens of Russian regions.In preparation for the vote and Victory Day, Russia's state news agency Tass had begun releasing parts of a three-hour interview with Putin, with the 67-year-old leader talking about what he had done for the country in the past 20 years and what more needs to be accomplished. But Tass suspended daily extracts of the interview, saying it was no longer relevant to an audience more concerned about the coronavirus.The outbreak has completely reset the Kremlin's political agenda, said Nikolai Petrov, a senior research fellow in Chatham House's Russia and Eurasia Program."Everything that was happening before (the outbreak) has basically been wiped out," Petrov told The Associated Press. "That whole political agenda (of constitutional reform), that had been unfolding since mid-January is over." He added that for the moment, "I think we can forget about the constitutional amendments." The coronavirus crisis presents many difficulties for Putin, whose approval ratings - steadily dropping in the past two years - reached 63% in March - the lowest since 2013.It comes as the prices of oil, Russia's main source of income, plummeted amid a price war with Saudi Arabia, causing a sharp drop in the ruble. The pandemic brought with it the prospects of more economic devastation.As much of Russia went into lockdown, which Putin sugarcoated by describing it as "nonworking days," many business operations came to a halt, prompting fears of a mass shutdown by companies and leaving millions unemployed.The Chamber for Trade and Industries, a government-backed business association, predicted 3 million companies could go out of business and 8 million people - almost 11% of Russia's working population - could end up jobless.A weakening economy and worsening living conditions, widely seen by analysts as the driving force behind Putin's souring ratings, have already become the dominating fear among Russians. With the crisis still unfolding, it is likely to hurt his standing even more, said Denis Volkov, a sociologist with the independent Levada polling center.When people start fearing things getting worse "then the ratings start plummeting," Volkov told the AP.(AP) AMSAMS

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