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                      | Happy Fat Tuesday! I'm Elisabeth Buchwald, here with today's Daily Money. | 
                                                                              | Inflation barely nudged down last month, but it may still have a shot at coming down faster than you and the Fed might think, according to some economists.  | 
                                                                              | The reason they think inflation could come down is a result of rent and wage growth.  | 
                                                                              | Rent, which makes up 40% of inflation that excludes food and energy, could slide more briskly than Fed officials believe over the next few months. Wage growth in service industries like health care, education, and white-collar professions doesn't appear to be driving up prices as much as Powell fears. | 
                                                                              | Cheap rent but with strings attached  | 
                                                                              | Cheap rent these days feels like saying free beer tomorrow.  | 
                                                                              | But with the soon-to-be-launched membership program called "Standby", you can live in a nationwide rental network of fully furnished apartments across 350 cities for $1,295 a month. No security deposits, no leases, no utility costs. Meanwhile, the median listed rent in December was $1,712, or 32% higher, in the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. | 
                                                                              | Here's the catch: You'll be given 72 hours' notice to move out. | 
                                                                              | For more information on how it all works, be sure to check out Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy's story. | 
                                                                              | 📰 More stories you shouldn't miss ðŸ“° | 
                                                                              | Walmart earnings: Company's fourth-quarter earnings call foreshadows challenges ahead for the retailer. | 
                                                                              | Baby formula recall: Reckitt recalls Enfamil ProSobee infant formula due to possible cross-contamination | 
                                                                              | Can travelers still find cruise deals?: Yes ... for now. | 
                                                                              | About The Daily Money | 
                                                                              | Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer news from USA TODAY. We break down financial news and provide the TLDR version: how decisions by the Federal Reserve, government and companies impact you. | 
                                                                              | Elisabeth Buchwald is a personal finance and markets correspondent for USA TODAY. You can follow her on Twitter @BuchElisabeth and sign up for our Daily Money newsletter here | 
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