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772<p><em>The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.</em></p>
773<p>Each week, we answer money questions from around the web on the NerdWallet app. Here are three trending questions from September.</p>
774<h4>Should I shop incognito to get better deals?</h4>
775<p>The short answer is yes. <a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/finance/news/surveillance-pricing?utm_campaign=ct_prod&amp;utm_content=2076145&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_term=medianews-group" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener">Shopping incognito</a> might help you find better deals, all because of tracking technology that allows retailers to use information like your location and purchase history to personalize prices.</p><div class="s2nPlayer k-ped16cp9" data-type="float" data-s2n-api="dfm_stn_player_script_id_ped16cp9"></div>
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782<p>(Shopping incognito prevents tracking cookies from following you around as you shop. You can activate this mode by opening a new tab labeled “private browsing” or “incognito.”)</p>
783<p>That behind-the-scenes tech can even withhold discounts offered to other shoppers based on how much it estimates you are willing to pay.</p>
784<p>By entering incognito mode when you’re browsing online, you can block some of that transmitted information, which could help you find lower prices and additional discounts.</p>
785<p>But incognito mode doesn’t render you totally invisible to retailers. Your IP address and other signals can still send messages indicating details about you and your shopping habits. If you log into a loyalty program, even more details are available.</p>				<div class="dfp-ad dfp-outstream_video" id="div-gpt-ad-outstream_video" style="visibility:hidden">
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788<p>If that kind of surveillance makes you uncomfortable — or you just want to make sure you’re getting the best deals possible — consider these other tactics:</p>
789<ul>
790<li><strong>Leave nonessential items in your online cart for a few days.</strong> The retailer may offer a coupon or lower the price to persuade you to complete the purchase.</li>
791<li><strong>Compare prices without logging in</strong>. Then check the price again after signing into your account.</li>
792<li><strong>Shop around. </strong>Try stores that don’t require loyalty accounts to access discounts.</li>
793<li><strong>Compare unit prices across brands, package sizes and retailers. </strong>The lowest advertised price isn’t always the best value.</li>
794<li><strong>Change the days and times you shop</strong>. Wait for a sale if the purchase isn’t urgent.</li>
795<li><strong>Consider using a virtual private network, or VPN.</strong> See if masking your location changes online prices.</li>
796</ul>
797<p>Most importantly, don’t rush through your purchases, and only buy what you actually want. Because deciding not to buy something is the easiest way to save.</p>
798<h4>Should I use AI for financial planning?</h4>
799<p>AI chatbots can be a <a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/finance/studies/using-ai-for-personal-finances?utm_campaign=ct_prod&amp;utm_content=2076145&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_term=medianews-group" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener">helpful tool</a> for answering general questions about money or creating a budget, but there are also risks to relying on them too much.</p>
800<p>The biggest risk is oversharing. Avoid giving a chatbot details like account numbers, Social Security numbers and other personal details, because you want to keep that information private and safe.</p>				<div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube_article" id="div-gpt-ad-cube_article" style="visibility:hidden">
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803<p>It’s also a good idea to get a second opinion on advice from a chatbot. Chatbots can rely on outdated information, overlook important context or confidently provide an incorrect answer.</p>
804<p>For example, if you ask an AI chatbot how much you <a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/finance/news/AI-financial-plan?utm_campaign=ct_prod&amp;utm_content=2076145&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_term=medianews-group" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener">should save for college</a>, it might not take into consideration all of the other factors in your life, such as other financial constraints, goals or retirement plans.</p>
805<p>Chatbots can be helpful for answering basic questions, explaining unfamiliar terms and running calculations. You might use AI to estimate how your savings could grow, create a starter budget, compare debt payoff strategies or generate questions to ask a financial advisor. It can also offer a private, nonjudgmental place to begin exploring a money problem.</p>
806<p>In other words, AI chatbots can help, but they also have their limits.</p>
807<h4>Should I lend my friend money?</h4>
808<p><a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/finance/news/asked-on-reddit-give-friend-money?utm_campaign=ct_prod&amp;utm_content=2076145&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_term=medianews-group" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener">Lending money to a friend</a> can be risky both for your finances and for your friendship.</p>
809<p>While the safest answer might be a simple “no,” sometimes we want to help a good friend. Lending them cash could get them through a difficult period, and we might want to know we 
809could turn to them for the same kind of help in the future.</p>
810<p>The first question to ask yourself is whether you feel pressure to help or if you genuinely want to. If it’s a real desire, then next it’s time to assess whether you can offer help without hurting your own finances. Do you have enough in reserve to continue paying your bills and meeting your other financial goals?</p>
811<p>Also, you might want to ask your friend for more information. Are they facing a temporary or long-term financial hardship? Can you help them in other, nonfinancial ways, such as coaching them through a job search?</p>
812<p>Perhaps you could offer to do their grocery shopping or pay one bill for the month. Those more defined forms of help can offer assistance within boundaries.</p>
813<p>Some kinds of help, such as co-signing a loan or adding a friend as an authorized user on a credit card, are so risky that financial experts suggest avoiding them altogether. After all, if your friend overspends on your credit card, you are ultimately responsible for those payments.</p>
814<p>It’s also worth viewing any “loan” as a gift, because you might never see that money again. And as long as you are OK with that, there’s nothing wrong with choosing generosity. Just make sure you’re not hurting yourself in the process.</p>
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823<p><em>Kimberly Palmer writes for NerdWallet. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @kimberlypalmer.</em></p>
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1267
1268<script id="wp-i18n-js-after">
1269wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } );
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1272</script>
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1272
1273<script id="wp-parsely-loader-js-before">
1274window.wpParselySiteId = 'marinij.com';
1275//# sourceURL=wp-parsely-loader-js-before
1276</script>
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1277<script src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wp-parsely-3.24/build/loader.js?ver=ecf94842061bea03d54b" id="wp-parsely-loader-js"></script>
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1277
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1278
1279<script src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/themes/wp-mason/dist/js/ads.min.js?ver=1.0" id="can-run-ads-js"></script>
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1280<script src="//embed.sendtonews.com/player3/embedcode.js?fk=ped16cp9&amp;cid=8134&amp;offsetx=0&amp;offsety=112&amp;floatwidth=400&amp;floatposition=bottom-right&amp;ver=1.0.0" id="dfm_stn_player_script-js"></script>
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1280
1281<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/themes/wp-mason/dist/js/linkableImageWidget.min.js?m=1790801292g" ></script>
1281<script id="digisubs-social-login-js-after">
1282(function () {
1283	var logPrefix = '[digisubs-social-login]';
1284	var readyTimeoutMs = 10000;
1285	var pendingFlag = 'mng-digisubs-regwall-social';
1286	var reloadedFlag = 'mng-digisubs-regwall-social-reloaded';
1287	var newsletterDoneFlag = 'mng-digisubs-regwall-nl-done';
1288
1289	function isEmbedReady() {
1290		return !!document.querySelector('#mng-modal');
1291	}
1292
1293	function getAuthReady() {
1294		return (window.MNGAuth && window.MNGAuth.authenticationReady)
1295			|| (window.MNGAuthentication && window.MNGAuthentication.authenticationReady)
1296			|| null;
1297	}
1298
1299	function decodeJwt(token) {
1300		try {
1301			var parts = token.split('.');
1302			if (parts.length < 2) {
1303				return null;
1304			}
1305			var base64 = parts[1].replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
1306			while (base64.length % 4) {
1307				base64 += '=';
1308			}
1309			return JSON.parse(atob(base64));
1310		} catch (e) {
1311			return null;
1312		}
1313	}
1314
1315	function isAuthenticated() {
1316		var ready = getAuthReady();
1317		if (ready && ready.isAuthenticated) {
1318			return true;
1319		}
1320		return hasMngSessionIdToken();
1321	}
1322
1323	function getMngSession() {
1324		try {
1325			return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('__MNG_Session') || 'null');
1326		} catch (e) {
1327			return null;
1328		}
1329	}
1330
1331	function hasMngSessionIdToken() {
1332		var session = getMngSession();
1333		return !!(session && typeof session.idToken === 'string' && session.idToken.length > 20);
1334	}
1335
1336	function waitForNativeSession() {
1337		return new Promise(function (resolve) {
1338			if (hasMngSessionIdToken()) {
1339				resolve(true);
1340				return;
1341			}
1342			var started = Date.now();
1343			var poll = window.setInterval(function () {
1344				if (hasMngSessionIdToken()) {
1345					window.clearInterval(poll);
1346					console.info(logPrefix, 'native __MNG_Session is ready');
1347					resolve(true);
1348				} else if (Date.now() - started > 15000) {
1349					window.clearInterval(poll);
1350					console.warn(logPrefix, 'timed out waiting for native __MNG_Session');
1351					resolve(false);
1352				}
1353			}, 100);
1354		});
1355	}
1356
1357	function isEntitledSubscriber() {
1358		var match = document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )mng-entitlements=([^;]*)/);
1359		if (!match) {
1360			return false;
1361		}
1362		var payload = decodeJwt(decodeURIComponent(match[1]));
1363		return !!(payload && payload.entitlement_entitled);
1364	}
1365
1366	function getAuthEmail() {
1367		var ready = getAuthReady();
1368		if (ready && ready.claims && ready.claims.email) {
1369			return ready.claims.email;
1370		}
1371		if (ready && typeof ready.idToken === 'string') {
1372			var claims = decodeJwt(ready.idToken);
1373			if (claims && claims.email) {
1374				return claims.email;
1375			}
1376		}
1377		var session = getMngSession();
1378		if (session && session.email) {
1379			return session.email;
1380		}
1381		if (session && session.idToken) {
1382			var sessionClaims = decodeJwt(session.idToken);
1383			if (sessionClaims && sessionClaims.email) {
1384				return sessionClaims.email;
1385			}
1386		}
1387		return '';
1388	}
1389
1390	function hideSocialLogin() {
1391		document.querySelectorAll('.digisubs-social-login').forEach(function (el) {
1392			el.classList.add('is-hidden');
1393			el.setAttribute('hidden', 'hidden');
1394		});
1395	}
1396
1397	function grantRegwallAccessCookies() {
1398		var pathname = window.location.pathname;
1399		document.cookie = 'entitled_via_newsletter=true; path=' + pathname + '; max-age=1800';
1400		document.cookie = 'sspw_has-nl-registration=true; path=/; max-age=604800';
1401		if (typeof demeter === 'function') {
1402			demeter('userProperties', { args: { visitorType: 'registered' } });
1403		}
1404		console.info(logPrefix, 'granted limited article access cookies');
1405	}
1406
1407	function waitForEngageSubscribe() {
1408		return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
1409			if (window.engageLibrary && typeof window.engageLibrary.sspwSuscribeToNewsletter === 'function') {
1410				resolve();
1411				return;
1412			}
1413			var started = Date.now();
1414			var poll = window.setInterval(function () {
1415				if (window.engageLibrary && typeof window.engageLibrary.sspwSuscribeToNewsletter === 'function') {
1416					window.clearInterval(poll);
1417					resolve();
1418				} else if (Date.now() - started > readyTimeoutMs) {
1419					window.clearInterval(poll);
1420					reject(new Error('engageLibrary.sspwSuscribeToNewsletter not available'));
1421				}
1422			}, 100);
1423		});
1424	}
1425
1426	function subscribeRegwallNewsletter() {
1427		var prefId = window.authentication_config && window.authentication_config.regwallPrefId;
1428		if (!prefId) {
1429			console.info(logPrefix, 'no regwallPrefId, skipping newsletter subscribe');
1430			return Promise.resolve(false);
1431		}
1432		var email = getAuthEmail();
1433		if (!email) {
1434			console.warn(logPrefix, 'no auth email, skipping newsletter subscribe');
1435			return Promise.resolve(false);
1436		}
1437		return waitForEngageSubscribe().then(function () {
1438			console.info(logPrefix, 'subscribing', email, 'to prefId', prefId);
1439			return window.engageLibrary.sspwSuscribeToNewsletter(email, Number(prefId));
1440		});
1441	}
1442
1443	function waitForAuthEmail() {
1444		return new Promise(function (resolve) {
1445			var email = getAuthEmail();
1446			if (email) {
1447				resolve(email);
1448				return;
1449			}
1450			var started = Date.now();
1451			var poll = window.setInterval(function () {
1452				var nextEmail = getAuthEmail();
1453				if (nextEmail) {
1454					window.clearInterval(poll);
1455					resolve(nextEmail);
1456				} else if (Date.now() - started > readyTimeoutMs) {
1457					window.clearInterval(poll);
1458					resolve('');
1459				}
1460			}, 50);
1461		});
1462	}
1463
1464	function urlWithoutWallOverride() {
1465		var url = new URL(window.location.href);
1466		if (!url.searchParams.has('wall_override')) {
1467			return '';
1468		}
1469		url.searchParams.delete('wall_override');
1470		return url.pathname + url.search + url.hash;
1471	}
1472
1473	function dropWallOverrideFromAddressBar() {
1474		var cleanPath = urlWithoutWallOverride();
1475		if (!cleanPath) {
1476			return false;
1477		}
1478		window.history.replaceState({}, '', window.location.origin + cleanPath);
1479		console.info(logPrefix, 'removed wall_override from the URL before embed login reload');
1480		return true;
1481	}
1482
1483	(function patchLocationReload() {
1484		try {
1485			var originalReload = window.location.reload.bind(window.location);
1486			window.location.reload = function () {
1487				if (sessionStorage.getItem(pendingFlag) === '1') {
1488					var cleanPath = urlWithoutWallOverride();
1489					if (cleanPath) {
1490						console.info(logPrefix, 'embed login reload: dropping wall_override');
1491						window.location.replace(window.location.origin + cleanPath);
1492						return;
1493					}
1494				}
1495				return originalReload();
1496			};
1497		} catch (e) {}
1498	})();
1499
1500	var finishingSocialLogin = false;
1501
1502	function finishRegwallSocialLogin() {
1503		if (finishingSocialLogin) {
1504			return;
1505		}
1506		finishingSocialLogin = true;
1507		hideSocialLogin();
1508
1509		waitForAuthEmail().then(function () {
1510			if (sessionStorage.getItem(newsletterDoneFlag) === '1') {
1511				return false;
1512			}
1513			return subscribeRegwallNewsletter().then(function (ok) {
1514				sessionStorage.setItem(newsletterDoneFlag, '1');
1515				console.info(logPrefix, 'newsletter subscribe', ok ? 'succeeded' : 'skipped or failed');
1516				return ok;
1517			});
1518		}).catch(function (err) {
1519			console.error(logPrefix, 'newsletter subscribe error', err);
1520		}).then(function () {
1521			if (!isEntitledSubscriber()) {
1522				grantRegwallAccessCookies();
1523			}
1524			return waitForNativeSession();
1525		}).then(function (hasSession) {
1526			if (!hasSession) {
1527				console.warn(logPrefix, 'embed login did not persist __MNG_Session');
1528			}
1529			dropWallOverrideFromAddressBar();
1530			sessionStorage.removeItem(pendingFlag);
1531			sessionStorage.removeItem(reloadedFlag);
1532			sessionStorage.removeItem(newsletterDoneFlag);
1533			finishingSocialLogin = false;
1534		});
1535	}
1536
1537	function onAuthenticated() {
1538		hideSocialLogin();
1539		if (sessionStorage.getItem(pendingFlag) === '1') {
1540			dropWallOverrideFromAddressBar();
1541			finishRegwallSocialLogin();
1542		}
1543	}
1544
1545	function getAuthScriptEl() {
1546		return document.querySelector('script[src*="mng-auth"]');
1547	}
1548
1549	function getAuthScriptSrc() {
1550		var el = getAuthScriptEl();
1551		return el ? el.src : '(no mng-auth script tag)';
1552	}
1553
1554	function authDiagnostics() {
1555		return [
1556			'script=' + getAuthScriptSrc(),
1557			'MNGAuth=' + typeof window.MNGAuth,
1558			'module=' + typeof window.module,
1559			'exports=' + typeof window.exports,
1560			'define=' + typeof window.define,
1561			'define.amd=' + !!(window.define && window.define.amd)
1562		].join(' ');
1563	}
1564
1565	function adoptMngAuth() {
1566		if (window.MNGAuth && (typeof window.MNGAuth.init === 'function' || typeof window.MNGAuth.showScreen === 'function')) {
1567			return window.MNGAuth;
1568		}
1569		var candidates = [];
1570		if (window.module && window.module.exports) {
1571			candidates.push(window.module.exports.MNGAuth || window.module.exports);
1572		}
1573		if (window.exports) {
1574			candidates.push(window.exports.MNGAuth || window.exports);
1575		}
1576		for (var i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
1577			var candidate = candidates[i];
1578			if (candidate && (typeof candidate.init === 'function' || typeof candidate.showScreen === 'function')) {
1579				window.MNGAuth = candidate;
1580				console.info(logPrefix, 'adopted MNGAuth from UMD export');
1581				return candidate;
1582			}
1583		}
1584		return null;
1585	}
1586
1587	function waitForMngAuth() {
1588		if (window.__mngAuthReadyPromise) {
1589			return window.__mngAuthReadyPromise;
1590		}
1591		window.__mngAuthReadyPromise = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
1592			if (adoptMngAuth()) {
1593				resolve();
1594				return;
1595			}
1596
1597			var settled = false;
1598
1599			function succeed() {
1600				if (settled) {
1601					return;
1602				}
1603				settled = true;
1604				resolve();
1605			}
1606
1607			function fail(message) {
1608				if (settled) {
1609					return;
1610				}
1611				settled = true;
1612				window.__mngAuthReadyPromise = null;
1613				reject(new Error(message + ' ' + authDiagnostics()));
1614			}
1615
1616			function shadowUmdGlobals() {
1617				var saved = {
1618					module: window.module,
1619					exports: window.exports,
1620					define: window.define
1621				};
1622				try {
1623					delete window.module;
1624					delete window.exports;
1625					delete window.define;
1626				} catch (e) {
1627					window.module = undefined;
1628					window.exports = undefined;
1629					window.define = undefined;
1630				}
1631				return saved;
1632			}
1633
1634			function restoreUmdGlobals(saved) {
1635				try {
1636					if (typeof saved.module !== 'undefined') {
1637						window.module = saved.module;
1638					}
1639					if (typeof saved.exports !== 'undefined') {
1640						window.exports = saved.exports;
1641					}
1642					if (typeof saved.define !== 'undefined') {
1643						window.define = saved.define;
1644					}
1645				} catch (e) {}
1646			}
1647
1648			function loadIsolatedCopy() {
1649				var src = getAuthScriptSrc();
1650				if (src === '(no mng-auth script tag)') {
1651					fail('mng-auth.js is not on the page');
1652					return;
1653				}
1654				console.info(logPrefix, 'reloading mng-auth.js without UMD globals');
1655				var saved = shadowUmdGlobals();
1656				var script = document.createElement('script');
1657				script.src = src;
1658				script.onload = function () {
1659					restoreUmdGlobals(saved);
1660					if (adoptMngAuth()) {
1661						succeed();
1662						return;
1663					}
1664					fail('CDN loaded but did not expose window.MNGAuth');
1665				};
1666				script.onerror = function () {
1667					restoreUmdGlobals(saved);
1668					fail('mng-auth.js failed to load');
1669				};
1670				document.head.appendChild(script);
1671			}
1672
1673			var existing = getAuthScriptEl();
1674			if (existing && document.readyState === 'loading') {
1675				existing.addEventListener('load', function () {
1676					if (adoptMngAuth()) {
1677						succeed();
1678						return;
1679					}
1680					loadIsolatedCopy();
1681				});
1682				existing.addEventListener('error', function () {
1683					fail('existing mng-auth.js tag failed to load');
1684				});
1685				return;
1686			}
1687
1688			loadIsolatedCopy();
1689		});
1690		return window.__mngAuthReadyPromise;
1691	}
1692
1693	function waitForEmbedReady() {
1694		return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
1695			if (isEmbedReady()) {
1696				resolve();
1697				return;
1698			}
1699
1700			var settled = false;
1701			var poll;
1702
1703			function cleanup() {
1704				window.clearInterval(poll);
1705				document.removeEventListener('mng.auth.onFinished', onFinished);
1706			}
1707
1708			function succeed() {
1709				if (settled) {
1710					return;
1711				}
1712				settled = true;
1713				cleanup();
1714				resolve();
1715			}
1716
1717			function fail(message) {
1718				if (settled) {
1719					return;
1720				}
1721				settled = true;
1722				cleanup();
1723				reject(new Error(message));
1724			}
1725
1726			function onFinished() {
1727				if (isEmbedReady()) {
1728					succeed();
1729					return;
1730				}
1731				fail('mng-auth reported onFinished but #mng-modal was not created. script=' + getAuthScriptSrc());
1732			}
1733
1734			document.addEventListener('mng.auth.onFinished', onFinished);
1735			poll = window.setInterval(function () {
1736				if (isEmbedReady()) {
1737					succeed();
1738				}
1739			}, 100);
1740			window.setTimeout(function () {
1741				fail('timed out waiting for #mng-modal. script=' + getAuthScriptSrc());
1742			}, readyTimeoutMs);
1743		});
1744	}
1745
1746	function openEmbedLogin(button) {
1747		var connection = button.getAttribute('data-mng-auth-social-action');
1748		console.info(logPrefix, 'click', button.getAttribute('data-mng-cta'), '- waiting for embed login', connection, getAuthScriptSrc());
1749		return waitForMngAuth().then(function () {
1750			if (isEmbedReady()) {
1751				button.__mngSocialForward = true;
1752				button.click();
1753				button.__mngSocialForward = false;
1754				console.info(logPrefix, 'forwarded social click to embed login', connection);
1755				return;
1756			}
1757			return waitForEmbedReady().then(function () {
1758				button.__mngSocialForward = true;
1759				button.click();
1760				button.__mngSocialForward = false;
1761				console.info(logPrefix, 'forwarded social click to embed login', connection);
1762			});
1763		}).catch(function (err) {
1764			console.error(logPrefix, 'failed to open embed login', err);
1765		});
1766	}
1767
1768	document.addEventListener('click', function (event) {
1769		var button = event.target.closest('.digisubs-social-login__button');
1770		if (!button || button.__mngSocialForward) {
1771			return;
1772		}
1773		sessionStorage.setItem(pendingFlag, '1');
1774		if (isEmbedReady() && window.MNGAuth) {
1775			console.info(logPrefix, 'click', button.getAttribute('data-mng-cta'), '- letting embed login handle', button.getAttribute('data-mng-auth-social-action'));
1776			return;
1777		}
1778		event.preventDefault();
1779		event.stopPropagation();
1780		openEmbedLogin(button);
1781	});
1782
1783	['authenticationReady', 'mng-auth-check-complete', 'entitlementsReady'].forEach(function (name) {
1784		window.addEventListener(name, function () {
1785			if (isAuthenticated()) {
1786				onAuthenticated();
1787			}
1788		}, true);
1789	});
1790	['mng.auth.onReady', 'mng.auth.onLogin', 'mng.auth.onAuthDetermined', 'mng.auth.onEntitlementsDetermined'].forEach(function (name) {
1791		document.addEventListener(name, function () {
1792			if (isAuthenticated()) {
1793				onAuthenticated();
1794			}
1795		}, true);
1796	});
1797
1798	if (window.authentication_config && window.authentication_config.debug === '1') {
1799		console.info(logPrefix, 'bridge ready', typeof window.MNGAuth, getAuthScriptSrc());
1800	}
1801
1802	if (isAuthenticated()) {
1803		onAuthenticated();
1804	}
1805})();
1806//# sourceURL=digisubs-social-login-js-after
1807</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1807
1807
1808<script src="https://applepay.cdn-apple.com/jsapi/1.latest/apple-pay-sdk.js" id="apple_pay_sdk-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1808
1808
1809<script id="mng_apple-js-extra">
1810var apple_config = {"applePayEnabled":"1","loggedOutPurchaseEnabled":"0","sourceId":"934"};
1811//# sourceURL=mng_apple-js-extra
1812</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1812
1812
1813<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/plugins/mng-digisubs/static/mng-digisubs.apple.bundle.js?m=1790808762g" ></script>
1813<script id="mng-cache-control-js-before">
1814window.cache_control_adminbar_support = {"rootUrl":"https:\/\/www.marinij.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","rootAction":"cache_control_adminbar_action","nonce":"5df6708517","isSectionFront":true,"isHomepage":false}
1815//# sourceURL=mng-cache-control-js-before
1816</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1816
1816
1817<script src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/plugins/mng-cache-control/Src/assets/dist/mng-cache-control-adminbar.js?ver=0.2.1" id="mng-cache-control-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1817
1817
1818<script id="jetpack-stats-js-before">
1819_stq = window._stq || [];
1820_stq.push([ "view", {"v":"ext","blog":"151015395","post":"9167130","tz":"-7","srv":"www.marinij.com","hp":"vip","j":"1:16.1.3"} ]);
1821_stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "151015395", "9167130" ]);
1822//# sourceURL=jetpack-stats-js-before
1823</script>
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1823
1824<script src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202640.js" id="jetpack-stats-js" defer data-wp-strategy="defer" fetchpriority="low"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1824
1824
1825<script async src="https://cdn.p-n.io/pushly-sdk.min.js?domain_key=evi8o9j5mkhaN5a2mhf8Uplj1fd0StFPguzc&amp;ver=6.9.9" id="pushly-sdk-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1825
1825
1826<script id="sharing-js-js-extra">
1827var sharing_js_options = {"lang":"en","counts":"","is_stats_active":"1"};
1828//# sourceURL=sharing-js-js-extra
1829</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1829
1829
1830<script src="https://www.marinij.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-16.1/_inc/build/sharedaddy/sharing.min.js?ver=16.1.3" id="sharing-js-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1830
1830
1831<script id="sharing-js-js-after">
1832var windowOpen;
1833			( function () {
1834				function matches( el, sel ) {
1835					return !! (
1836						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
1837						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
1838					);
1839				}
1840
1841				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
1842					if ( ! event.target ) {
1843						return;
1844					}
1845
1846					var el;
1847					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
1848						el = event.target;
1849					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
1850						el = event.target.parentNode;
1851					}
1852
1853					if ( el ) {
1854						event.preventDefault();
1855
1856						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
1857						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
1858							windowOpen.close();
1859						}
1860						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomtwitter', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=350' );
1861						return false;
1862					}
1863				} );
1864			} )();
1865var windowOpen;
1866			( function () {
1867				function matches( el, sel ) {
1868					return !! (
1869						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
1870						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
1871					);
1872				}
1873
1874				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
1875					if ( ! event.target ) {
1876						return;
1877					}
1878
1879					var el;
1880					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
1881						el = event.target;
1882					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
1883						el = event.target.parentNode;
1884					}
1885
1886					if ( el ) {
1887						event.preventDefault();
1888
1889						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
1890						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
1891							windowOpen.close();
1892						}
1893						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomfacebook', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' );
1894						return false;
1895					}
1896				} );
1897			} )();
1898//# sourceURL=sharing-js-js-after
1899</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1899
1899
1900<script id="wp-emoji-settings" type="application/json">
1901{"baseUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https://www.marinij.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.9.9"}}
1902</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1902
1902
1903<script type="module">
1904/*! This file is auto-generated */
1905var e="script#wp-emoji-settings",t=document.querySelector(e);if(!(t instanceof HTMLScriptElement))throw new Error("Element missing: "+e);const r=JSON.parse(t.text),s=(window._wpemojiSettings=r,"wpEmojiSettingsSupports"),o=["flag","emoji"];function i(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(s,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function c(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0);const r=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);return t.every((e,t)=>e===r[t])}function p(e,t){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var n=e.getImageData(16,16,1,1);for(let e=0;e<n.data.length;e++)if(0!==n.data[e])return!1;return!0}function u(e,t,n,r){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf6","\ud83c\udde8\u200b\ud83c\uddf6")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!r(e,"\ud83e\u1fac8")}return!1}function f(e,t,n,r){let a;const s=(a="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):document.createElement("canvas")).getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(s.textBaseline="top",s.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(e=>{o[e]=t(s,e,n,r)}),o}function a(e){var t=document.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,document.head.appendChild(t)}r.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},new Promise(t=>{let n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(s));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(o),u.toString(),c.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"});const a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=e=>{i(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}i(n=f(o,u,c,p))}t(n)}).then(e=>{for(const n in e)r.supports[n]=e[n],r.supports.everything=r.supports.everything&&r.supports[n],"flag"!==n&&(r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&r.supports[n]);var t;r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!r.supports.flag,r.supports.everything||((t=r.source||{}).concatemoji?a(t.concatemoji):t.wpemoji&&t.twemoji&&(a(t.twemoji),a(t.wpemoji)))});
1906//# sourceURL=https://www.marinij.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.min.js
1907</script>
1907
1908
1909			</body>
1910            </html>
1911			

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