:root{
 --teal:#074f58;--teal2:#0b6570;--gold:#c99a37;--gold-ink:#8a6420;--navy:#173653;
 --cream:#f8f0df;--ivory:#fffdf8;--sage:#e7eee3;--ink:#283843;--muted:#55656c;
 --white:#fff;--shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(23,54,83,.10);--r:18px;
 --serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;--sans:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important}}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.6;font-size:1rem}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--navy);line-height:1.12;margin:.1rem 0 .7rem}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,5.2vw,4.4rem);letter-spacing:-.03em}
h1 span{display:block;color:var(--teal2)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.4vw,2.7rem);letter-spacing:-.02em}
h3{font-size:1.3rem}
a{color:var(--teal2)}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:6px}
.wrap{width:min(1160px,92%);margin:auto}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:99}
.skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem}
.eyebrow{font-size:.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-weight:800;color:var(--gold-ink);margin:0 0 .5rem}
.eyebrow-light{color:#f0ca71}
.btn{display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:9px;padding:.85rem 1.2rem;font-weight:800;border:1px solid transparent;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .15s, box-shadow .15s;font-size:1rem;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans)}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-gold{background:linear-gradient(#c99a37,#9a6d1c);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 8px 22px rgba(172,126,38,.24)}
.btn-outline{border-color:#9caa9c;color:var(--teal);background:#fff}
.btn-link{background:none;color:var(--teal2);text-decoration:underline;padding:.6rem .4rem;font-weight:700}
.btn-lg{padding:1.05rem 1.5rem;font-size:1.05rem}
.actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.7rem;margin-top:1.3rem}
/* header */
.header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:var(--teal);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.nav{height:64px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.brand-mark{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:linear-gradient(#f0ca71,#c99a37);color:var(--teal);font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem}
.brand b{font-family:var(--serif);letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:1rem}
.navlinks{display:flex;gap:1.1rem;font-size:.92rem}
.navlinks a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;opacity:.95}.navlinks a:hover{color:#f0ca71}
/* hero */
.hero{background:radial-gradient(circle at 85% 20%,rgba(240,202,113,.28),transparent 45%),linear-gradient(135deg,#f8f0df 0%,#fffaf1 60%,#eef4ea 100%);padding:4.5rem 0 4rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eee3cf}
.hero-inner{max-width:820px}
.goldline{height:3px;width:74px;background:var(--gold);margin:1.1rem 0 1.3rem}
.lead{font-size:1.15rem;color:#394c57;max-width:72ch}
.lead-2{color:#394c57;max-width:72ch}
.signature{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);margin-top:1.4rem}
/* start here */
.start{padding:3.5rem 0;background:#fff}
.section-intro{color:var(--muted);max-width:70ch;margin-bottom:1.6rem}
.start-grid{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1rem;counter-reset:step}
.start-card{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fcf5e9,#fffaf1);border:1px solid rgba(201,154,55,.28);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem 1.4rem 1.2rem;position:relative;counter-increment:step;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.start-card::before{content:counter(step);position:absolute;top:-14px;left:1.2rem;width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal);color:#fff;display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:800;font-family:var(--serif)}
.start-card h3{margin-top:.5rem}
.start-card .time{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-ink);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.start-card p{margin:.3rem 0 .8rem;flex:1}
.start-card .meta{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.8rem}
/* filters */
.directory{padding:3.5rem 0 4rem}
.filters{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1.3fr 1fr auto auto;gap:.8rem 1rem;align-items:end;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e6dcc8;border-radius:var(--r);padding:1rem 1.1rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow);position:sticky;top:72px;z-index:10}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.25rem}
.field label{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
.field input[type=search],.field select{font:inherit;padding:.62rem .75rem;border:1px solid #cfd5d3;border-radius:9px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);min-height:44px;width:100%}
.field-check{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;min-height:44px}
.field-check input{width:20px;height:20px;accent-color:var(--teal2)}
.field-check label{font-size:.95rem}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin:1.3rem 0 .4rem}
.chip{font-size:.85rem;padding:.4rem .8rem;border-radius:999px;background:var(--sage);color:var(--teal);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #d6decf}
.chip:hover{background:#dce9e8}
.count{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem;margin:.6rem 0 0}
.cat-section{margin-top:2.4rem;scroll-margin-top:170px}
.cat-head{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:baseline;gap:.3rem 1rem;border-bottom:2px solid #eee3cf;padding-bottom:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.cat-head h3{font-size:1.55rem;margin:0}
.cat-head p{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(270px,1fr));gap:1rem}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ebe3d3;border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.2rem 1.25rem 1.1rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.45rem;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(23,54,83,.05)}
.card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.22rem;color:var(--navy);margin:0}
.badges{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.35rem}
.badge{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.2rem .55rem;border-radius:6px}
.b-easy{background:#e7eee3;color:#2f5a33}
.b-medium{background:#f6ecda;color:#7a5512}
.b-free{background:#d9eeee;color:#074f58}
.b-trial{background:#eef0f4;color:#3b4a5e}
.card .one{margin:.1rem 0;color:var(--ink)}
.card dl{margin:.2rem 0 0;display:grid;gap:.35rem}
.card dt{font-size:.74rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--gold-ink)}
.card dd{margin:0;font-size:.94rem;color:#3a4b55}
.card .note{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;margin:0}
.card .links{margin-top:auto;padding-top:.6rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:1px solid #f1eadc}
.card .visit{font-weight:800;color:var(--teal2);text-decoration:none}
.card .visit:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.card .verified{font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted)}
.check{color:#7a5512;font-weight:700}
.empty{padding:2rem;text-align:center;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--r);border:1px dashed #d7ad55;margin-top:1.5rem}
/* clarity */
.clarity{background:linear-gradient(100deg,#063f49,#0b6570);color:#fff;padding:3.5rem 0}
.clarity h2{color:#fff}
.clarity p{color:#d9eeee;max-width:62ch}
.clarity .quiet{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:#f0ca71}
.clarity-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:2rem;align-items:center}
.clarity-cta{text-align:center}
.clarity-cta .small{font-size:.88rem;margin:.7rem auto 0}
/* footer */
.footer{background:#f2ead9;color:#4a5a62;padding:2.2rem 0;font-size:.9rem}
.footer p{max-width:90ch}
.footer .updated{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
/* responsive */
@media (max-width:980px){
 .filters{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;position:static}
 .field-search{grid-column:1/-1}
 .start-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.6rem}
 .clarity-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .clarity-cta{text-align:left}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
 .navlinks a:not(:last-child){display:none}
 .brand b{font-size:.9rem}
 .hero{padding:3rem 0 2.8rem}
 .lead{font-size:1.05rem}
 .filters{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .actions .btn{flex:1 1 100%}
 .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .cat-section{scroll-margin-top:80px}
}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.field input[type=search]{-webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none;height:44px}
.field select{height:44px}
.filters .field label{line-height:1.2}
@media (max-width:560px){
 .chips{flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow-x:auto;padding-bottom:.4rem;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;scrollbar-width:thin}
 .chip{white-space:nowrap;flex:0 0 auto}
 .card{padding:1rem 1.05rem .95rem}
}
/* Laura's pick */
.b-pick{background:linear-gradient(#f0ca71,#d7ad55);color:#3d2a05}
.card.pick{border-color:rgba(201,154,55,.55);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(201,154,55,.25),0 4px 14px rgba(23,54,83,.06)}
/* nudges */
.nudge{margin-top:1.8rem;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;background:var(--sage);border:1px solid #d6decf;border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.1rem 1.3rem}
.nudge p{margin:0;max-width:70ch}
.nudge-end{margin-top:2.6rem;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fcf5e9,#fffaf1);border-color:rgba(201,154,55,.35)}
/* lead form */
.connect{padding:4rem 0;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f8f0df,#fffaf1 55%,#eef4ea);border-top:1px solid #eee3cf}
.connect-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.05fr;gap:2.4rem;align-items:start}
.connect-copy p{color:#394c57;max-width:58ch}
.quiet-dark{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}
.connect-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e6dcc8;border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.6rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.f{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.3rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
.f label{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);font-size:.95rem}
.f .opt{font-weight:400;color:var(--muted)}
.f input[type=text],.f input[type=email],.f textarea{font:inherit;padding:.7rem .8rem;border:1px solid #cfd5d3;border-radius:9px;min-height:46px;width:100%;color:var(--ink);background:#fff}
.f textarea{resize:vertical}
.f input:focus,.f textarea:focus{border-color:var(--teal2)}
.f small{color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem}
.f-check{flex-direction:row;align-items:flex-start;gap:.6rem}
.f-check input{width:22px;height:22px;margin-top:.15rem;flex:0 0 auto;accent-color:var(--teal2)}
.f-check label{font-weight:400;font-size:.9rem;color:#3a4b55}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-5000px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form-error{color:#9b2c1d;font-weight:700;margin:.2rem 0 .8rem}
.small-print{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.9rem 0 0}
.draft-flag{background:#fff3cd;color:#6b4e00;padding:0 .3rem;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;font-size:.85em}
.thanks h3{font-size:1.6rem}
.thanks:focus{outline:none}
.preview-note{font-size:.85rem;background:#eef0f4;border-radius:8px;padding:.6rem .8rem;color:#3b4a5e}
.thanks-page{padding:5rem 0;min-height:70vh;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f8f0df,#fffaf1)}
@media (max-width:980px){.connect-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media (max-width:560px){.connect-card{padding:1.2rem}.nudge .btn{width:100%}}

/* quiz */
.quiz{padding:4rem 0;background:#fffdf8;border-bottom:1px solid #eee3cf}
.quiz-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(0,1.1fr);gap:2.5rem;align-items:start}
.quiz-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #eadfc8;border-radius:20px;padding:1.6rem;box-shadow:0 14px 40px rgba(23,54,83,.08)}
.quiz-progress{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-ink);margin:0 0 .6rem}
.q{border:0;margin:0;padding:0}
.q legend{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:.9rem;line-height:1.25}
.opts{display:grid;gap:.55rem}
.opts label{display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;padding:.75rem .9rem;border:1.5px solid #e6dcc7;border-radius:12px;cursor:pointer;background:#fffdf8;line-height:1.35}
.opts label:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.opts input{margin-top:.2rem;accent-color:var(--teal);width:1.05rem;height:1.05rem;flex:none}
.opts label:has(input:checked){border-color:var(--teal);background:#eef6f4;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--teal) inset}
.opts label:has(input:focus-visible){outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.quiz-nav{display:flex;gap:.6rem;justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center;margin-top:1.1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.quiz-nav #quiz-back{margin-right:auto}
.quiz-result h3{font-size:1.5rem}
.quiz-result-intro{color:#394c57}
.quiz-picks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1rem 0;display:grid;gap:.8rem}
.quiz-pick{border:1px solid #eadfc8;border-radius:14px;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:#fffdf8;display:grid;gap:.6rem}
.quiz-pick h4{margin:0 0 .3rem;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--navy)}
.quiz-pick p{margin:.2rem 0}
.quiz-pick .meta{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
.quiz-pick-actions{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.quiz-relax{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--gold-ink);background:#fff7e3;border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .8rem}
.quiz-invite{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#074f58,#0b6570);color:#fff;border-radius:16px;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;margin:1rem 0 .6rem}
.quiz-invite p{margin:0 0 .8rem;color:#f4f1e8}
.btn-sm{padding:.45rem .85rem;font-size:.88rem}
.how{cursor:pointer}
.start-card .btn-link{display:block;margin-top:.5rem}
.links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem 1rem;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:860px){.quiz-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.2rem}.quiz{padding:2.6rem 0}}

/* guide dialog */
.guide{border:0;border-radius:20px;padding:0;max-width:min(640px,94vw);width:100%;box-shadow:0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.25);color:var(--ink)}
.guide::backdrop{background:rgba(16,32,40,.55)}
.guide-inner{padding:1.8rem 1.8rem 1.5rem;position:relative;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#fffaf1,#fff 40%)}
.guide-close{position:absolute;top:.7rem;right:.8rem;border:0;background:transparent;font-size:2rem;line-height:1;cursor:pointer;color:var(--navy);width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%}
.guide-close:hover{background:#f2ead9}
.guide h2{font-size:1.55rem;padding-right:2.5rem}
.guide-price{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);font-size:.95rem}
.guide-steps{padding-left:1.3rem;line-height:1.6}.guide-steps li{margin:.45rem 0}
.guide-watch{background:#fff4d6;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:.7rem .9rem;border-radius:8px;margin:1rem 0;font-size:.95rem}
.guide-help a{color:var(--teal2);font-weight:700}
.guide-help-note,.guide-small{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted)}
.guide-actions{display:flex;gap:.7rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:1rem}
[hidden]{display:none !important}
#quiz-result,#quiz,section[id]{scroll-margin-top:84px}

/* Show more per category (added 2026-10-16) */
.cat-count{font-weight:400;font-size:.8em;color:#6b6b6b}
.more-wrap{margin-top:1rem;text-align:center}
.show-more{min-width:16rem}

/* Cheat sheet signup (added 2026-10-16) */
.cheat{padding:4rem 0;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#eef4ea,#fffaf1 60%,#f8f0df);border-top:1px solid #e6e9df}
.cheat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2.4rem;align-items:start}
.cheat-copy p{color:#394c57;max-width:56ch}
.cheat-thumb{display:block;width:min(300px,80%);height:auto;margin-top:1rem;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:1px solid #e6dcc8}
@media (max-width:980px){.cheat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
/* Oct 17, 2026 brief: free note, affiliate disclosures, budget filter, legal links */
.free-note{margin:1rem 0 0;padding:.7rem 1rem;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);background:#fff;border-radius:8px;max-width:72ch;color:var(--navy)}
.small-note{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.aff-note{font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.5;color:#4a3a14;background:#fbf3df;border:1px solid #ecd9a8;border-radius:10px;padding:.55rem .75rem;margin:.3rem 0}
.aff-note a{color:#6b4c12;font-weight:700}
.aff-top{max-width:90ch;margin:1rem 0 .4rem}
.b-aff{background:#173653;color:#fff}
.card.aff{border-color:#e2c983}
.card .sub{margin:0;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal2)}
button.chip{cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans)}
.chip-budget{background:#fbf3df;border-color:#e2c983;color:#5e430f}
.budget-note{margin:.8rem 0 0;padding:.55rem .8rem;background:#d9eeee;color:#074f58;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;max-width:90ch}
.legal-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.4rem;margin:.6rem 0}
.legal-links a{color:var(--teal);font-weight:800}
.footer a{color:var(--teal)}
.f-check .opt{font-weight:400}