/* ================================================
   GLOBAL CSS — WriterMoney
   Deferred (non-blocking). Only below-fold styles.
   Critical above-fold CSS is inlined in BaseLayout.
   ================================================ */

/* Hover & transition effects (non-critical) */
.header-nav a:not(.btn-cta):hover{color:#f59e0b}
.btn-cta:hover{background:#d97706;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:#d97706;transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(245,158,11,.4)}
.btn-secondary:hover{border-color:#fff;background:rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.page-hero .meta a:hover{color:#f59e0b}
.breadcrumb a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* Smooth scroll — deferred so it doesn't block render */
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){html{scroll-behavior:smooth}}

/* ---- MAIN CONTENT ---- */
.page-wrap{
  max-width:var(--mww);margin:0 auto;padding:3rem 1.5rem 4rem;
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 280px;gap:3rem;align-items:start;
  content-visibility:auto;contain-intrinsic-size:0 800px
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .page-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:1.5rem 1rem 3rem}
  .sidebar{order:-1}
}
.article-content{min-width:0}
.article-content h2{font-size:1.75rem;color:var(--pd);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:800;margin:2.5rem 0 .9rem;line-height:1.25;padding-top:.5rem;border-top:3px solid var(--pl)}
.article-content h2:first-of-type{margin-top:0;border-top:none}
.article-content h3{font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--p);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;margin:1.75rem 0 .6rem}
.article-content p{margin-bottom:1.2rem;color:var(--txt)}
.article-content ul,.article-content ol{padding-left:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.article-content li{margin-bottom:.5rem}
.article-content a{color:var(--lnk);text-decoration:underline}
.article-content a:hover{color:var(--pd)}
.article-content strong{font-weight:700;color:var(--pd)}
.article-content blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--pl);padding:.75rem 1.25rem;background:#f0faf5;margin:1.5rem 0;border-radius:0 var(--r) var(--r) 0;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}

/* ---- AFFILIATE BOX ---- */
.aff-box{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fffbeb 0%,#fef3c7 100%);border:2px solid var(--a);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.75rem 2rem;margin:2.5rem 0;text-align:center}
.aff-box h3{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.4rem;color:var(--pd);margin-bottom:.6rem}
.aff-box p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.2rem;font-size:.97rem}
.aff-box .disclaimer{font-size:.78rem;color:#9ca3af;margin-top:.75rem;margin-bottom:0}

/* ---- TIP BOX ---- */
.tip-box{background:#f0faf5;border-left:4px solid var(--p);padding:1.1rem 1.4rem;border-radius:0 var(--r) var(--r) 0;margin:1.75rem 0}
.tip-box strong{color:var(--pd);font-family:Arial,sans-serif}

/* ---- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---- */
.toc{background:var(--sur);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem 1.6rem;margin-bottom:2rem}
.toc p.toc-label{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:var(--pd);margin-bottom:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;font-size:.85rem}
.toc ol{padding-left:1.25rem;margin:0}
.toc li{margin-bottom:.35rem;font-size:.93rem}
.toc a{color:var(--lnk);text-decoration:none}
.toc a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* ---- SIDEBAR ---- */
.sidebar{position:sticky;top:80px}
.sidebar-widget{background:var(--sur);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.sidebar-widget h3{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.9rem;font-weight:700}
.sidebar-widget ul{list-style:none;padding:0}
.sidebar-widget li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd);padding:.5rem 0;font-size:.9rem}
.sidebar-widget li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.sidebar-widget a{color:var(--lnk);text-decoration:none}
.sidebar-widget a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.sidebar-cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--pd) 0%,var(--p) 100%);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem;text-align:center;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.sidebar-cta h3{color:#fff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;margin-bottom:.6rem;font-weight:700}
.sidebar-cta p{font-size:.85rem;opacity:.9;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif}

/* ---- ARTICLE CARDS ---- */
.articles-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:1.5rem;margin-top:2rem}
.article-card{background:var(--sur);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.4rem;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block;transition:box-shadow .2s,transform .2s}
.article-card:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.1);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.article-card .tag{display:inline-block;background:#e8f5ee;color:var(--p);font-size:.75rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;padding:.2rem .6rem;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em}
.article-card h3{font-size:1.05rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:.5rem;color:var(--txt)}
.article-card p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.5;margin:0}

/* ---- FAQ ---- */
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd);padding:1rem 0}
.faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.faq-item h3{font-size:1.05rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--pd);margin-bottom:.4rem}
.faq-item p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* ---- STAT BOXES ---- */
.stat-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:1rem;margin:1.75rem 0}
.stat-box{background:var(--sur);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:var(--r);padding:1.2rem;text-align:center}
.stat-box .number{font-size:2rem;font-weight:900;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--p);line-height:1}
.stat-box .label{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:.3rem}

/* ---- SIMPLE CONTENT PAGES ---- */
.simple-content{max-width:var(--mw);margin:3rem auto;padding:0 1.5rem 4rem}
.simple-content h2{font-size:1.5rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--pd);margin:2rem 0 .7rem;font-weight:800}
.simple-content h3{font-size:1.15rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--p);margin:1.5rem 0 .5rem;font-weight:700}
.simple-content p{margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.simple-content a{color:var(--lnk)}
.simple-content ul,.simple-content ol{padding-left:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.simple-content li{margin-bottom:.4rem}

/* ---- FOOTER ---- */
.site-footer{background:#111827;color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);padding:3rem 1.5rem 2rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:.9rem}
.footer-inner{max-width:var(--mww);margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2.5rem}
@media(max-width:700px){.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.footer-logo{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.footer-logo span{color:#f59e0b}
.footer-desc{opacity:.7;line-height:1.6;font-size:.85rem}
p.footer-title{font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:.82rem}
.footer-nav{list-style:none;padding:0}
.footer-nav li{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.footer-nav a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.footer-nav a:hover{color:#f59e0b}
.footer-bottom{max-width:var(--mww);margin:2rem auto 0;padding-top:1.25rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);font-size:.8rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem}
.footer-bottom a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);text-decoration:none}
.footer-bottom a:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8)}

/* ---- STEP BADGES ---- */
.step-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;background:var(--p);color:#fff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:1rem;border-radius:50%;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:.6rem;vertical-align:middle}

/* ---- CHECKLIST ---- */
.checklist{list-style:none;padding:0}
.checklist li{padding-left:1.8rem;position:relative;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.checklist li::before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--p);font-weight:700}

/* ---- INCOME TABLE ---- */
.income-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.5rem 0;font-size:.95rem;font-family:Arial,sans-serif}
.income-table th{background:var(--p);color:#fff;padding:.7rem 1rem;text-align:left}
.income-table td{padding:.65rem 1rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd)}
.income-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f0faf5}

/* ---- HIGHLIGHT ---- */
.highlight{background:#fffbeb;border-radius:3px;padding:0 .2em}

/* ---- CONTENT IMAGES ---- */
.content-img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:var(--r);margin:1.75rem 0;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.10);display:block}
.content-img-caption{text-align:center;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:-.75rem;margin-bottom:1.75rem}