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Strangers help Arlington man's family after rioters destroy their Baltimore business 05/12/2015 04:48am • ARLINGTON -- It was the Tuesday after the Baltimore riots when Matthew Chung finally got a hold of his parents, Jung and Sung Chung, who own J-mart Wigs, on Pratt Street. Over the phone, they told him something happened but that he shouldn't worry about it. Suspicious, he went online and began to Safety tips for motorcyclists and drivers on area's congested roads 05/12/2015 02:04am • FAIRFAX, Va. -- With pleasant weather this time of year, more people will be pulling out their motorcycles and hitting the road. That also means the number of accidents involving motorcycles may increase. So far this spring, eight people have died in motorcycle collisions according to AAA Mid-At The Costs of Asking Your Parents to Give Up the Car Keys 05/03/2015 08:00pm • If your parents thought it was stressful when they taught you how to drive, you'll probably all come to realize those were fun, heady days, compared with telling your parents: It's time to give up your keys. Asking -- or telling -- your parents to give up their car is not only an emotional decision Cornerstone Montgomery Golf Outing 05/01/2015 05:15pm • September 28th Cornerstone Montgomery will host its 2nd Annual golf outing at Montgomery Country Club in Laytonsville, MD. Join WTOP, Bethesda Magazine, HighBank Advisors, Anchor Pharmacy, Terrapin Pharmacy, SAI, Chevy Chase Cars, Foer’s Pharmacy, BB&T Insurance and other sponsors to suppo How to Use an Anti-Budget 04/30/2015 08:00pm • Are you the type of person who diligently tracks every expense and knows exactly where all your dollars go? If so, congratulations! You're a rare specimen. If you're a regular, everyday person, on the other hand, line-itemizing your budget just isn't realistic. Sure, it's possible to keep a detail Does it Make Sense to Buy a Second Home? 04/29/2015 08:00pm • Owning a second home may sound like something only the wildly rich do, but that isn't always so. Sometimes people buy a new house when they haven't had success selling the first. Other homeowners might like the idea of buying a second home to fix up and sell at a fat profit -- or to rent out. For t AAA: Lower fuel costs make car ownership cheaper 04/29/2015 06:25am • WASHINGTON -- Lower gasoline prices are having a big impact on car owners. "We can expect the costs of owning and operating a vehicle to drop 2 percent this year, down to $8,698,” says John Townsend, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. Many of the components of ca 6 Strategies to Save Money While Moving 04/27/2015 08:00pm • There comes a time or two (or more) in everyone's life when they have to pack up their belongings and change their place of residence. Whether it's due to career changes, personal life changes or something else, it's time to move on.However, moving can be expensive. This becomes more true as your fa 6 Reasons You Need More Money for Retirement 04/26/2015 08:00pm • If your 401(k) plan is doing OK and your IRA is flushed out, you may think you're doing pretty well for retirement, especially compared to your parents who likely saved a small portion of what's sitting in your retirement account. The problem is, you need a lot more money than your parents did to en What Matters More: Saving or Investment Performance? 04/26/2015 08:00pm • The millennials are not the first generation that has struggled to save in the post-pension era. With the oldest baby boomers turning 70 next year, a new survey from the Insured Retirement Institute is yet another reminder that boomers' retirement accounts are woefully underfunded. Among other fi Latest Virginia news, sports, business and entertainment 04/24/2015 02:30am • PETRAEUS-SENTENCING Petraeus sentenced to 2 years' probation for military leak CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, has been sentenced to two years' probation and a $100,000 fine for giving her classifi The Biggest Financial Hurdles for 20-Somethings 04/23/2015 08:00pm • If you're graduating from college soon, you're probably in your early 20s, which means you're beginning an incredibly exciting and stressful decade. It'll be exciting because so many life milestones are in store for you. It'll be stressful because you may not be able to afford to go to the store. 5 Ways to Avoid Raiding Your Emergency Fund 04/16/2015 08:00pm • It's hard to put aside money for an emergency fund when your life feels like a never-ending series of emergencies. Most experts say it's important to keep three to six months' worth of expenses in an emergency fund, a sentiment that presumably many people living paycheck to paycheck find daunting o 3 Economic Indicators You Should Understand 04/15/2015 08:00pm • How seriously should you take economic indicators -- those big-picture numbers, such as the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve short-term interest rates, the consumer price index and many others? They're like the climate, advisors and academics say: The indicators show us how the economy is doing Managing Your Mom or Dad's Money 04/14/2015 08:00pm • Shortly after Terrie Hull's mother got in a car accident in 2011 that caused brain damage, her mother married a man Hull didn't trust. Soon, Hull learned her instincts had been right: Her mom, under her new husband's guidance, accused Hull of stealing money from her. Hull and her husband Jon, who l