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Top Budget Busters for 30-Somethings 05/10/2016 08:00pm • If you spent your 20s job-hopping, budget-traveling and otherwise soul-searching, your 30s are likely a welcome reprieve from this near-constant state of uncertainty. Your 30s also come with a unique set of challenges, however, especially when it comes to finances. Though personal spending and budg Driving: the New Elephant in the Room for Seniors 05/10/2016 08:00pm • Some of the most difficult physician-patient discussions revolve around the issue of driving. Driving is a part of everyday life in America -- a necessity that allows you to go to work on a regular basis, visit friends and family, and manage everyday activities, such as shopping for groceries, goin Why you should prepare now for the death of a spouse 05/10/2016 07:00am • When Christine Baumgartner's husband, Tony, died suddenly at age 64 in 2012, it was tragic but not a shock. It was, unfortunately, something the couple had been planning for. In fact, Tony had been planning for his death since his teenage years, long before he met Christine, a dating and relation 4 Conservative Ways to Lock Away Wealth for the Future 05/08/2016 08:00pm • We've been through nine recessions since 1950, so as you're trying to save your money, sometimes you get a nagging feeling to stash it somewhere safe. Once upon a time, you could conservatively build your wealth by parking cash in a high-interest savings account, but those days are history and bank How to Move to Your New Home for Under $500 05/03/2016 08:00pm • House hunting or shopping around for an apartment is the easy part. Closing a deal on your new home can be tricky. But it's the actual act of moving that leaves scars -- even physically. Moving is complicated for just about anyone, but if you've lived in the same place for years, you typically dis 10 Tips for Changing Your Tickets (or Postponing Your Trip) 05/01/2016 08:00pm • Forget paying steep Wi-Fi or baggage fees. These days, beyond getting charged for an ever-expanding list of extras -- from seat upgrades to priority boarding to airport lounge access -- we're also paying for severe weather-related disruptions and cancelations. And when our plans suddenly change, we 10 Costs You Can Eliminate in Retirement 05/01/2016 08:00pm • Lower expensesMany retirees are tempted to spend more money on leisure activities in retirement. Health care costs also tend to increase as people age. But there are many costs that decline in retirement -- and a few you can eliminate entirely. Here are some expenses you will no longer have in retir Are You Really Ready to Buy a Home? 04/25/2016 08:00pm • Let's say you're a veteran renter and you're getting tired of seeing your money go straight to your landlord's bank account. You want to start building value in a home of your own and the thought of buying a house is becoming more and more tempting. Should you do it? It depends. Homeownership isn't Baltimore revisited: One year after the riots 04/25/2016 05:35am • BALTIMORE, Md. -- It’s been one year since the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore led to anger so intense that it turned into violence. Hours after Gray’s funeral, rioting erupted on the warm spring night of April 27, 2015, in the streets of west and east Baltimore. Rocks were thrown a 10 Things to Do Before Age 40 to Retire Comfortably 04/20/2016 08:00pm • A worker turning 40 today has 25 years to prepare for retirement by age 65. This may seem like a long time, but in terms of retirement preparation, it represents a swiftly closing door. Compound interest is most powerful when it has a longer term in which to work its magic, and workers who fail to p 13 Tips for Saving and Investing While Owning a Business 04/19/2016 08:00pm • When it comes to saving and investing in his small business, Bill Hammer Jr. likes to joke he did what any good investor does -- he sold at the top. That meant cashing in on his conducting career after earning two Grammy awards and re-engineering his father's business in 2008 into a boutique wealth The most successful company founded the year you were born 04/18/2016 09:10am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and FindTheCompany. About 50 percent of all businesses fail within five years. Only a quarter make it to the 15-year mark. Even then, the majority of survivors will be small operations, often based in a home. So it is that companies like Anthe 20 Summer Job Ideas for High School and College Students 04/14/2016 08:00pm • Many students are getting ready to finish up high school or college classes and are looking forward to three months of summer fun. If you're interested in making some serious cash to fund that summer fun, here are 20 great summer job ideas that can help you rake in dough while you enjoy a break from Should You Turn Your Residence Into a Rental? 04/12/2016 08:00pm • When your circumstances change, such as starting a new job, having a baby or providing caregiving for an older relative, your current home may no longer fit your needs. Some homeowners may choose to sell or renovate their homes to cater to those needs, but others may opt to move and keep the proper AAA: Costs of owning a vehicle at 6-year low 04/07/2016 04:57am • WASHINGTON — Thanks to falling gas prices, the average cost of owning a vehicle in the United States this year has hit a six-year low -- $8,558. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the main reason for the lower costs is low gas prices, saving drivers an average of more than $400 compared with 2015. //