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It's never too early to save for the holidays 09/05/2019 04:03am • School is not the only thing that started in September. The holiday countdown has begun, as well. Here are ways to plan for the best gift of all: a debt-free holiday. Rebecca Jarvis, chief business, economics and technology correspondent for ABC, said that it is time to start thinking of your hol 1 year after charges dropped, no arrests for killings of Loudoun Co. mother, son 08/23/2019 03:01pm • Mala Manwani, 65, and her son, Rishi Manwani, 32, were found shot to death Jan. 31, 2018 in their Aldie, Virginia, home on Tomey Court. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) One year ago, prosecutors in Loudoun County, Virginia, had to drop murder charges against a man accused in the January 2018 killing of an Why vacation loans can be a bad idea 08/22/2019 08:00pm • A loan may seem like your ticket to a dream vacation when you lack the cash to cover the hefty price tag upfront. A vacation loan is simply another name for a personal loan you use for travel. But looks can be deceiving. That vacation loan you use to finance your seven-day Caribbean cruise cou Cheap foods to buy when you're broke 08/22/2019 12:12am • When money is tight, you may be tempted to cut back on what you're spending at the supermarket. But while spending less at the grocery store is a seemingly simple way to stretch your dollars further, buying cheap food and planning budget meals can wind up costing you. For instance, if you live on Do you still pay for small purchases with cash? You are not alone 08/19/2019 08:35am • When it comes to small purchases, 49% prefer paying with cash. (WTOP/Jeff Clabaugh) U.S. consumers continue to move away from carrying cash, but cash is certainly not dead yet. In fact, when it comes to small purchases, 49% of U.S. adults say cash is their preferred payment method for anythin Is your college student moneywise? Teach them these financial fundamentals 08/19/2019 04:22am • Before they even set foot on campus, college kids must know the essentials of sensible money management. That's because many are already destined for years of monthly payments. According to the finance website Make Lemonade, over 44 million Americans are saddled with about $1.5 trillion in total Study shows DC area is deep in debt 08/18/2019 02:43pm • Back in the 1990s when the NBA's players and owners were fighting over money, Patrick Ewing, who now coaches at Georgetown was quoted saying, "we make a lot, but we spend a lot." Now, a new study shows that in the D.C. region, many can say "we spend a lot, but we make a lot." Lending Tree looked 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion 08/13/2019 07:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including tax evasion, alleging among other things that they tried to hide their income from "Chrisley Knows Best" from the IRS. The 12-count indictment also accus 529 Plan Guide: What college expenses are qualified and other need-to-know facts 08/09/2019 03:00pm • As parents and children prepare for the fall semester of college, one of the most frequently asked questions we get is about college 529 funds — specifically, what that money can be spent on. Because 529 accounts are tax-favorable, they have strict rules on what the money can be used for, when Frank DeFilippo commentary: What would Schaefer say about Trump’s anti-Baltimore rants? 08/05/2019 08:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the greedy, gaudy early 1980s, known as the era of “wretched excess,” President Trump – then derisively known as “The Donald” � Senate passes Trump-backed budget deal, averting threat of financial crisis, shutdown, automatic spending cuts 08/01/2019 12:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan budget and debt deal has passed the Senate and is heading to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature. Thursday's vote addresses a worrisome set of Washington deadlines as Trump's allies and adversaries set aside ideology in exchange for relative fis Georgetown Dean & Deluca is closing Aug. 1 07/24/2019 11:15am • Dean & Deluca will close its long-standing Georgetown store Aug. 1. The D.C. store, at 3276 M St., N.W., opened in an historic brick building in 1993. It was Dean & Deluca's first store outside of its hometown New York City. "The landlord is preparing the overall building for a major r Critical vote coming on widening of Nice Bridge in Southern Maryland 07/23/2019 06:59am • This May 2014 photo shows the Harry Nice Bridge, which carries U.S. 301 over the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland. (Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority) There is a sharp divide ahead of a critical vote Wednesday on a major regional bridge project — a divide that could determi Labor groups rally at Johns Hopkins Hospital against medical debt lawsuits 07/21/2019 06:31pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Labor groups have held a rally at Johns Hopkins Hospital to urge hospital officials not to sue low-income patients for medical debt and to let nurses unionize. Labor leaders spoke from a stage on a hot July afternoon Saturday in Baltimore near the hospital. AFL-CIO President DC, Virginia and Maryland students ranked for student debt 07/14/2019 10:58pm • Students in D.C., Virginia and Maryland rank better than students elsewhere in a list of states with the most post-graduation student debt, according to the financial website WalletHub. D.C. students ranked sixth for the least amount of debt, Virginia is ranked 13th and Maryland 17th. The analysi