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Calling for changes after report exposes D.C. office's errors 09/11/2013 07:26pm • WASHINGTON - Bad practices caused hundreds of D.C.'s low income residents to lose their homes, which one council member says looks like a conspiracy. In response to a Washington Post article that uncovered predatory collection on small debts caused hundreds to lose their homes, Councilmember T Self-proclaimed cheapskate says key to happiness is fewer things 09/05/2013 03:13am • WASHINGTON - To live a happier life, buy fewer things. That's the message from a guy who wears the word "cheap" like a badge of honor. "I believe that for most Americans, not all Americans, but for most Americans, if you would only spend and consume less, you would be happier, and the qualit Colleges with the 'biggest bang for the buck' 08/31/2013 08:19pm • WASHINGTON - The usual suspects are absent from these new college rankings. Washington Monthly released its annual list of colleges with the "best bang for the buck," and the results may be surprising. Amherst College got the No. 1 rating, with CUNY Queens and Baruch College coming in second an Warner to Entrepreneurs: ‘Make a Whole Lot of Money and Stay in Virginia’ 08/29/2013 04:40pm • Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called the Orange Line corridor in Arlington “the core of startups in Washington” during a Q&A with entrepreneurs in Rosslyn today (Thursday). Warner spoke to several dozen attendees at ÜberOffices (1400 Key Blvd) as part of “St Student loan debt in D.C. highest in nation 08/15/2013 10:55am • Student loan debt in the U.S. is approaching a record $1.2 trillion, and nowhere do borrowers have more of it than in D.C. Credit monitoring firm Credit Karma said the average outstanding student loan debt among District borrowers in July was $43,856, the highest in the nation when D.C. is ranked ag Alternatives to 401K savings 08/10/2013 03:19pm • WASHINGTON - Financial planners always tout the benefits of 401K savings plans. But under some circumstances, savers might be better off putting their money elsewhere. "If you don't have money stashed away for emergencies like health care costs or potential loss of job, you're really doing yours The Right Note: Ten Things to Talk to Your County Board About in August 08/08/2013 02:30pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Like Congress, the Arlington County Board takes the month of August off from regular meetings. Members of C Get out the credit card: It's your best friend's wedding 08/08/2013 03:21am • WASHINGTON - Great news: You've been invited to a friend's wedding. Bad news: It's in Costa Rica. Visions of the wedding march turn into the march toward debt as you get ready to shell out if you want to attend. Marketwatch.com reports a new poll finds 43 percent of Americans say they've decl International trade office spends much of its time traveling domestically 07/31/2013 11:35am • So what’s America’s official trade negotiator to do when there’s no momentum for international deals inside an administration sensitive to labor union concerns? How about travel the United States giving speeches to U.S. workers, instead.President Obama’s two trade representat International trade office spends much of its time traveling domestically 07/31/2013 11:35am • So what’s America’s official trade negotiator to do when there’s no momentum for international deals inside an administration sensitive to labor union concerns? How about travel the United States giving speeches to U.S. workers, instead.President Obama’s two trade representat New taxes could alleviate VRE, Metro commutes 07/26/2013 03:22am • FAIRFAX, Va. - Heavy traffic pushes many commuters to Virginia Railway Express and Metro. Both railways are over capacity, but new transportation funding could make the experience much smoother. The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) approved 32 projects on July 24. Among them ar Top colleges list is more than just ranking 07/25/2013 08:23pm • WASHINGTON - It's a hot topic for parents and high school seniors every year: The Forbes' ranking of America's Top Colleges. But just what does "top" mean? This year's list ranks Stanford University in California No. 1; University of Virginia in Charlottsville No. 29; and Johns Hopkins in Baltim Former Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell told her tax records were breached 07/22/2013 04:45pm • More than two years after her upstart Senate campaign rocked the Delaware political world, Christine O'Donnell got an unexpected contact from a U.S. Treasury Department agent warning that her private tax records may have been breached.The phone message earlier this year shocked the battled-scarred c Morning Notes 07/22/2013 08:45am • County’s Debt Upgraded to ‘Stable’ — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the outlook on Arlington County’s debt from “negative” to “stable.” The county’s otherwise triple-A bond rating was downgraded in 2011 due to Arlington’ What to do when debt has you afraid to answer the phone 07/18/2013 12:24am • WASHINGTON - They call when you're having dinner. They call on Sunday morning. So, what can you do when the debt collector starts harassing you? "It can be very stressful as a consumer to be receiving collection calls," says Suzanne Martindale, an attorney with Consumer Union. She advises maki