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Metro not spending entire capital budget 04/14/2016 04:17am • WASHINGTON — Metro expects to get closer this year to spending its full budget for capital improvements like new railcars, track safety improvements and other changes, but will still fall short yet again. A presentation of a revised capital plan for the year starting in July includes a lower fo What to Do When You Can't Pay Your Bills 04/13/2016 08:00pm • There's a special type of anxiety that takes hold when you don't have money to pay your bills. It's a feeling you can't quite explain unless you're in the situation. But no matter how bad things get, there are two things to remember: Losing control of your money doesn't mean you're irresponsible or 5 Ways Divorce Affects Your Credit 04/13/2016 08:00pm • A divorce can be one of the most traumatic life events a person can experience. During and after the dissolution of a marriage, both spouses can have trouble coping with feelings of loss, failure, regret -- and both can struggle financially as well. Legal fees, asset-division, child support and alim How Millennials Are Changing the Way We Save 04/13/2016 08:00pm • For all the flak millennials receive, they employ money saving habits that all of us can learn from. It's a combination of their ability to navigate technology, the level of education they've received and the amount of money they make in their current jobs. To understand where millennials are coming Facing Foreclosure: What Are My Options? 04/12/2016 08:00pm • The frequency of foreclosure in the U.S. has gone down significantly since the recession, dropping from almost 16 million homeowners facing foreclosure at the start of 2012 to 6 million at the close of 2015, according to online real estate database company Zillow. Despite this broad decrease in for 5 Careers with Student Loan Forgiveness 04/12/2016 08:00pm • More than $130,000 in student debt, Leah Burke, a 33-year-old employed at a not-for-profit medical college in New York City, overheard a public service announcement about Public Service Loan Forgiveness. "I wasn't sure about the specifications and heard an ad on the radio," says Burke, who graduate 7 Ways to Tell if a Stock Is a Good Price 04/12/2016 08:00pm • Here's how to find bargains.Anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes reading about stocks has come across the terms "overvalued" and "undervalued." And if you do a little more digging, you're bound to find that plenty of stocks that look "cheap" to one financial pundit or another, but "expensive" t 3 Changes That Will Help Student Loan Borrowers 04/12/2016 08:00pm • The Obama administration made it clear since Day One that higher education -- and its associated debt -- was one of its priorities. We've seen a lot of positive changes, including expansion of income-driven repayment plans. Here are a few more ways the federal government is trying to ease the burden Can't Pay Your Tax Bill? When to Consider a Short-Term Loan 04/12/2016 08:00pm • It's that time of year when you'll hear loads of advice on the best ways to use your tax refund and whether you should save it or invest it. But some of us won't be fortunate enough to get a refund and will instead owe. If you find yourself unable to pay your tax bill, you may want to consider a sh 'Jersey Boys' hit Opening Day, National Theatre, National Cherry Blossom Parade 04/07/2016 01:08am • The cast of @JerseyBoysInfo visits @WTOP before singing National Anthem @Nationals home opener & @NatTheatreDC pic.twitter.com/R6USjV5L7U— Jason Fraley (@JFrayWTOP) April 7, 2016 WASHINGTON — From "Oh, what a night" to "O say can you see," oh what a month April will be for the ca 7 smart things to do with a tax refund 04/06/2016 09:00am • There's nothing like the feeling of sudden windfall that a tax refund can bring. The possibilities seem endless -- suddenly you might feel you can afford a down payment on a house or car, a degree or a vacation. Last year, the IRS parsed $270 billion in refunds to 100 million people. The average Have your wedding cake and eat it too: budget-friendly tiny weddings 04/06/2016 01:05am • WASHINGTON — For some people, it’s the cost. For others, a big fairy tale wedding just isn’t their style. Whatever the reason is, couples young and old are downsizing their big days and loving it. Three locals in the wedding industry share their experiences with wallet-friendly weddings. M The Human Right to Heal 04/05/2016 08:00pm • Seven-year-old Rodney, a kinetic boy with a mischievous smile and huge brown eyes, was born with clubfeet, a defect affecting 1 in 1,000 children. The condition, marked by feet turned inward, can be remedied with a simple surgical fix and, therefore, is virtually unseen today in the developed world 5 Tips to Choosing Quality Value Stocks 04/05/2016 08:00pm • For those without the power of clairvoyance, investing is murky. It's hard to tell if you're buying or selling at the right time and emotions tend to get the best of us. There's good news, though. Value investing, a popular school of thought regarding how to find attractively priced stocks, can rem 5 Fabulous Consumer Staples Stocks 04/05/2016 08:00pm • With fears of a U.S. recession now left behind, investors are pouring into U.S. stocks. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has made up for all of its February losses and now sits up about 3 percent for the year. For the year-to-date, the U.S. consumer staples sector has been a strong performer, wit