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10 secrets Amazon shoppers should know 01/22/2018 11:00am • Odds are decent that if you're reading this, you at least occasionally do your online shopping with Amazon.com. In fact, shortly after the holidays ended, Earnest Research, a data innovation company in New York, reported that Amazon captured 89 percent of last year's holiday online spending among th 5 'Life Audits' That Will Save You Money 01/21/2018 07:00pm • Saving money doesn't have to be about hunting tirelessly for coupons or depriving yourself of small pleasures. Instead, make it about taking stock of your expenses and finding ways to lower them. Here are five areas in your financial life where it's relatively painless to reduce your spending. S Here's How to Save for a Big-Ticket Item 01/17/2018 07:00pm • Your financial New Year's resolutions may have already been made, but that doesn't mean you should stop thinking about what you want to achieve in 2018 and beyond. Are you thinking about buying a home soon? A car? Are you planning on giving your living room a makeover just in time for the Super Bo How to Earn Money Online 01/17/2018 07:00pm • The jobs available for people looking to make money online run the gamut. On the internet, you can seek everything from full-time employment as a remote staff member to a work-whenever-you-want side hustle as a mystery shopper, blogger or jewelry-maker. The parameters for how and when you make mone How to Net Airline Miles on Your Next Hotel or Airbnb Stay 01/16/2018 07:00pm • Do you love collecting airline miles? On your next hotel stay, you can accumulate enough miles for the trip of a lifetime or earn the 110,000 points required to qualify for the Southwest Companion Pass, which lets one person fly for free on Southwest with you for up to two years. There are plenty o Historian pleads guilty to stealing items from National Archives, selling them on eBay 01/11/2018 04:57pm • WASHINGTON — A historian has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole hundreds of dog tags and other government records from a National Archives site in College Park and sold some of them on eBay. An image of the Tuskegee Airman dog tags from the military aviation museum that received it fr Earth Fare, 'Healthy Food for Everyone' opens in Fairfax 01/09/2018 09:41am • WASHINGTON — North Carolina-based organic grocer Earth Fare opens its first D.C.-area location Wednesday in Fairfax, Virginia. The 20,000-square-foot store is at 11052 Lee Highway, part of the Kamp Washington development managed by Regency Centers, at the corner of Fairfax Boulevard and Lee Hig 15 most popular registry gifts for 2018 wedding season 01/09/2018 02:33am • WASHINGTON — The years pass and the seasons change, but the tradition of the wedding registry remains. Couples-to-be share their wish lists, loved ones grant those wishes, and the newlyweds get what they need for a fresh start. That time-honored tradition, of course, has evolved somewhat. Th Here's How to Recover From Your Holiday Spending Binge 01/03/2018 07:00pm • Holiday spending rose 4.9 percent in 2017, setting a new record for consumer spending, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report. This spending comes as the savings rate has reached new lows. While this may be a great indicator of consumer confidence, it may be bad news for our bank accounts. What to do with gifts you can't return or exchange 01/01/2018 09:00am • Despite the best intentions, some family and friends just don't get it right when it comes to choosing presents for loved ones, leaving many people with a pile of unwanted items. Returning or exchanging a gift is often a dreaded task and can be a hassle if the recipient does not have a receipt or ha Virginia Lottery kicks off 'Thank a Teacher' art contest for students 01/01/2018 03:30am • WASHINGTON — The Virginia Lottery wants to add a personal touch to the thank-you cards it sends to educators across the state during National Teacher Appreciation Week by giving students an opportunity to design them. The lottery's Thank a Teacher campaign is adding an online art contest for K- Your Guide to Returning Holiday Gifts 12/25/2017 07:00pm • You've taken stock of your holiday gifts and found some to be lacking. Instead of letting them collect dust until they become regifts, you can likely return them and use the store credit to get something you like. In fact, many retailers extend their return deadlines after the holidays so that recip Christmas cheer for families displaced by Prince George's Co. apt. fire 12/23/2017 04:40pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George’s County families displaced by a horrific fire at an apartment complex on Tuesday received a sliver of holiday cheer Saturday. At the Silver Hill Fire Station in Suitland, Maryland, the Prince George’s County Fire Department along with the American Red Cross, Toys Cause undetermined in $200K Pr. George's Co. apt. complex fire 12/22/2017 08:05am • WASHINGTON — The families displaced when fire ripped through their Prince George's County apartment building Tuesday morning will get a little holiday help this weekend. The Prince George's County Fire Department, the American Red Cross, Toys for Tots and Fire Chiefs Community Advisory Counci Smart shopping tips for last-minute Christmas gifts 12/20/2017 04:03am • WASHINGTON — Procrastinators who hate the crush of crowds looking for last-minute Christmas gifts can take heart: You can still shop for gifts online and avoid waiting for mail deliveries, said one shopping expert. "Buy online and pick up in-store," smart shopping expert Trae Bodge said. "Pla