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Local nonprofit brings holiday cheer to families of young children with cancer 11/19/2017 10:37pm • WASHINGTON — Festive holidays can be rough for families grappling with the illness of a loved one. A local organization is collecting donations to spread some cheer to families who will spend the holidays with a sick child at Children’s National Health System. “So this year, we are excit Holiday Gift Ideas for Retirees 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Retirees have decades worth of accumulated possessions and often don't need more stuff. They also have different priorities and generally more time and less income than working people. Here's how to select a gift the retirees in your life will actually want. Social experiences. It's easy for retir Shopping Strategies to Score Bigger Bargains on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate the first of many holiday gatherings with loved ones as Thanksgiving swiftly approaches. Turkey isn't the only thing they're thinking about this time of year, however: Many consumers also have their thoughts set on the sales events that dominate the 'Gift Cards for Guns': Police collect 161 firearms 11/18/2017 04:02pm • WASHINGTON — People waited outside of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Saturday morning to trade in their guns for gift cards. Within minutes of kicking off this year's "Gift Cards for Guns," Prince George's County police collected more than 30 guns, said Cpl. Holiday Shopping Advice From a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics 11/16/2017 07:00pm • For Richard Thaler, economics has always been a field that needed to touch ground with the more practical realities of life. The University of Chicago professor and winner of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences says he first began believing this while a graduate student, when he notic Your Guide to the Biggest Holiday Shopping Days of 2017 11/15/2017 07:00pm • The holiday shopping season is upon us again. Each year, stores compete for the attention of shoppers, and as our digital options grow, it can be confusing to know when and where to shop. Here are the biggest holiday shopping days of the year -- and how to take advantage of holiday sales, deals and Best Black Friday sales for 2017 11/14/2017 07:00pm • Black Friday falls on Nov. 24 in 2017, but many major stores have already announced — and even launched — their Black Friday sales. From a retail perspective, it makes sense. A survey from Offers.com found that as many as 43 percent of shoppers plan to start shopping between early November an Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Survival Guide 11/14/2017 07:00pm • Black Friday and Cyber Monday can be overwhelming and chaotic, forcing even the savviest shoppers to make rash decisions, purchase impulsively and overpay. Here are the steps you need to keep calm, stay on budget and get the best deals on all your holiday gifts. Get organized. Having a well-organiz Take Advantage of Black Friday Without Leaving Your House 11/13/2017 07:00pm • Thanksgiving is coming, and with it comes Black Friday. It's the biggest shopping day of the year, as brick-and-mortar retailers nationwide open their doors with all kinds of sales to attract as many customers as possible. There are some big downsides, though. The stores are often really crowded. T 5 ways you're wasting your credit card rewards 11/12/2017 09:41pm • You may be wasting your credit card rewards. At least, that's the conclusion of an annual Consumer Spending Index released by TD Bank; their late-October study included survey information conducted from March 22 to March 28 from 1,002 consumers. It found that almost one in five consumers (18 perc Buy these popular toys now — before they sell out this holiday season 10/16/2017 08:00pm • Given that it's only October, you're probably thinking more about Halloween than holiday shopping. But if you have kids on your gift list and want to avoid another Hatchimals debacle (when one of the year's most sought-after toys sold out before Christmas), it's time to get serious. Walmart, Toys Know These Insider Fast-Food and Restaurant Hacks 10/15/2017 08:00pm • There's something satisfying about scoring a deal. With this guide, you can sate both your hunger for savings and your cravings for tasty eats. Before sliding up to a table at your favorite joint, check out these insider fast-food and restaurant hacks for 2017. Keep in mind, prices and availability Prepare Now for These 5 End-of-Year Expenses 10/02/2017 08:00pm • For many Americans, December is an expensive month. The extra expenses flow like mulled wine, resulting in an empty checking account and a full credit card bill when January rolls around. The truth is that most of these expenses are easily predictable, and you can prepare for many of them right now, Win a Pajama Party 10/02/2017 06:58am • Win a Pajama Party from WTOP, Arena Stage, and My Pillow   Win tickets to the Golden Age Musical, The Pajama Game, playing October 27-December 24 at Arena Stage,  plus a $100 gift card to MyPillow The Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory is a tiptop model of efficiency — so why are things get Caring for All Your Children When One Has Cancer 09/27/2017 08:00pm • A cancer diagnosis is devastating no matter who receives it, but there's something cruelly unfair when it happens to a child. And it's not just the ill children who feel the gut punch that comes with the diagnosis. These patients have families, too. Mothers, fathers and siblings absorb an intense em