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Wine of the Week: Father's Day gift ideas for the wine lover 06/15/2017 04:50pm • WASHINGTON — Father’s Day is Sunday. It may be one of those “made up” holidays — lumped in with Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, created by the greeting card industry — but I don’t care. Ever since I joined the ranks of fatherhood years ago, I actually look forward to gett 10 Affordable Spots for Summer Vacation 06/14/2017 08:00pm • As we approach the July 4 th weekend, the best summer travel deals are shaping up in big cities and breezy mountain towns. Even if you've been dreaming of sand and surf, these urban and hilltop getaways should entice you to try something new. Five Great City Escapes Washington, D.C., is a summer 20 Father's Day gifts that cost less than $50 06/14/2017 08:00am • Father's Day will be here before you know it. Even if you can't swing season tickets or a new car, you can get the dad -- or the honorary dads -- in your life something wonderful. He'll love these 20 unique Father's Day gifts, and you'll appreciate the price tag. ISlides $49 and up These comf Father-Daughter Getaway Ideas in Time for Father's Day 06/13/2017 08:00pm • Struggling for a Father's Day gift idea beyond the typical tie or grilling accessory? How about the gift of travel? Give your dad a gift card with explicit instructions to use for airline tickets, hotel rooms or attraction passes. I recently returned from a one-on-one, father-daughter trip to Dubli These Tools Let You Shop Online Without a Credit or Debit Card 06/13/2017 08:00pm • To shop online, you typically need a credit or debit card. That excludes the roughly 9 million U.S. households that were "unbanked" (meaning they have no checking or savings account) in a 2015 FDIC survey, not to mention people who have a credit or debit card but don't want to use it online due to d 'Caller ID spoofing' scammers are using Capitol police phone numbers 06/12/2017 05:08pm • WASHINGTON — Scammers are using U.S. Capitol police phone numbers in their attempts to get money and sensitive personal information from potential victims. Investigators are looking into incidents in which scammers have “spoofed” Capitol police numbers on a potential victim's caller ID to m How to Turbocharge Your Credit Card Rewards 06/11/2017 08:00pm • Credit card rewards have skyrocketed over the last few years, and consumers have absolutely loved it. Whether they're partial to cash back or miles and points, millions of Americans have jumped at the chance to gobble up big sign-up bonuses, and banks have been more than happy to feed their appetit 12 Regrets You Can Avoid in Retirement 06/08/2017 08:00pm • Your retirement presents you with the opportunity to truly live your life on your own terms. You are no longer bound by the constraints of your job. You are now free to do the things you have wanted to do for years, limited only by your available resources and your mobility. It would be unfortunate 5 Ways Dads Can Make and Save More Money This Summer 06/07/2017 08:00pm • Most people think of summer as a time to spend money on vacations. But for dads, it can also be a good time to save money or even make some. The days are longer, which means that families may be enjoying free outdoor activities. The weather is warm, so families can spend less on heating (although th 6 Summer Money Saboteurs and How to Avoid Them 06/06/2017 08:00pm • For many American families, summer is a time to kick back and enjoy the warm weather and all the spoils that accompany sunshine. While vacations take up a big chunk of consumer budgets, they're not the only expenses that can result in overdrawn bank accounts. Consider the following summer money sab What You Should Consider When You Want to Win a House 06/06/2017 08:00pm • You've found a way to finally achieve the pipe dream you thought was reserved for a parallel-universe version of yourself: An essay contest put on by a property owner means a 200-word essay and a $200 entry fee are all that stands between you and owning a charming, historical New England bed-and-bre Financial tips, resources for college grads 06/06/2017 07:02am • It’s the season for celebrating graduations and a good time to consider how we all might help freshly-minted graduates as they take on their first full-time jobs. Today’s college graduates are starting out with higher tuition debt, challenging labor markets at graduation and, according to a P 7 Tips for Merging Finances in Blended Families 05/31/2017 08:00pm • Second marriages can bring a special set of financial challenges, and one of those is figuring out what money rules will govern the new blended family. If the merging families came from different income brackets, they may be used to handling money in different ways, including what kinds of things t 6 Smart Money Moves to Make Over Memorial Day Weekend 05/23/2017 08:00pm • While Memorial Day weekend may be the unofficial start of summer, it's also one of the last chunks of free time many people will have before summer vacations and other leisure activities overwhelm their schedules until fall. Why not make productive use of this holiday weekend and try one of the sugg Best foods for every stage of motherhood 05/14/2017 05:02am • As a dietitian, woman, daughter, wife, mother-in-law and grandmother, I'm an advocate for strategies that help women of all ages eat well. So while flowers, cards and chocolates are, of course, lovely and always appreciated, this Mother's Day, I'm encouraging women to give a gift to themselves by fo