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Smart Steps to Take When Cutting Up a Credit Card 05/09/2017 08:00pm • After security officers dragged a passenger from a United Airlines (ticker: UAL) plane last month, the internet was abuzz with accounts of customers cutting up their United credit cards and vowing never to fly the airline again. Many of those customers seemed to find satisfaction in poking the comp The Best Mother's Day Sales for 2017 05/09/2017 08:00pm • To express gratitude, affection, love and admiration for the moms and honorary moms in your life, take advantage of Mother's Day sales to buy them something special. During the days leading up to the holiday, you still have time to find excellent deals on mom-centric gifts and goodies, from glittery 10 Easy Ways to Pay Off Debt 05/09/2017 08:00pm • Are you swimming in debt and don't know how you're ever going to pay it off? You're not alone. In fact, the average U.S. household has nearly $17,000 in credit card debt, according to a 2016 NerdWallet analysis. If you're looking for some easy ways to cut down your debt, follow the advice of these U 12 Travel Rewards Programs You Probably Never Knew Existed 05/08/2017 08:00pm • While most travelers are savvy about frequent flyer and hotel loyalty programs, travel rewards extend far beyond these two industries. From airport parking programs to train travel rewards programs and even cruise membership programs, there's likely a lesser-known program that affords benefits (thi 8 Things Not to Hide From Your Investment Professional 05/08/2017 08:00pm • How to avoid secret traps.Some adult shame amounts to little more than a grown-up version of blocking a cookie jar surrounded by telltale crumbs. But too often, the adult piggy bank is at stake. And for financial managers, that can set the stage for disaster. "You cannot have trust if the client is Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Earnings: ESPN, And Everything Else 05/07/2017 08:00pm • In many ways, Walt Disney Co. (ticker: DIS) is having a perfectly fine 2017. DIS shares are up about 7.5 percent to slightly beat the market, and operationally speaking, most of the company's businesses are well-oiled and running smooth. But we all know that's far from the whole story. One of Disne Va. Lottery’s 'Thank You' notes to teachers might include vacations 05/04/2017 09:30am • WASHINGTON — May 8 through May 12 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and for the second year in a row, the Virginia Lottery and the Virginia Tourism Corp. are running a contest that will award three Virginia public school teachers with prizes. The "Thank a Teacher" contest lets anyone — students, Travel tip: Gift cards are the new traveler’s checks 05/03/2017 01:35pm • WASHINGTON — As Americans start planning for their summer vacations, credit card companies and financial institutions encourage consumers to think ahead about protecting their finances while traveling. Here is a fairly new idea: Put a few gift cards in your purse or wallet, the kind that are re 9 Inexpensive and Thoughtful Graduation Gifts 05/01/2017 08:00pm • Graduation season is here, and for many of us that means finding great graduation gifts for the students in our lives. High school graduates, college graduates, graduate school graduates -- all of them are completing one part of their lives and moving on to another, and with that achievement comes How to Invite Co-Workers to Your Wedding 04/30/2017 08:00pm • Wedding season is upon us, which means that workplaces around the country are going to be filled with wedding talk, etiquette dilemmas about gift-giving and invitations and other wedding-related quandaries. But never fear -- we have answers to some common questions about weddings, work and office e Data Doctors: Plastc, other multi-credit cards are not the future 04/20/2017 11:18pm • Q: I was one of the backers of the Plastc card, but they just announced that they are shutting down. Is there anyone offering a multi-credit card that works? Plastc is just the latest contender in the “smart credit card” space to go out of business. This race to create a universal digital 7 Money Lies That Could Hurt Your Marriage 04/13/2017 08:00pm • Money issues are fairly common in relationships. After all, it's impossible to please two people all of the time. Those issues get even more complicated if you add lies to the mix. In a recent survey of 500 U.S. adults by MagnifyMoney, 1 in 5 divorcees said money was the cause of their divorce. In f College Seniors: Know These 4 Financial Tips for Your Last Month of College 04/13/2017 08:00pm • Maggie Bean, a senior at Vermont's Champlain College, is already preparing herself to deal with personal finance in the real world. As she enters her last month of college, she says: "I've slowly started educating myself." Bean, 20, hopes to land a job in book publishing in New York City. Her finan Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Earnings Will Still Have Scandal Scars 04/09/2017 08:00pm • If you think Wells Fargo & Co. (ticker: WFC) has completely shaken off the massive 2016 scandal that saw the company admit to opening more than 2 million fraudulent accounts in customers' names ... well, it hasn't. WFC helps kick off the first-quarter earnings season on Thursday, and the expecta Virginia Tech prepares for 10th anniversary of deadly shootings 04/09/2017 02:07pm • WASHINGTON — Next Sunday, April 16, is the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. And even though 10 years have passed, the tragedy is still very painful. "For some, 10 years will be as significant as it was 10 years ago," said Mark Owczarski, a Virginia Tech spokesman. He said