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Stop Making These 6 Common Shopping Mistakes 01/31/2017 07:00pm • We've all heard this saying: "Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, but expecting different results." That wisdom is especially relevant when it comes to shopping and spending. Whether it's leaving grocery coupons on your kitchen counter, falling for a sneaky sales pitch or swiping your credi Love Your Heart 01/24/2017 10:22am •   Love Your Heart This February for a Chance to Win an Escape to National Harbor Each minute, someone in the United States dies from a heart disease-related event, the CDC says.  This February, WTOP is teaming up with Adventist Health Care and asking you to take your health to heart! Ta 9 Signs You Live With a Shopaholic 01/23/2017 07:00pm • Most people are joking when they refer to a spouse, roommate or friend as a shopaholic. But as anyone who has lived with one knows, the behavior is anything but funny. A true shopaholic can destroy his or her finances -- and anyone within close proximity. After all, a roommate who is a shopaholic ma How to Keep Your Financial Resolution for 2017 01/22/2017 07:00pm • Resolutions are often made on New Year's Day and forgotten (or disavowed) a few weeks later. Although 2017 may not be the year you go from thousands in debt to millions in savings, resolutions to improve your financial health are worth continued effort. According to a recent NerdWallet survey, 83 p 4 Financial Fears About Retirement, And How to Overcome Them 01/19/2017 07:00pm • Saving for retirement is inevitably a guessing game. No one knows how long they will live or how healthy they will stay, which means no one knows just how much to save. Because of all these future unknowns, it's not uncommon to develop a healthy -- for the most part -- fear about retirement. Whether How This Same-Sex Couple Paid Off $51,000 in 3 Years 01/17/2017 07:00pm • At one point, David Auten and John Schneider had $51,000 in credit card debt, despite the fact that they both worked in financial services. Paying off that debt in three years and then briefly relapsing into old habits inspired the couple to launch a blog, The Debt Free Guys, that encourages LGBTQ i Priceline founder's DC-based travel site makes public debut 01/16/2017 12:43pm • WASHINGTON — Priceline founder Jay Walker has opened his newest venture, Upside.com, to the public after and invitation-only beta trial that launched last year. Upside.com rewards business travelers with gift cards and lower travel expenses in exchange for being more flexible with their travel How much does it cost to be a grandparent? 01/15/2017 05:10am • WASHINGTON — Those $20 bills inside birthday cards can add up. A CNBC report found that grandparents spend an average $2,383 a year on their grandchildren — on toys, outings, college savings, extracurricular lessons, school supplies and allowance. But it's not only money grandparents spend All the presidents' meals: The history of inaugural food 01/12/2017 02:25am • WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump sits down to the table in Statuary Hall for lunch on Jan. 20, it’s safe to say his feast will be calm compared with Andrew Jackson’s first inaugural meal. After Jackson was sworn in as the nation’s seventh president in 1829, about 20,000 people followed him What to Know Before Opening an ABLE Account 01/10/2017 07:00pm • In late 2014, after nearly a decade of lobbying from disability advocacy groups, Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, creating a tax-advantaged account for people with disabilities, similar to a 529 plan for college. Money in an ABLE account grows and can be spent tax-free on 5 Steps to Repair Your Holiday Spending Mistakes 01/09/2017 07:00pm • It's a familiar refrain. We get caught up in creating a "perfect" holiday season for everyone, and in doing so, we spend more than intended on the "perfect" holiday gifts and the "perfect" holiday meal. Maybe we had to travel to visit family and ran up some significant travel spending debt. The holi 2017 NFL Wild Card Wrap: Stop trippin' over player trips 01/09/2017 03:08pm • WASHINGTON -- There's really no sugar coating it: The New York Giants choked in Green Bay Sunday. This was a total stunner. The Giants entered Sunday having won five straight road playoff games, two of them right there on the Frozen Tundra. In fact, Eli Manning came into that game with just a Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Consumer Discretionary Stocks? 01/08/2017 07:00pm • The consumer discretionary sector of the economy consists of businesses that sell nonessential goods and services dominated by media companies, retailers, restaurants, leisure, apparel and autos. The recent trend of improving retail sales is good for consumer discretionary stocks, but rising oil pr 9 Holiday Gift Return Policies You Need to Know 01/08/2017 07:00pm • If you've found yourself stuck with a frumpy cardigan, creepy teddy bear or other unwelcome items after the holidays, you might be pleasantly surprised by how easy it can be to make a return. Over the holidays, many stores relax their policies to allow returns and exchanges into late January and ear 6 Ways You're Wealthier Than You Realize 01/05/2017 07:00pm • It isn't difficult to feel as if your finances are falling apart this time of year. You may have overspent on holiday gifts, and this is a period of reflection and goal-setting for many of you. Yet you may find that your renewed desire to save and make more money in the new year is accompanied by t