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A good scents of smell: Picking perfume for yourself and others 02/11/2016 02:59am • FAIRFAX, Va. — Thinking about buying someone a scented gift this Valentine’s Day? It’s a popular present, and a common mistake, says Arielle Weinberg, owner of Arielle Shoshana, a boutique fragrance store in Fairfax, Virginia. Weinberg began on the chemistry side of the perfume industry, i Super Bowl 50 Wrap: Old school wins in more ways than one 02/08/2016 11:57pm • WASHINGTON — Because of the Super Bowl-record 13-year age difference between starting QBs, Super Bowl 50 was billed as "Old School vs. New School." It was cute, it was cliché — but not all the way correct. While Peyton Manning and Cam Newton were polar opposites, the teams overall were not 8 surprising things that are taxable 02/03/2016 07:00pm • On the list of things you hate, somewhere in there is probably learning that something you didn't think you had to pay tax on, you do. Any money that comes into your life can be taxable, says San Diego-based tax attorney Sam Brotman. "Technically, under Internal Revenue Code Section 62, the IR How to Finance Living Until 100 01/21/2016 07:00pm • Americans are increasingly living past age 100. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of Americans age 100 and older has increased by nearly 44 percent from 50,281 in 2000 to 72,197 in 2014.One of the most difficult aspects of living a long life is pa How to Navigate Post-Holiday Sales 01/18/2016 07:00pm • After a month of holiday excess, hitting stores to do even more shopping pretty much falls on the bottom of everyone's "to-do" lists. But according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis price index, general retail prices were 2.9 percent lower in October 2015 compared to prices a year earlier. They con Keep an Eye on These College Savings Trends in 2016 01/12/2016 07:00pm • Beth Halbach wanted her friends and family to be able to give college savings as a gift for her 1-year-old daughter's birthday, but she found the gift-giving process available through her college savings plan in Minnesota to be cumbersome. She ended up using Gift of College, a third-party gift reg The Smart Way to Return Gifts 01/03/2016 07:00pm • The holiday rush is behind us, but a new type of rush is about to begin: the race to return gifts. Close to $60 billion in merchandise will be returned after December 26 according to logistics provider, Optoro. What's more, the National Retail Federation estimates that nearly 50 percent of those sho How to Teach Your Teenager to Invest 01/03/2016 07:00pm • Tim Olsen bought his first stock when he was 8. His parents set up custodial accounts for both of their children, believing that outside of a savings account, investing in stocks was the best way for their children to start building wealth. Olsen started with PepsiCo (ticker: PEP) because it was rel 5 Ways to Maintain Your Vacation Happiness 01/03/2016 07:00pm • After returning from a great trip -- be it a quick coastal getaway or a more far-flung retreat -- it's easy to reminisce about our most remarkable travel moments. Whether you're daydreaming about the fun you had sinking your toes in the sand, gliding down a snow-covered mountain or stumbling upon a 8 dairy-free desserts 12/30/2015 09:00am • Dairy-free is easy. Don't deny your sweet tooth. If you or someone you know has a dairy allergy or sensitivity, you can still milk the baking cabinet for all it's worth -- without so much as a slither of butter. "It's very easy. The key is to not think in terms of substitutions but in terms of wh A Guide to Hassle-Free Holiday Returns 12/28/2015 07:00pm • A book you've already read. A toy missing its parts. A poncho made of bright purple faux-rabbit fur. We've all received a holiday gift that, for whatever reason, we didn't want. Every year on the days following Christmas, stores and malls flood with customers seeking to return or exchange undesired Survivor of Va. TV shooting ready to return to work 12/28/2015 01:29pm • WASHINGTON — Vicki Gardner, who survived a shooting on live TV in August, is looking forward to to returning to work now that her final surgery is behind her. WDBJ TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward died when they were gunned down by a former co-worker of the Roanoke news station How to return unwanted holiday presents 12/28/2015 11:28am • WASHINGTON -- If you were able to give a convincing performance while opening a holiday gift you hate, the hardest part is over. Returning unwanted presents is generally not so difficult. Despite the truism that it's the thought that counts, a lot of us receive Christmas or Hannukah presents we Day after Christmas a big boon for local shoppers 12/26/2015 03:02pm • WASHINGTON — On Saturday at the Springfield Town Center in Virginia, Christmas music was still playing and people like Jeffery Darby from Northwest, D.C. were still shopping for Christmas gifts —not for himself but for others. “I didn’t get it the day before so I’m coming to get it toda Give and Get Back: Charitable Acts That Are Tax Deductible 12/24/2015 07:00pm • Each year, many of us celebrate the season of giving by donating time, money or much-needed items to those less fortunate. What most people don't realize is that these donations can come in handy come tax-filing time. Charitable donations of money and noncash items to qualified organizations may be