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12 Shopping Tricks to Keep You Under Budget 10/06/2015 08:00pm • Cutting down expenses.Running a household can mean making frequent purchases: You're constantly replenishing supplies of everything from toothbrushes to socks. But there are also ways to put the breaks on the spending -- or at least make sure you're getting the most out of every dollar. Here are a d You're New, and Your Job Is 1,000 Miles Away. Now What? 10/06/2015 08:00pm • It's hard enough being "that new person" for the first few days of a job, because no one can remember your name. Imagine being only a name and otherwise invisible. Oh yeah, Margie. I've seen that name on email threads, and I'm pretty sure we've been on conference calls together. I think she works re Kid who offered prayer gets surprise gift from Redskins player 09/25/2015 04:11pm • WASHINGTON — In the midst of what was pretty much a bummer for Redskins fans, a heartwarming exchange took place between a young fan and veteran cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who injured his toe during Thursday night's game against the New York Giants. According to Bleacher Report, a boy named Bri Crafty Bastards: 'Not your grandmother's craft show' hits D.C. 09/25/2015 01:16am • WASHINGTON — On Sept. 26 and 27, roughly 25,000 people will flock to D.C.’s Union Market for an annual craft show — only, this isn’t your grandmother’s craft show. “I remember one of the first we got was … for a creation called a tampon doll, which sounds disgusting, but it was thi 3 Ways to Give Your Retirement Savings Away 09/24/2015 08:00pm • Some people aspire to help others with the wealth they have built for retirement. There are a number of ways to be generous when you reach this stage in your financial life, both for altruistic and planning purposes. The top three giving priorities are typically charity, children and grandchildren. Financial plans for the young, rich and famous 09/23/2015 10:00am • Actors, athletes and tech superstars with substantial incomes and the limelight cast upon them at a very young age (20s and early 30s) are often prone to lavish spending when those first big paychecks come rolling in. It's hard to blame them, especially when many of us look back at our younger selve 10 Money-Saving Websites to Check Before Shopping 09/15/2015 08:00pm • Leveraging the InternetWhen it comes to saving money, the Web is your friend. Certain sites make it exceedingly simple to compare prices and find a great deal. All you need is your phone or computer and Internet access. The following 10 sites will help you save time and money:Unsubscribe to ads.Unro Prepare now to save big on holiday shopping 09/14/2015 10:00am • As the official start of fall nears (yes, already), it may be tempting to kick back with your favorite pumpkin spice latte and get in some semblance of a break before the craziness of the holiday season begins. However, savvy shoppers know September is a good time to get up and get moving. According 20 money moves to make before the end of the year 09/08/2015 06:00am • With just a few months left until the end of the year, it's time to squeeze in some last-minute retirement savings, revisit financial goals from the beginning of the year and update your insurance accounts, among other tasks. U.S. News reached out to financial planners about the action steps you sho Ben's Run (Ben's Gift, Inc.) 09/01/2015 08:34am • Maryland 501(c) 3 funding critical new research at Children's National Medical Center to detect cancer's return at an earlier point in time in ground breaking trials currently underway. The 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make in Work Documents 08/31/2015 08:00pm • The world of work requires excellent writing skills. However, many of today's professionals spaced out during their high school English teacher's lessons regarding the art of diagramming a sentence or how to write an effective persuasive essay. Like it or not, how you convey yourself in writing ca Dominion's donations partially subsidized by its customers 08/22/2015 09:00am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations the state's most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to company records obtained by The Associated Press. Recent Dominion Resources Inc. don 5 Reasons a Postgraduate Internship May Work for You 08/18/2015 08:00pm • The numbers support the persistence of your academic adviser and parents that you pin down internship opportunities during college. From 2011 to 2014, college graduates who interned at least once were more likely to receive full-time job offers than graduates who held no internships, according to t Selling Your Old Cellphone? Read This First 08/17/2015 10:00am • With rumors of a new iPhone model coming next month, early adopters will be lining up for the latest, greatest smartphone, and many might be looking to sell their old devices. Only a portion of cellphone owners resell their phones, but business research and analysis firm IBISWorld estimated in an Paul Heyman Q&A: Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker at WWE SummerSlam 08/17/2015 01:19am • WASHINGTON - It was wrestling's most untouchable record -- The Undertaker's 21-0 win streak at Wrestlemania, from his 1991 win over Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka to his 2013 win over C.M. Punk. But all that came to a crashing halt in 2014, when former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar returned from his UF