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Scholarships abound for students in popular college majors 01/29/2016 09:00am • January is almost over and it's right in the middle of scholarship season, when students can search for free money to pursue their educational and career goals. I always encourage a holistic approach to the scholarship search process, but there are also proven categorical approaches that can help. How Retirees Can Earn Income on the Web 01/28/2016 07:00pm • Whether they need extra money or are simply looking for a way to fill the time, many retirees find they still want to work later in life. Although there are plenty of traditional job opportunities to pursue, older Americans may discover the most convenient money-making methods are on the Web. "There 2016 Super Bowl ad sneak peeks and previews 01/27/2016 10:32am • UPDATE: See more of the full-length ads below.  Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag.Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later 5 Tips for a More Successful Online Job Search 01/26/2016 07:00pm • Before the rise of the Internet, the first place you would go to find out what jobs were available was your local newspaper's classified ads. Now, of course, you can see all manner of jobs, from any kind of employer, with a simple search on job boards like Monster or aggregation sites, such as Indee How to live within your means 01/26/2016 09:00am • When you retire you no longer get a paycheck. You knew it was going to happen. But knowing it and experiencing it are two different things. If you are struggling to live within your budget, here are five suggestions that will bring your retirement expenses into line with your more modest retirement 10 Tips for Keeping a Cool Head in a Market Meltdown 01/24/2016 07:00pm • Don't fall for the hype.Blame it on the recent interest rate hike. Or troubles in China. Or panic over whatever bad news might lurk in the next round of quarterly earnings reports. Or cutting losses. Or Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow. (Wait ... that's next month.) The markets are down, and that Earnings Preview: What to Expect for Facebook Stock 01/24/2016 07:00pm • If social media has an alternate universe, it could well be virtual reality. And Facebook (ticker: FB) hopes to conquer its own corner of the galaxy when its company Oculus releases the Rift headset in the first quarter of the year. (Some gaming websites report the date as March 28, though Oculus ha 3 Ways Your Online Classmates Might Surprise You 01/21/2016 07:00pm • It was the first week of my online course, and we had to introduce ourselves to the class. I discovered that I was the only student who lived in Nebraska. Others lived in China, England, the Middle East and Africa. The discussion posts and interactions between the students of the class brought with How to Make Hiring a Home Contractor Less Like Gambling 01/21/2016 07:00pm • Hiring a contractor to do a major home renovation is difficult for most of us. We're risking a lot of money, so it's important to avoid costly mistakes. Since it's not something we do often, we have few opportunities to practice and improve our skills. Even for experienced home renovators, hiring a Corporate Spinoffs: Tops or Topsy-Turvy? 01/20/2016 07:00pm • Naked or otherwise, Wall Street executives are not usually known from their prowess at playing Twister -- but boy, can they spin. And these days they're not to be outdone, not even by the savviest spin doctor in their PR department. That's because no spokesperson knows how to do this kind of spin, f Column: Can I remotely reboot my router? 01/20/2016 05:12am • Q: I have a problem with webcam monitoring of my residence because I normally have to reboot my wireless router about once or twice a month.  Is there a way to do this remotely? A: As most everyone has experienced, there are times when you need to reboot your router and/or modem in order to get Md. House expected to seek overrides of Hogan's vetoes 01/20/2016 04:51am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- On the first day of Maryland’s 2016 General Assembly session, Gov. Larry Hogan said he didn’t care from which side the good ideas came. He’s prepared to work with all members of the House of Delegates, the majority of whom are Democrats. “Let’s have a great session Find Out What Recent Changes to 529 College Savings Plans Mean 01/19/2016 07:00pm • When David and Miyuki Nishijima bought their son James a computer for his freshman year at California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo in the fall, they couldn't use funds from his college savings account to foot the roughly $2,400 bill. But that changed in late December, when Congress U.S. News Ranks Germany No. 1 01/19/2016 07:00pm • Armin Steuernagel may be just 25, but he already wears many hats. He has started food and e-commerce companies, co-founded a nongovernmental organization and is involved in politics. Describing himself as an entrepreneur and economist, Steuernagel takes pride in his native Germany, home to what he Should You Buy or Subscribe to Software and Media? 01/19/2016 07:00pm • Not so long ago, if you wanted to use a piece of software, watch a specific movie or listen to a certain song, you were likely to buy it (or perhaps rent the movie from your local video store or get a mix tape or burned CD from a friend). But as our economy moves away from the ownership of physica